Senior Hardware Engineer
Location:Blackburn (hybrid/flexible)
Salary:up to £75,000 + benefits
The company
A long-established technology manufacturer designing and building intelligent electronic products for global markets. With a strong, multi-year roadmap, theyre investing in R&D and strengthening their hardware capability.
The role
Youll be the go-to hardware specialist in a close-knit product team, taking ownership of system-level design and collaborating daily with embedded firmware engineers. Expect a hands-on role spanning concept, schematic, layout input, bring-up, EMC, and release to manufacture.
What youll be doing
* End-to-end hardware development for embedded systems (schematic capture, component selection, DfM/DfT, verification).
* Board bring-up, lab debugging, and problem-solving using scopes, logic analysers, and JTAG tools.
* Partnering with firmware to define interfaces, power budgets, and test strategies.
* Driving EMC/EMI compliance from design-through to test and sign-off.
* Supporting NPI, test fixtures, documentation, and sustaining engineering as products scale.
What youll need:
1. Solid PCB design/layout awareness with a pragmatic approach to EMC/EMI.
2. Analogue design skills (sensors/ADC in...