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Hardware Engineer

Job Posted: 20 days ago

Salary: £ 55,000 - 65,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Cambridge

Expire in: 8 days

Job Description

Hardware Engineer (Electronics)
 Cambridge | 5 days on site
£55k - £65k

 Are you a hands-on electronics engineer who enjoys owning designs from concept through to production?
Do you have a passion for the automotive world?

 We’re working with a Cambridge-based engineering business developing advanced automotive electronic systems. This role offers full lifecycle involvement, from architectural development and circuit design through to validation, testing, and production support. It’s ideal for someone who enjoys solving practical hardware challenges and seeing products out in the real world.

 What you’ll be doing:
 You’ll be responsible for the architectural development of electronic systems in line with automotive standards, carrying out detailed circuit design, analysis, and documentation. The role includes hands-on schematic capture, PCB layout support, debugging, verification and validation testing, and taking ownership of designs through to production. You’ll work closely with firmware, systems, and manufacturing teams, contribute to continuous improvement of tools and processes, and ensure designs are robust, reliable, and fully documented for long-term product support.

 What we’re looking for:

Experience in electronic hardware design within a regulated or automotive environment.
Strong analogue, digital, and power circuit design skills (including MOSFETs, motor/solenoid interfaces, current sensing, op-amps).
Experience taking products from architecture through to production, including validation, EMC/environmental testing, and design for manufacture.
Familiarity with automotive microcontrollers and communication interfaces (SPI, I2C, CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
Confident using lab equipment, schematic capture tools (ideally Altium), and supporting PCB layout.Sponsorship is not available for this role.

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)

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