Job Description:

Senior Hardware Design Engineer / Technical Lead

Location: Gloucestershire
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days on-site / 2 days from home (essential)

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer / Technical Lead to join a growing embedded systems team, responsible for the development of advanced electronic products within a high-reliability environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining deep technical expertise with responsibility for project delivery, mentoring engineers, and driving engineering best practices. You will play a key role in shaping product architecture, improving development processes, and ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery.

This role requires a commitment to a hybrid working model - 3 days per week on-site in Gloucestershire and 2 days working from home. Candidates must be comfortable with this arrangement.

Key Responsibilities



Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Lead hardware development across the full product lifecycle (concept to production)
• Take ownership of technical delivery, ensuring projects meet time, cost, and quality targets
• Act as a technical authority, driving design decisions and best practices
• Mentor and support engineers across the team

Hardware Design (Hands-On)

• Design and develop complex electronic hardware systems
• Create and review schematics and PCB layouts (Altium / ORCAD)
• Lead board bring-up, testing, and debugging
• Ensure compliance with DFM, DFT, and EMC standards

Agile & Project Execution

• Work within an Agile environment, leading and contributing to:
  • Daily stand-ups
  • Sprint planning & retrospectives
• Manage workflows and documentation using JIRA and Confluence
• Collaborate closely with Product, Firmware, and Programme teams

Problem Solving & Support

• Lead root cause analysis and fault-finding activities
• Support customer issue investigations and technical escalations
• Work cross-functionally to deliver robust solutions

Compliance & Quality

• Support and lead EMC testing and certification activities
• Ensure designs meet regulatory and quality requirements
• Contribute to development of test strategies and fixtures

Continuous Improvement

• Drive improvements in engineering processes, documentation, and delivery frameworks
• Promote scalable and efficient ways of working within the hardware team

Requirements



Essential

• Degree in Electronic Engineering (or similar)
• 8+ years' experience in hardware design and development
• Strong experience with:
  • Schematic design & PCB layout
  • Board bring-up and debugging
  • EMC design and compliance
• Proven experience delivering projects in an Agile environment (JIRA, Confluence)
• Ability to combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership
• Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration skills

Desirable

• Experience in electronic security or high-reliability products
• Exposure to hardware/firmware integration
• Previous mentoring or informal leadership experience

Working Arrangement (Key Requirement)

Hybrid model:

• 3 days per week on-site in Gloucestershire
• 2 days per week remote working

Please note: This hybrid structure is a core requirement of the role and candidates must be able to commit to regular on-site presence.

Summary

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Engineer stepping into a Technical Lead role or an existing lead who still enjoys being hands-on, while influencing delivery, mentoring others, and shaping engineering direction in a collaborative, Agile environment.

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