Posted: 11h ago
The role
Senior Hardware Design Engineer / Technical Lead
Location: Gloucestershire
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days on-site / 2 days from home (essential)
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer / Technical Lead to join a growing embedded systems team, responsible for the development of advanced electronic products within a high-reliability environment.
This is a hands-on leadership role, combining deep technical expertise with responsibility for project delivery, mentoring engineers, and driving engineering best practices. You will play a key role in shaping product architecture, improving development processes, and ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery.
This role requires a commitment to a hybrid working model - 3 days per week on-site in Gloucestershire and 2 days working from home. Candidates must be comfortable with this arrangement.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Delivery
Lead hardware development across the full product lifecycle (concept to production)
Take ownership of technical delivery, ensuring projects meet time, cost, and quality targets
Act as a technical authority, driving design decisions and best practices
Mentor and support engineers across the team
Hardware Design (Hands-On)
Design and develop complex electronic hardware systems
Create and review schematics and PCB layouts (Altium / ORCAD)
Lead board bring-up, testing, and debugging
Ensure compliance with DFM, DFT, and EMC standards
Agile & Project Execution
Work within an Agile environment, leading and contributing to:
Daily stand-ups
Sprint planning & retrospectives
Manage workflows and documentation using JIRA and Confluence
Collaborate closely with Product, Firmware, and Programme teams
Problem Solving & Support
Lead root cause analysis and fault-finding activities
Support customer issue investigations and technical escalations
Work cross-functionally to deliver robust solutions
Compliance & Quality
Support and lead EMC testing and certification activities
Ensure designs meet regulatory and quality requirements
Contribute to development of test strategies and fixtures
Continuous Improvement
Drive improvements in engineering processes, documentation, and delivery frameworks
Promote scalable and efficient ways of working within the hardware team
Requirements
Essential
Degree in Electronic Engineering (or similar)
8+ years' experience in hardware design and development
Strong experience with:
Schematic design & PCB layout
Board bring-up and debugging
EMC design and compliance
Proven experience delivering projects in an Agile environment (JIRA, Confluence)
Ability to combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership
Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration skills
Desirable
Experience in electronic security or high-reliability products
Exposure to hardware/firmware integration
Previous mentoring or informal leadership experience
Working Arrangement (Key Requirement)
Hybrid model:
3 days per week on-site in Gloucestershire
2 days per week remote workingPlease note: This hybrid structure is a core requirement of the role and candidates must be able to commit to regular on-site presence.
Summary
This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Engineer stepping into a Technical Lead role or an existing lead who still enjoys being hands-on, while influencing delivery, mentoring others, and shaping engineering direction in a collaborative, Agile environment.
To find out more about Computer Futures please visit
Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales
