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# Hardware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Prime Appointments
- **Location:** Colchester, UK
- **Salary:** £40,000.0 - £55,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Altium Designer, Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Hardware Design, Radio-Frequency Identification, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Pcb Layout
- **Published:** August 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.cv-library.co.uk/job/225512958/hardware-design-engineer

## About the Role

* Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent industry experience
 * Experience in hardware design and development
 * Strong analogue and digital circuit design knowledge, including power supplies and signal integrity
 * Proficiency in schematic capture and multilayer PCB layout
 * Hands-on experience with lab test equipment
 * Experience working in multi-disciplinary engineering teams

Desirable Experience

 * Altium Designer experience
 * RF circuit design knowledge
 * Experience in test and measurement, instrumentation, or high-reliability systems

## Description

Hardware Design Engineer | Colchester area | £45,000 - £55,000 | 25 days holiday + bank holidays, * Define product specifications in collaboration with Product Management

 * Lead the design and development of analogue and digital electronics hardware
 * Create detailed schematics and multilayer PCB layouts using Altium Designer
 * Perform component selection and analysis to improve performance and reliability
 * Develop and run test plans for prototypes and final products
 * Debug and validate hardware using lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and spectrum analysers
 * Collaborate with software, mechanical, test, NPI, and manufacturing teams
 * Take ownership of projects from concept through to production
 * Support products throughout their full lifecycle and contribute to design reviews


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