Hardware Engineer

Hardware Engineer – RF45454

Position:
Hardware Engineer

Location:

Stevenage
Salary: £40,000-£50,000

Our client, a rapidly growing UK‑based health tech start‑up, is building wearable technology to support people living with neurological conditions. They need a self‑starter Hardware Engineer to lead PCB redesigns, prototype builds, and field issue resolution in a small, high‑impact team.

• 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 and engineering documentation.
• Lead prototype builds and bring‑up (debug, test, validation, design iterations).
• Drive DFM/DFA planning in collaboration with the manufacturing partner.

• 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 power management (battery‑powered systems, charging, LDOs/DC‑DCs, fuel gauging).
• Proven experience with MCU‑based embedded hardware, clocks, comms buses (I²C/SPI/UART), debugging.
• Experience with motor/actuator drive circuits (haptics), EMI/EMC fundamentals, ESD protection.

• Salary: £40,000-£50,000
• Working hours:
  
  Monday to Friday (09:00‑17:00)
• On‑site position
• Holiday package
• Pension scheme

We are an agency recruiting on behalf of the client in accordance with GDPR. All applicants will be processed with respect to data protection regulations.