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Lead Hardware Engineer
Location: Blackburn (hybrid - 1 day onsite per week)
Salary: up to £75,000 + benefits
The company
A long-established technology manufacturer designing and building intelligent electronic products for global markets. With a strong, multi-year roadmap, they’re investing in R&D and strengthening their hardware capability.
The role
You’ll be the go-to hardware specialist in a close-knit product team, taking ownership of system-level design and collaborating daily with embedded firmware engineers. Expect a hands-on role spanning concept, schematic, layout input, bring-up, EMC, and release to manufacture.
What you’ll be doing
- End-to-end hardware development for embedded systems (schematic capture, component selection, DfM/DfT, verification).
- Board bring-up, lab debugging, and problem-solving using scopes, logic analysers, and JTAG tools.
- Partnering with firmware to define interfaces, power budgets, and test strategies.
- Driving EMC/EMI compliance from design-through to test and sign-off.
- Supporting NPI, test fixtures, documentation, and sustaining engineering as products scale.
What you’ll need:
- Solid PCB design/layout awareness with a pragmatic approach to EMC/EMI.
- Analogue design skills (sensors/ADC interfacing, DC/DC power stages).
- Strong system design experience with single-chip MCUs (e.g. Renesas M16C, TI MSP430, STM32) and associated debug toolchains.
- Exposure to higher-end application processors (e.g. NXP i.MX6, ARM Cortex-A7).
- Knowledge of industrial and peripheral interfaces (e.g. RS-485, SPI, I²C, UART).
- Integrating modular comms: 4G modems, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC.
Nice to have
- Hands-on with IoT/connected products.
- Low-power techniques for battery-operated devices.
- ISM-band RF transceivers for short-range wireless.
- Understanding of mains SMPS topologies and safety considerations.
Why join?
- Senior-level influence on architecture and product direction.
- Varied, tangible products with the backing of a stable, market-leading brand.
- Hybrid working and flexible hours, modern labs, and real ownership.
If interested, please send your updated CV asap. Interviews available at short notice.
