Hardware Engineer

Company: Verso Recruitment Group
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Location: Essex
Job Description:

Job Title: Hardware Design Engineer

Location: Clacton-on-Sea

Salary: £45,000 to £55,000

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Arrangements: Onsite working

We re supporting a growing engineering business in Clacton-on-Sea that is looking for a Hardware Design Engineer to play a key role in new product development. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on electronic design, problem solving, and contributing to the full lifecycle of high performance hardware products.

What you ll be doing

  • Designing and developing digital and analogue hardware for new and existing products
  • Creating detailed schematics and PCB layouts using industry standard tools (Altium advantageous)
  • Selecting components and performing analysis to ensure optimal performance and reliability
  • Developing and executing test plans for prototypes and production units
  • Debugging and validating hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, spectrum analysers and other lab equipment
  • Working closely with firmware, mechanical, test, NPI and manufacturing teams to ensure seamless integration
  • Supporting products through the full lifecycle, from concept through to end of life
  • Producing and maintaining technical documentation and participating in design reviews
  • Providing support to production and, where required, assisting customers and sales teams

What you ll bring

  • Strong background in hardware design for electronic products
  • Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout
  • Solid understanding of circuit design principles, including power supplies, signal integrity and noise mitigation
  • Hands on experience with lab test equipment
  • Experience working within multi disciplinary engineering teams
  • RF design experience is beneficial but not essential
  • A proactive, detail focused approach with good communication skills

Why join?

  • High level of involvement across the full hardware development lifecycle
  • Opportunity to influence product direction and engineering decisions
  • Supportive, collaborative engineering culture
  • Stable, growing business with long term opportunities
  • On site role in Colchester within a close knit technical team

For more information, please contact Cathy Swain.

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Posted: May 26th, 2026