Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Senior Hardware Design Engineer - Northamptonshire We are seeking an experienced Electronics Engineer to join an exciting design consultancy working on leading edge technology for a range of industries.

The successful candidate must be an enthusiastic and proactive engineer, able to form teams and manage successful projects.There will be regular interaction with clients and so good communication skills and personality are important.

Key Tasks

Design and develop electronic and embedded firmware solutions.
Deliver excellent designs, service and value to clients
Client liaison and support
Provide measurable project estimation and management
Capture requirements and specifications
Develop engineering staff and positively influence the business

Requirements

Technical strengths in some of the following:
Hardware electronics design in analogue, high speed digital, low-power circuit design
Wireless interfaces, power transfer and network design
Battery powered systems and circuits
Firmware design and coding in C/C++ for 8bit to 32bit microcontrollers
Embedded Linux application development with QT, with Linux kernel, U-Boot and rootfs
Experience and understanding of hardware interfaces such as video, USB, Bluetooth and Ethernet
Experience of camera and video streaming would be advantageous
Product verification and approvals
A good general electronics knowledge and experience is necessary
Competency in maths and English is essential
Relevant engineering degree or equivalent

Attributes

Engineering problem solver
Adaptable and willing to learn
Keen to express own ideas and to take on new ideas
Good task and time management
A character that makes the team stronger