Graduate Hardware Design Engineer

Pickering Interfaces


Date: 9 hours ago
City: Clacton-on-Sea
Contract type: Full time
Role Purpose

The Graduate Hardware Design Engineer contributes to the design, development, and validation of electronic hardware solutions for our portfolio of high-performance products. Working alongside experienced engineers, you will gain hands-on experience across the full product lifecycle, developing the skills required to take on technical leadership in future projects. This position offers an excellent opportunity to build a strong foundation in hardware engineering within a supportive and innovative environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work with Product Management to define product / design specifications
  • Lead in the design and validation of product update projects.
  • Create detailed schematics and PCB layouts using Altium designer
  • Develop and execute test plans for prototypes and final products
  • Conduct hardware debugging using test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, DMMs).
  • Collaborate with the mechanical and software teams to ensure effective hardware/software integration.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including, software, mechanical, test, NPI and manufacturing to ensure efficient delivery of projects
  • Create and maintain detailed technical documentation
  • Support cross functional product documentation creation
  • Support products through full product lifecycle. From initial concept through to end of life
  • Provide support to Production for released products.
  • Provide support to sales team(s) / customers for a variety of products.
  • Continue personal development by participating in training courses, seminars.
  • Visit trade shows to gain appreciation of the marketplace.
  • Assist with internal / external quality system audits.

Required Qualifications

  • Education: Degree in Electronic Engineering, or industry experience to a comparable level.
  • Experience: Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools. Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum analyzers) and experience working in multi-disciplinary team
  • Skills/Competencies: Communication, problem-solving, technical skills.

This role description is intended to provide a general overview of the role and its responsibilities. It is not exhaustive and may be subject to change to meet the needs of Pickering.

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