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# Hardware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Tec Partners
- **Location:** Clacton-on-Sea, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £45,000.0 - £55,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Altium Designer, Hardware Design
- **Published:** October 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.tecpartners.co.uk/careers/32020/index4/Hardware-Design-Engineer-Permanent-Essex

## About the Role

This role would suit someone who enjoys both technical depth and project ownership:

 * Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent experience
 * Around 2-5 years' experience in hardware design
 * Strong understanding of circuit design, power supplies, and signal integrity
 * Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools
 * Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, etc.)
 * Experience working in cross-functional engineering teams

Nice to have:

 * Altium Designer experience
 * Exposure to RF design

## Description

Are you a Hardware Design Engineer looking for more ownership, more variety, and the chance to see your designs go from concept through to production?

This is an opportunity to join a growing engineering team where your work will have real impact across a range of high-performance electronic products. You will be trusted to lead projects, influence design decisions, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver innovative solutions.

If you enjoy being hands-on, solving complex engineering problems, and taking products through the full lifecycle, this role offers the platform to do exactly that.

What you'll be doing

You will play a key role in the design and delivery of electronic hardware, with responsibility and autonomy from day one:

 * Leading the design and development of analogue and digital hardware
 * Creating schematics and PCB layouts using Altium Designer
 * Taking ownership of projects from concept through to production
 * Working closely with product management to define specifications
 * Carrying out component selection, simulation, and performance analysis
 * Developing and executing test and validation plans
 * Debugging and validating hardware using lab equipment
 * Collaborating with software and mechanical teams for system integration
 * Supporting manufacturing, NPI, and production teams
 * Contributing to design reviews and continuous improvement