Job Profile for Hardware Engineer- RF45454
Position: Hardware Engineer
Location: Stevenage
Salary: £40,000-£50,000
Our client, based in Stevenage, are a rapidly growing UK-based health tech start-up that’s building wearable technology with the power to support people living with neurological conditions. They are looking for a Hardware Engineer to join the team.
This is a key role in a small team, they do not currently have a dedicated hardware engineering department, so the successful candidate must be a self-starter who can work with ambiguity, set direction, and communicate effectively across internal stakeholders and external manufacturing partners.
Hardware Engineer Position Overview:
* The successful candidate will be expected to:Own PCB redesigns and iterative improvements (cost, reliability, manufacturability, power efficiency, component availability).
* Diagnose and resolve field and production issues (root cause analysis; corrective actions; ECOs).
* Improve battery life, vibration drive efficiency, robustness, and overall system reliability.
* Manage obsolescence and supply-chain risks (alternates, second sources, lifecycle planning)
* Define hardware architecture for next-gen (MCU/SoC selection, power architecture, sensors, comms).
* Produce schematics, PCB layouts (or direct and review layout output), and engineering documentation.
* Lead prototype builds and bring-up (debug, test, validation, design iterations).
* Drive DFM/DFA planning in collaboration with the manufacturing partner.
Hardware Engineer Position Requirements:
* Significant professional experience designing electronics and PCBs for shipped products (ideally wearables, consumer electronics, or medical/wellness devices).
* Strong schematic capture and PCB design capability, including low-power design techniques.
* Proven experience taking products from concept → prototype → NPI → production.
* Solid understanding of:
* Pwer management (battery-powered systems, charging, LDOs/DC-DCs, fuel gauging).
* MCU-based embedded hardware, clcks, comms buses (I²C/SPI/UART), debugging.
* Mtor/actuator drive circuits (haptics), EMI/EMC fundamentals, ESD protection.
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Hardware Engineer Position Salary & Benefits:
* Salary – £40,000-£50,000
* Monday to Friday (09:00 to 17:00)
* On-site position
* Holiday package
* Pension scheme