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. Candidates must be comfortable with the hybrid work arrangement of 3 days per week on‑site in Gloucestershire and 2 days working from home.
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
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.
