Job Description
Senior Hardware/Firmware Engineer
Fully Remote | East Midlands (UK)
Engineering Company | New Product Development | Exciting Technology
I am Exclusively working with an innovative engineering company based in the East Midlands that's developing the next generation of cutting-edge technology. Due to continued growth and a strong new product pipeline, they're looking to hire a Senior Hardware/Firmware Engineer to play a key role in shaping future products.
This is a fully remote position, offering genuine flexibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to influence technical direction from day one.
The Role
Reporting directly into the Lead Hardware/Firmware Engineer, you'll be a senior contributor within a small, highly capable engineering team. This is a hands-on role where your ideas matter - you'll have real input into architecture, design decisions, and the roadmap for both existing and brand-new products.
You'll work across the full development life cycle, collaborating closely with colleagues in a relaxed, low-bureaucracy environment with no micromanagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop hardware and firmware for new and existing products
- Multilayer PCB design and schematic capture
- Firmware development in C on RTOS and bare-metal systems
- Contribute to system architecture and technical decision-making
- Support product development from concept through to production
- Work closely with a small, tight-knit engineering team
Core Skills & Experience
- Strong background in Hardware Design
- Multilayer PCB Design experience
- Proficiency with Altium Designer or similar PCB tools
- Firmware development in C
- Experience with RTOS and/or bare-metal systems
Desirable Skills
- Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
- Design for certification/regulated industries
- High-speed design
- DSP experience
- Exposure to Android systems
What's on Offer
- Fully remote working (UK-based)
- Flexible working hours
- High level of autonomy and trust
- Opportunity to shape future products and technology direction
- Supportive, collaborative team culture
- Exciting, technically challenging projects
If you're a senior engineer who enjoys ownership, variety, and working on meaningful technology without layers of process, this is an opportunity worth exploring! Ideally you will be located in a location that you could come into the office for example if needed but this could be once a month or not at all (see below)
WA Consultants is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as described within The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
