Job description
Hardware Engineer | Mission Critical Systems | Cambridge
A fast-growing technology company working at the forefront of RF and spectrum monitoring is looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer to join its core R&D team. You’ll take ownership of high-speed digital hardware, embedded systems, and FPGA-based designs — helping shape advanced solutions used in national security, electronic warfare, and spectrum intelligence.
If you're looking for meaningful, technically challenging work with real-world deployment, this role offers both impact and autonomy.
What You’ll Do
A fast-growing technology company working at the forefront of RF and spectrum monitoring is looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer to join its core R&D team. You’ll take ownership of high-speed digital hardware, embedded systems, and FPGA-based designs — helping shape advanced solutions used in national security, electronic warfare, and spectrum intelligence.
If you're looking for meaningful, technically challenging work with real-world deployment, this role offers both impact and autonomy.
What You’ll Do
- Design, prototype, and verify advanced electronic circuits and systems
- Own schematic capture and PCB layout for digital, analog, and mixed-signal boards
- Develop embedded systems using FPGAs (VHDL/Verilog), microcontrollers, and SOCs
- Support full product lifecycle — from lab integration to production and field deployment
- Collaborate across RF, firmware, software, and mechanical teams
- Maintain design documentation and test tools using GitLab for version control
- Strong experience in schematic design and PCB layout
- Hands-on expertise in embedded C/Assembler for hardware interfacing
- Familiarity with PCIe, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, and other high-speed protocols
- Background in Linux-based embedded systems
- Confident using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and performing board-level debugging
- Precise, self-starting mindset with strong ownership and follow-through
- Knowledge of RF testing (VNA, spectrum analysers, power meters)
- Experience with Software Defined Radio and DSP principles
- Understanding of RF and radio system architecture
- Comfort with mechanical and RF prototyping
- Solve mission-critical challenges in RF spectrum intelligence and security
- Work on complete product cycles — from concept to deployment
- Hybrid working, flexible hours, and a flat team structure
- Personal impact, learning opportunities, and technical ownership