Hardware Design Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
South Cambridgeshire
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£80,000 / year
CATEGORY
Electronics
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SKILLS

Circuit design PCB design RF Analog and Digital Firmware Microcontrollers

FULL DESCRIPTION

Hardware Design Engineer - South Cambridgeshire. Salary: Circa £60k - £80 + benefits.

Reference: 615115. Consultant: Adam Mayne.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Hardware Design Engineer to join a state-of-the-art R&D company based in South Cambridgeshire. You will be working across an exciting range of different cutting-edge development projects.

You will join the friendly and supportive R&D group, developing technology that makes a difference and has real-world impact. You’ll use your electronics design skills to help take designs from concept to prototypes through to design and implementation. This role offers a huge variety of exciting projects to work on in a culture which fosters and supports continued growth and development.

In return you can expect a very competitive salary, excellent benefits package, first class R&D facilities, flexibility / hybrid working and most importantly a friendly work environment which makes going to work a pleasure. Staff retention levels are very high.

Hardware Design Engineer requirements:

  • 2.1 or above degree in Electronics or closely related equivalent
  • Recent and relevant experience working as a Hardware Design Engineer / Electronics Engineer involved in taking product from concept to a deliverable.
  • Strong technical hardware design skills (Circuit design, PCB design and Layout, RF, Analog and Digital, Firmware, System Design, microcontrollers, system and peripherals integration, etc)
  • Experience of prototype developing beneficial
  • FPGA design knowledge beneficial.
  • Embedded software development skills beneficial
  • Eligible for UK security clearance

Salary: circa £60k - £80k + benefits

Vacancy Location: South Cambridgeshire (Commutable from Cambridge, Stevenage, North London, St Neots, Luton, Bishop’s Stortford, Bury St Edmunds, etc)

Sound like you, or someone you know? If so, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Adam Mayne at [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Ltd on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden].

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