Electronics Hardware Engineer

Permanent
Engineering
Experienced
Hardware Engineer, Vehicle Hardware Engineer, Electronics Engineer, LTSPICE
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
£55000 - £65000 per annum

Company

Our client is a leader in advanced engineering solutions, delivering high-performance systems to the automotive, motorsport, and related sectors. With a strong focus on innovation, quality, and sustainability, they design, develop, and deliver cutting-edge technologies that meet the most demanding industry standards.

About this Senior Electronics Design Engineer Role

As a Senior Electronics Design Engineer, you will take full ownership of electronic system designs, from architecture through to production, ensuring compliance with automotive processes and standards. You will combine technical expertise with problem-solving skills, delivering robust, reliable designs and providing long-term product support. This role involves working across the full product lifecycle - from concept development, circuit design, and simulation, to validation, testing, and manufacturing - while identifying opportunities for process and technology improvements.

Why work as a Senior Electronics Design Engineer with our client?

  • Basic salary up to £65,000
  • Company pension scheme
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Opportunity to work on innovative, high-performance projects across automotive and motorsport sectors
  • Hands-on involvement from initial concept through to production release
  • Collaborative environment with access to state-of-the-art tools and facilities

What is expected of you as a Senior Electronics Design Engineer with our client?

  • Architect and develop electronic systems to automotive processes and standards
  • Perform circuit design, analysis, and documentation
  • Debug designs and conduct verification and validation testing
  • Take ownership of designs, solving problems as they arise
  • Prepare and maintain thorough documentation for long-term product support
  • Identify and implement improvements to tools, techniques, and processes

Highly Desirable Experience

  • Architectural development of electronic systems
  • Circuit design, including:
    • H-bridges, solenoid, motor, and inductive load interfaces
    • High/low-side MOSFET switches
    • Current sensing and measurement
    • Op-amp circuits (amplifiers, filters, comparators)
    • Automotive microcontrollers with integrated peripherals
    • Analogue and digital external interfaces
  • Communications interfaces: SPI, I²C, CAN, LIN, Ethernet
  • Power supply design: linear regulators and switched-mode
  • PCB design, layout, and routing (using third-party layout resources)
  • Analogue circuit simulation for performance prediction
  • Creation of specifications, design descriptions, and test reports
  • Experience working in high-quality, process-driven environments, both independently and in cross-functional teams

Desirable Experience

  • Design for automotive environments and safety-related hardware
  • Functional safety hardware development
  • PCB design layout and routing using PCB tools
  • Design for reliability, component derating, and reliability analysis (FMEA)
  • Design for manufacture, test, and qualification (EMC, environmental)
  • EMC and environmental product testing
  • Writing simple hardware test software
  • Taking designs from architecture through to production

Qualifications & Tools Experience

  • Degree or higher in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline
  • Schematic capture (preferably Altium)
  • PCB layout viewers (ODB++, Gerber)
  • SPICE circuit simulation tools
  • Skilled with standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, DMMs, etc.)
  • Soldering of through-hole and SMT components

If you would like to find out more about this role or other engineering vacancies. Please get in touch with TEC partners today.

Similar Jobs

£55000 - £65000 per annum
Cambridgeshire
As a Senior Electronics Design Engineer, you will take full ownership of electronic system designs, from architecture through to production, ensuring compliance with automotive processes and standards. You will combine technical expertise with problem-solving skills, delivering robust, reliable designs and providing long-term product support.
£30000 - £40000 per annum
Suffolk
Mechanical Engineer Location: Ipswich (On-site) Salary: £30,000 to £40,000 per annum, depending on experience Experience Level: 2 to 4 years
£48000 - £58000 per annum
London
Job Title: Supply Chain Lead Location: South West London (Hybrid working) Salary: £48,000 to £58,000 per annum Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance (UK citizenship required)
£35000 - £40000 per annum + 25 days plus bank holidays
Suffolk
We're working with a growing manufacturing business in the Mildenhall area who are looking for an Electrical Test Engineer to join their team. The company has recently secured several exciting projects, driving expansion and creating new opportunities.
£70000 - £90000 per annum
Oxfordshire
As Senior Motorsport Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design and CAD modelling of composite and metallic components for high-performance vehicles. Reporting to the Head of Motorsports Engineering, you will play a critical role in translating customer requirements into innovative, high-quality solutions while ensuring structural integrity and compliance with industry standards. You will also mentor junior designers, ensuring best practices are maintained across the team.
£90000 - £110000 per annum
Oxfordshire
You will take strategic and operational ownership of the motorsport engineering function, leading multiple high-performance projects from concept through to delivery. Reporting directly to the Chief Technical Officer, you will oversee a multidisciplinary team, set the technical vision, and ensure engineering excellence across all projects. This is a leadership role requiring both deep technical expertise and proven team management skills.
£45000 - £50000 per annum
Oxfordshire
You will join an experienced and collaborative team, working on the conceptual and detailed design of composite and metallic components for high-performance applications. This is a role for a motivated, detail-oriented engineer who enjoys problem-solving, thrives under tight deadlines, and takes pride in precision and creativity. You will contribute to all stages of the design process, from concept through to manufacturing, while ensuring compliance.
£65000 - £70000 per annum
Oxfordshire
You will take a key technical role in the design and development of composite and metallic components for a variety of high-performance applications, including aircraft, vehicles, and motorsport. This position offers the opportunity to lead projects, mentor junior designers, and contribute to the continuous improvement of design processes. You will combine hands-on CAD expertise with leadership skills to ensure that designs meet the highest standards of quality and performance.
£55000 - £58000 per annum
East Sussex
Tec Partners are working with a well-known utilities company, who are looking for an experienced Major Project Sponsor to join a newly created team and role within their capital delivery function. As a Major Project Sponsor, you will be involved in large-scale and highly visible infrastructure delivery projects regionally, ensuring projects are running as they should be, whilst mitigating risk and cost.
£29000 - £35000 per annum
Suffolk
Are you an experienced Electrical Assembler looking for your next opportunity? Join our client's growing team in Mildenhall where you will be joining a forward thinking company who have won several large projects and therefore, has the need to expand the business.
£37 - £48 per hour
Norfolk
Job Title: Electrical Assembly Engineer Location: Norwich Rate: £37 - £48 per hour (Outside IR35) Engagement Type: Ltd Company or Umbrella Contract Length: 2-month contract Start Date: 18th August Hours: 37.5 hours per week Overview
£50000 - £60000 per annum
Oxfordshire
We're delighted to be partnering with a cutting-edge Engineering business based in Oxfordshire, known for its innovative products, efficient processes, and strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement within the Automotive, Defence and Maritime sectors.