Senior Hardware Engineer Location: Blackburn (hybrid - 1 day onsite per week) Salary: up to £75,000 benefits Working on control systems, taking input from sensors, triggering alerting devices and integrating with cloud based digital services. Measured by commercial and technical outcomes. Need the control systems to be able to scale the product and deliver to clients for business grow. 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: Solid PCB design/layout awareness with a pragmatic approach to EMC/EMI. Analogue design skills (sensors/ADC interfacing, DC/DC power stages). Strong system design experience with single-chip MCUs (e.g. Renesas M16C, TI MSP430, STM32) and associated debug toolchains. Exposure to higher-end application processors (e.g. NXP i.MX6, ARM Cortex-A7). Knowledge of industrial and peripheral interfaces (e.g. RS-485, SPI, IC, UART). Integrating modular comms: 4G modems, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC. Nice to have Hands-on with IoT/connected products. Low-power techniques for battery-operated devices. ISM-band RF transceivers for short-range wireless. Understanding of mains SMPS topologies and safety considerations. Why join? Senior-level influence on architecture and product direction. Varied, tangible products with the backing of a stable, market-leading brand. Hybrid working and flexible hours, modern labs, and real ownership. If interested, please send your updated CV asap. Interviews available at short notice.