At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead hardware development and mentor engineers in a dynamic, hands-on role.
- Company: Join a growing embedded systems team in a high-reliability environment.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid working model with competitive salary and career growth.
- Other info: Collaborative Agile environment with opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Shape product architecture and drive engineering best practices while making an impact.
- Qualifications: Degree in Electronic Engineering and 8+ years of hardware design experience required.
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
- 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
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.
Electronics Technical Lead in Tewkesbury employer: Computer Futures
At Computer Futures, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to thrive. As a Senior Hardware Design Engineer / Technical Lead in Gloucestershire, you will benefit from a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance while engaging in hands-on leadership and mentoring within a collaborative team. With ample opportunities for professional growth and a commitment to engineering excellence, we are dedicated to supporting your career development in a high-reliability environment.
