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# Hardware Engineer

- **Company:** Future plc
- **Location:** Oxford, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Schematic Capture, Hardware Testing, Real Time Data, Hardware Debugging
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2842195108-hardware-engineer

## About the Role

We're looking for someone who enjoys building products from the ground up and is equally comfortable working across electronics and embedded software.

You'll ideally have experience with:

 * PCB design and layout for embedded electronic systems.
 * Embedded firmware development.
 * Schematic capture, board bring-up and hardware debugging.
 * EMC testing and design for compliance.
 * Developing products from prototype through to manufacture.
 * Working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Importantly, this is a dual-skill role. We're looking for engineers who can demonstrate experience across both PCB design and embedded firmware development, rather than one discipline in isolation.

## Description

We're supporting a rapidly growing autonomous systems business developing secure, next-generation drone technology that helps customers inspect critical infrastructure, monitor risk and make better decisions using real-time data., * Design and develop PCB hardware from concept through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping and production.

 * Develop embedded firmware alongside your hardware designs.
 * Carry out board bring-up, debugging and hardware validation.
 * Support EMC testing and regulatory compliance activities.
 * Work across the full product lifecycle, from early R&D through to production-ready hardware.
 * Collaborate with software, systems and mechanical engineers to integrate hardware into autonomous platforms.
 * Support continuous product improvement through testing, investigation and root cause analysis.


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