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# Hardware Engineer

- **Company:** Octagon Group
- **Location:** Newtown, UK
- **Salary:** £55,000 - £65,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Systems Architecture, Hardware Testing, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.cv-library.co.uk/job/225780261/Hardware-Engineer

## About the Role

* Relevant experience in hardware engineering
 * A degree, or equivalent, in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or a related field
 * Hands-on experience building prototypes, experimenting on systems and bench testing
 * Excellent technical writing
 * Strong communication skills, written and spoken, at all levels including management
 * Comfortable working on your own and as an active team member

## Description

We're recruiting a Hardware Engineer for an established engineering business with an in-house R&D department in Newtown, Powys. You'll troubleshoot existing hardware systems, design better ones, then build and bench test the prototypes. You'll work in a multi-skilled team with plenty of development opportunities., * Analyse hardware problems and write reports with recommendations for improvement

 * Create designs and blueprints for improved versions of existing systems and for new systems
 * Build prototypes, or oversee their production and assembly, then test and refine them to meet the specification
 * Select production equipment and write purchase orders or the documents that justify it
 * Record data on system functions, capabilities and requirements
 * Supervise and train technicians, designers and junior engineers, and give ongoing technical support
 * Work to agreed timescales and project plans
 * Work every day with engineers from other disciplines to make sure solutions fit the wider system architecture
 * Write clear, concise technical documentation and reports
 * Present, discuss and justify design concepts