Hardware Design Engineer

Candidate Source Ltd
Birmingham, UK
6 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
£40,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Altium Designer JIRA Document Management Systems Electronic Design Automation Hardware Design Issue Tracking Systems

Job description

  • Designing, reviewing and maintaining schematics for a wide range of electronic products
  • Diagnosing and resolving hardware faults from returned units and production builds
  • Supporting production teams with PCB redesigns, issue resolution and technical queries
  • Testing products to ensure correct functionality, radio connectivity and compliance
  • Contributing to new product development and future technology initiatives
  • Providing technical support across departments when complex issues arise

Requirements

  • Previous experience in electronics design, fault diagnosis and component-level repair
  • Strong PCB design and layout capability, taking designs through to full assembly
  • Mandatory experience using KiCAD, with exposure to legacy Altium conversions
  • Confident use of test equipment including oscilloscopes, multimeters and signal generators
  • Experience working with issue tracking tools such as Jira and documentation systems
  • Audio communications experience would be very advantageous.

If you’re ready to take ownership, solve real engineering problems and make a tangible impact, apply now for this Hardware Design Engineer role.

Benefits & conditions

  • Salary of £40,000+ depending on experience
  • Exposure to technically demanding, mission-critical products
  • End-to-end involvement in PCB design, testing and production support
  • Opportunity to influence future technologies and product development
  • Excellent benefits package alongside long-term career stability

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