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# Hardware Engineer

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £55,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Altium Designer, Data Security, Electronic Design Automation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/24883

## About the Role

* A 1st or 2:1 degree in Electronic Engineering or closely related subject from a well-ranked university
 * Broad experience in developing high performance embedded systems using technologies such as 32 or 64 bit processors, DSPs, FPGAs, ASSPs and high speed memory devices.
 * Proficiency in ECAD systems (preferably Altium).
 * A good understanding of areas such as regulatory standards, EMC compliance, and design-for-manufacture

## Description

We are seeking an Experienced Hardware Engineer with excellent board-level design experience. You would be involved in all stages of development: collaborating with product managers and other stakeholders to refine requirements and timescales, designing board layouts, prototyping hardware, and demonstrating works-in-progress at regular review meetings.


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