Senior ElectronicsHardware Design Engineer in Colchester

Senior Electronics Hardware Design Engineer

Location: South East (onsite). Employment type: Permanent, full‑time. Competitive salary up to £80,000 plus benefits.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new electronic hardware and support existing products within control system applications.
• Develop embedded firmware for DSPs and microcontrollers, including new functions and features.
• Produce and maintain electronic schematics, PCB layouts and technical documentation.
• Create and test prototype hardware and software, including validation and compliance testing.
• Ensure electronic hardware meets relevant technical and quality standards.
• Work closely with software engineers to support hardware integration and prototype development.
• Support production with calibration, setup, testing and manufacturing queries.
• Prepare and maintain Bills of Materials and support electronic component procurement.
• Interface with sales teams to clarify technical requirements and assess feasibility.
• Provide technical input to quotations and project planning.
• Develop alternative technical solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Contribute to research, product development strategy and future system architectures.
• Support occasional hands‑on assembly, modification and testing activities.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across engineering, production and purchasing.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree‑qualified in Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong experience in electronic hardware design within control or instrumentation environments.
• Experience working in a similar senior or design‑focused role.
• Strong problem‑solving ability and attention to detail.
• Digital circuit design including FPGA devices (e.g., Altera Cyclone).
• Embedded DSP and microcontroller integration (e.g., Texas Instruments DSP series).
• Embedded C development and firmware support.
• FPGA development using VHDL (Quartus/Modelsim desirable).
• Low‑noise analogue circuit design for sensor and transducer interfaces.
• ADC and DAC interfacing.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout (Altium desirable).
• Hardware/software integration and PC interface support.
• Understanding of complete electronic systems and control architectures.
• Practical electronics skills including soldering and assembly.
• Industrial electronic packaging including connectors and enclosures.
• Long‑term career development; competitive salary and flexible benefits package.

Additional information: Long‑term career development and a flexible benefits package.

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