Hardware Design Engineer - KiCAD

Hardware Design Engineer - KiCAD in Birmingham, West Midlands, B40 1NT | Candidate Source My career My jobs MA My account Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Machine Tool Applications Engineer Optima UK Coventry (CV5) From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum 1 week ago Press Tool Design Engineer Premier Technical Recruitment Birmingham (B46) £45000 - £50000 per annum + generous benefits 1 week ago Design Engineer Probe UK Bloomsbury, Birmingham (B6), B6 4NF £54,000 per annum + Excellent Package 2 weeks ago Lead Power Systems Modelling Engineer - Naval GE Vernova Rugby (CV21) Competitive 1 week ago Senior Mechanical Engineer - Waste and Generation Stantec Birmingham, West Midlands Competitive 1 week ago Engineering Design Manager - Construction Turner & townsend Birmingham, West Midlands Competitive 1 week ago Maintenance Engineer - Robots Contek Recruitment Solutions LTD. 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You’ll join an established specialist equipment business supplying communications and surveillance solutions across Police, Military, Government and Industrial sectors. Based at a dedicated site close to Birmingham International railway station, you’ll work across multiple departments and have the opportunity to influence products from development through to manufacture. What’s in it for you £40,000–£45,000 basic salary, depending on experience. Excellent benefits package. A varied technical workload covering new products, redesigns, fault resolution and production support. The opportunity to take ownership of projects from initial schematics through to PCB development and testing. Hands-on exposure to specialist communications and surveillance equipment used across demanding sectors. On-site employee parking and a location within walking distance of Birmingham International railway station. Your responsibilities as KiCAD Hardware Design Engineer Create and interpret schematic diagrams, translating requirements into practical electronic solutions. Develop printed circuit boards, applying effective layout practices and considering EMI/EMC requirements. Diagnose and repair PCB faults identified during production or on equipment returned by customers. Research components, prototype solutions and carry out testing to support new developments and product improvements. Support Production, Sales, Video and Specialist Vehicle Operations teams with technical issues and product requirements. Maintain accurate technical documentation, revisions and project records using Jira and Git. What we’re looking for in a KiCAD Hardware Design Engineer Practical electronics industry experience, including fault diagnosis, schematic interpretation and identifying circuit issues. Working knowledge and practical experience of KiCAD PCB software – this is mandatory. Experience using electronic test equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, signal generators and PCB rework tools. Ability to research component functions and select suitable modern or smaller replacement components for existing circuits. Soldering capability would be advantageous, alongside familiarity with Jira, Git and Microsoft 365. Working hours: 42.5 hours per week, 08:00–17:00, with a 30-minute break at 13:00. If you want hands-on ownership of electronic products and the chance to solve varied technical challenges in a specialist environment, apply today for this Hardware Design Engineer position. Candidate Source Ltd is an advertising agency. Once you have submitted your application it will be passed to the third party Recruiter who is responsible for processing your application. This will include holding and sharing your personal data, our legal basis for this is legitimate interest subject to your declared interest in a job. Our privacy policy can be found on our website and we can be contacted to confirm who your application has been forwarded to. Apply Similar Hardware Design Engineer Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Machine Tool Applications Engineer Optima UK Coventry (CV5) From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum 1 week ago Press Tool Design Engineer Premier Technical Recruitment Birmingham (B46) £45000 - £50000 per annum + generous benefits 1 week ago Design Engineer Probe UK Bloomsbury, Birmingham (B6), B6 4NF £54,000 per annum + Excellent Package 2 weeks ago Lead Power Systems Modelling Engineer - Naval GE Vernova Rugby (CV21) Competitive 1 week ago Senior Mechanical Engineer - Waste and Generation Stantec Birmingham, West Midlands Competitive 1 week ago Engineering Design Manager - Construction Turner & townsend Birmingham, West Midlands Competitive 1 week ago Maintenance Engineer - Robots Contek Recruitment Solutions LTD. 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