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# Hardware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Tec Partners
- **Location:** Clacton-on-Sea, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £50,000.0 - £62,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Altium Designer, Software Debugging, Hardware Design, Radio-Frequency Identification, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Pcb Layout
- **Published:** September 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2981792391-2

## About the Role

* Degree in Electronic Engineering, or comparable industry experience
 * 2-5 years' hardware design and development experience
 * Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools
 * Solid grounding in power supplies, signal integrity and noise mitigation
 * Hands-on lab experience
 * Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
 * Desirable: Altium Designer, RF circuit design

## Description

Lead the design, development and validation of digital and analogue hardware, taking projects from concept through to production. You'll work closely with Product Management, software, mechanical, test and manufacturing teams., * Define product and design specifications with Product Management

 * Design digital and analogue hardware, creating schematics and PCB layouts in Altium Designer
 * Select and analyse components for optimal performance
 * Write and run test plans, and debug and validate hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analysers and spectrum analysers
 * Lead product development projects and support products through their lifecycle
 * Maintain technical documentation and support production, sales and customers
 * Take part in design reviews and quality audits


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