Job Description
Senior Hardware Engineer
If you enjoy solving complex engineering problems in safety-critical environments and want to see your designs move from concept through to real-world deployment, this could be YOUR next step.
This well-established, technology-driven organisation in the Cambridge area is investing heavily in its next generation of products and is looking to bring in an experienced Senior Hardware Engineer to strengthen a highly capable Baseband Hardware team.
You will be joining a collaborative, technically ambitious environment where engineers are trusted with ownership, encouraged to influence design decisions, and supported to develop both technically and professionally.
Why this role?
* Work on technically demanding, safety-critical electronic platforms
* Take real ownership of features and subsystems within major product developments
* Be part of a stable, growing engineering group with long-term product roadmaps
* Influence design decisions from early architecture through to verification
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across hardware, systems and verification
What you will be doing:
* Owning delivery of defined product features or significant sections of larger platforms
* Designing intrinsic safety circuitry for ATEX-certified products, including thermal management and current-limiting strategies
* Developing microprocessor-based systems with integrated sensors
* Creating efficient, low-power power-supply architectures for demanding operating environments
* Designing audio amplifier solutions up to 10W
* Leading design verification, EMC validation and system-level testing
* Producing high-quality technical documentation to support release and certification
* Working closely with cross-functional engineering teams
What we need from you:
* A degree in an engineering discipline (or equivalent industry experience)
* Proven experience developing hardware for ATEX-certified or intrinsically safe environments
* Strong understanding of intrinsic-safety principles and regulatory compliance pathways
* Experience with microprocessor systems, low-power architectures and power-saving strategies
* Confidence across serial interfaces such as I²S, I²C, UART and USB (USB 3.0 particularly welcome)
* The ability to communicate complex designs clearly through written technical documentation
* A proactive, collaborative mindset and comfort working in evolving development programmes
An added bonus…….
* EMC and ESD design experience at component and system level
* Exposure to complex mixed-signal architectures
* Audio system design experience
* Familiarity with embedded Linux environments, board bring-up or driver integration
What can you expect in return:
* Salary in the range of £65,000 - £85,000, dependent on experience
* Private health and dental care
* Subsidised onsite restaurant
* Enhanced pension contribution
* Flexible working hours
* Employee assistance programme
* Free onsite parking
* Regular social events
Interested?
If this sounds like the kind of role where you could make a real impact, I’d welcome a confidential conversation. Get in touch to find out more.