Hardware Engineer in Glasgow

Why this is a great place to work… It starts with our people and culture. You will work with colleagues who are driven to innovate and solve complex engineering challenges. We foster a culture of continuous improvement, where teams ask the tough questions, challenge assumptions, and push for better outcomes every day. This is achieved in an environment built on authenticity, transparency, and collaboration.

As part of Ralliant, Qualitrol combines the agility and ownership of an entrepreneurial organisation with the scale, resources, and best practices of a global technology group. Our Engineering teams are vital to the success of our existing and emerging products and sensors platforms. We are the largest and most trusted global provider of monitoring systems including sensors, monitors and software within the power generation and energy industry. We help our customers to ensure grid reliability and the transition from scheduled to condition based maintenance practices.

What you will do… As a Hardware Engineer, you will support the design and development of class-leading Condition Based Maintenance systems and products for electrical utilities and industrial customers. You will build and apply strong fundamentals in analogue and digital electronics, working as part of a multidisciplinary team. This role suits a motivated, team-oriented engineer looking to grow technical capability across the full product lifecycle. Reporting to the Engineering Director, you will work closely with engineers and designers in an Agile (Scrum-based) environment to deliver high-quality, customer-focused solutions. You will require good communication skills, a proactive approach to problem solving, and the flexibility to contribute effectively in a fast-paced development environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support hardware design activities using development boards and analysis and simulation tools.
• Create and update schematics and contribute to PCB layout design.
• Support design verification and testing to ensure requirements are met.
• Assist in analysing issues and contributing to technical solutions.
• Ensure design, test, and issue documentation is maintained in line with internal processes.
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and test teams to deliver integrated product solutions.
• Support transition to production, including assisting with failure analysis.
• Support existing products through sustaining and lifecycle activities.

This opportunity could be for you if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in hardware/electronics engineering.
• Experience contributing to product development lifecycle activities.
• Ability to manage assigned tasks across multiple projects.

Technical Experience:

• Analogue and digital circuit design fundamentals.
• Schematic capture and exposure to PCB layout (Altium preferred).
• Prototype bring-up and basic design verification.
• Use of standard lab equipment: Oscilloscope, Spectrum analyser, Signal generator.
• Ability to contribute to test procedures and design documentation.
• Experience interfacing with sensors and basic embedded hardware.

You may be an excellent fit if you:

• Are self-motivated and willing to learn.
• Can work effectively both independently and within a team.
• Are comfortable working in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.

Desirable Experience:

• Industrial or utility product development exposure.
• Understanding of embedded systems or microcontrollers.
• Communication interfaces (RS485, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, etc.).
• Data acquisition and sensor interfacing.
• Awareness of compliance and testing (e.g. EMC, environmental).
• Exposure to system-level hardware platforms (e.g. SOMs, processor interfaces).

About Us

QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customised to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution.