Lead Hardware Engineer

Tec Partners
Cambridge, UK
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£70,000.0 - £80,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Altium Designer Software Debugging Ethernet Hardware Design Schematic Capture Serial Peripheral Interface Pcb Layout

Job description

  • Lead the design and delivery of electronic hardware across multiple product lines.
  • Define and maintain hardware architecture strategies to meet performance, safety, and compliance requirements.
  • Oversee circuit design, analysis, simulation, and validation activities.
  • Establish and enforce best practices for schematic capture, PCB layout, and design verification.
  • Act as the technical authority for all hardware-related matters, guiding decision-making across programmes.
  • Mentor and support other engineers within the hardware team, fostering capability growth and knowledge sharing.
  • Collaborate with software, systems, and test teams to ensure seamless product integration.
  • Drive continuous improvement in reliability, manufacturability, and cost efficiency.
  • Ensure all hardware meets relevant automotive and functional safety standards.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in electronic hardware design within an automotive or similarly regulated environment.
  • Strong understanding of analogue and digital circuit design, power electronics, and communication interfaces (CAN, LIN, SPI, I2C, Ethernet).
  • Experience taking designs through full lifecycle - concept, prototype, validation, and production.
  • Familiarity with design tools such as Altium or similar schematic capture/PCB layout software.
  • Confident in lab-based debugging, testing, and validation techniques.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to guide technical direction.
  • Degree qualified in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically driven engineer who wants to shape the future of hardware development within a forward-thinking automotive environment.

Apply for this position

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Apply on www.tecpartners.co.uk

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