Hardware Engineer

MTData is looking for a practical, curious Hardware Engineer who enjoys working across electronics, embedded firmware and production systems rather than being confined to one narrow specialty.

The opportunity

This is a broad, hands-on engineering role where your work could include refining a PCB layout, developing microcontroller firmware, debugging an embedded Linux peripheral, extending a production test suite or investigating a field fault.

You’ll take ownership across the full product lifecycle, from initial concepts and schematics through to production testing, field support and end-of-life planning. You’ll work closely with the Senior Hardware Engineer and report to the Engineering Manager.

What you’ll be doing

• lntegration and device trees

• Designing analogue, power supply, protection and signal-conditioning circuits

• Selecting components and managing bills of materials and supplier requirements

• Applying design-for-manufacture and design-for-test principles

• Building automated production test jigs and maintaining Python-based test systems

• Designing schematics and multilayer PCBs using Altium Designer

• Developing embedded firmware in C for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers

• Working with embedded Linux platforms, periphera

• Prototyping, assembling and characterising hardware

• Conducting structured root-cause analysis of production and field faults

• Supporting PCB assembly reviews, production yields and manufacturing processes

What you’ll bring

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics or an equivalent discipline

• Commercial experience in hardware engineering

• Hands-on PCB design experience using Altium Designer

• Embedded firmware development experience in C on ARM microcontrollers

• Familiarity with embedded Linux, including peripheral integration and device trees

• Python experience for test automation, tooling or data processing

• Confidence using oscilloscopes, digital multimeters and logic analysers

• A methodical approach to component-level fault-finding

• The ability to clearly document technical findings, procedures and design decisions

It would be an advantage if you have experience with

• Production test jigs or hardware-in-the-loop testing

• Linux kernel drivers

• Switch-mode power supplies, battery management or protection circuits

• Automotive or commercial vehicle electrical systems

• CAN, J1939 or ISO 7637

• NVIDIA Jetson or similar compute-on-module platforms

• FPGA or CPLD design

• EMC design and pre-compliance testing

• LTSpice or similar circuit simulation tools

About you

You enjoy following a problem across the boundary between hardware and software. You’re equally comfortable working in a design tool, using a soldering iron or tracing an issue with an oscilloscope.

You take ownership, work well with autonomy and document your decisions clearly. Most importantly, you’re motivated by seeing your designs work reliably in production and in the field.

Apply now

If you’re looking for a varied hardware engineering role where you can remain close to the product throughout its lifecycle, apply now.