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# Electronics Hardware Engineer

- **Company:** Tec Partners
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £45,000.0 - £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Analog Electronics, Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Ethernet, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Hardware Design, Schematic Capture, PIC Microcontroller, Hardware Testing, Reliability of Systems, Pcb Layout
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.tecpartners.co.uk/careers/32084/index4/Senior-Electronic-Hardware-Engineer-Permanent-Cambridgeshire

## About the Role

* 5-10 years of experience in automotive or a similar industry.
 * Strong foundation in electronic hardware design and embedded systems.
 * Experience designing products for manufacture.
 * Familiarity with working to deadlines and strong communication skills.

Highly Desirable Experience:

 * Architectural development of electronic systems.
 * Circuit design, including H-bridge solenoid, motor, and inductive load interfaces, high and low-side MOSFET switches, and current sensing.
 * Microcontroller interfaces and communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, CAN, LIN, and Ethernet.
 * Power supply design (linear and switched-mode).
 * Analogue circuit simulation and performance prediction.
 * PCB design, layout, and routing.
 * Design for automotive environments, reliability, and qualification (e.g., EMC and environmental testing).

Desirable Skills:

 * Functionally safe hardware development.
 * Reliability analysis (e.g., FMEA) and design for manufacture and test.
 * Writing simple hardware test software.
 * Qualification in electronics engineering or a closely related discipline.

Tools & Lab Experience:

 * Schematic capture and PCB layout software.
 * SPICE circuit simulation tools.
 * Use of lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, DMMs, etc.).
 * Soldering of through-hole and SMT components.

## Description

* Develop the architecture of electronic systems.
 * Perform circuit design, analysis, and documentation.
 * Conduct debugging, verification, and validation testing.
 * Take ownership of designs, providing solutions to challenges as they arise.
 * Document designs to ensure long-term product support.
 * Identify areas for improvement in tools, techniques, and processes.


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