Product Engineer
Felixstowe | Hybrid
Up to £60k + benefits
Are you an engineer who cares about how products actually behave in the real world, not just how they look on a schematic?
This is a hands-on product-focused hardware engineering role within an established electronics manufacturing business working across regulated and safety-critical sectors including clean tech, medical, aerospace and defence. The focus is on taking electronic products from defined concepts through validation, certification and into reliable, repeatable production. This is not a research role — it’s about making designs work, scale and ship.
You’ll work closely with manufacturing, quality, suppliers and customers to ensure hardware is robust, compliant and production-ready. One day you may be refining a PCB to improve manufacturability or test coverage, the next you’ll be supporting EMC testing, resolving production issues or validating a product at system level. If you enjoy practical problem-solving, ownership and seeing products succeed beyond the prototype stage, this role will suit you well.
What you’ll be doing:
Owning electronic products from design freeze through production and ongoing support
Designing and refining PCB-level hardware with a strong focus on DFM, DFT and reliability
Hands-on build, test, fault-finding and production validation
Supporting EMC, safety and regulatory compliance activities
Working directly with manufacturing teams, suppliers and subcontractors
Improving test strategies, fixtures and in-house production capability
Producing clear technical documentation, build packs and compliance evidence
Mentoring and supporting junior engineers as the team growsWhat they’re looking for:
Degree (or equivalent experience) in Electronic / Hardware Engineering
Strong experience supporting products into manufacture, not just early design
Solid PCB design skills with an understanding of production constraints
Experience working with regulated or safety-critical products (EMC, CE, FCC, medical, etc.)
Comfortable troubleshooting issues at board, system and production level
Clear communicator who documents decisions and takes ownershipThis is a role for someone who thrives in a practical, delivery-driven engineering environment. Priorities can shift, problems are rarely textbook, and engineers are expected to roll up their sleeves and get involved. In return, you’ll have genuine ownership, influence over how products are built, and the satisfaction of seeing your work deployed in real-world applications.
Keen to express your interest, or find out more?
Option 1: Click the apply button (don’t worry, we’ll discuss your CV before submitting)
Option 2: Drop me a message on LinkedIn (Rachel Bush – SoCode Recruitment)