Hardware Design Engineer

About Pickering

The Pickering Group Ltd is a multinational group of electronics manufacturers headquartered in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex in the United Kingdom with operations worldwide. The Group is comprised of three companies Pickering Electronics, who manufacture reed relays, Pickering Interfaces who manufacture switching systems and Pickering Connect who manufacture the supporting cables and connectors.

Pickering employs around 600 people across two manufacturing facilities in the UK and the Czech Republic, and over nine direct sales and support offices located throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. All three companies have a reputation for producing innovative high-quality products for the test and measurement industry, which focuses on the production of equipment designed to identify, measure and regulate manufacturing processes. This is a market that is seeing considerable growth due to the rate of new technology and innovation, global regulation, and the growing complexity of electronic products.

What You Can Expect as a Hardware Design Engineer :

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading projects designing, developing, and validation of electronic hardware solutions that contribute to our range of high-performance products. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with a strong technical foundation and ability to lead product development projects. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with Product Management to define product / design specifications.

• Lead in the design and development of digital and analog hardware products.

• Create detailed schematics and PCB layouts using Altium designer.

• Perform component selection and analysis to ensure optimal performance.

• Develop and execute test plans for prototypes and final products.

• Conduct hardware debugging and validation using test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers).

• 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.

• Support cross functional product documentation creation.

• Participate in design reviews and provide constructive feedback.

• 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.

• Have a commercial appreciation of the market and competitors’ products.

• Visit trade shows to gain appreciation of the marketplace.

• Assist with internal / external quality system audits.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, or industry experience to a comparable level.

• 2–5 years of experience in hardware design and development.

• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools.

• Solid understanding of circuit design principles, including power supplies, signal integrity, and noise mitigation.

• Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, spectrum analyzers).

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary team.

• Experience of RF circuit design is advantageous.

• Altium Designer experience is advantageous.

What You Can Expect from Pickering:

People are at the heart of Pickering. We believe that each employee contributes directly to Pickering’s growth and success, in return we offer: 

• A competitive salary.
  
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Buying and selling holiday. Employees can buy up to 10 days.
  
• Life Insurance x4 annual salary (Capped at £50k per annum).
• Corporate membership at the local gym and spa.
• A thorough induction program, including a Pickering Pal being assigned to you to ensure you feel welcome and to check in on you during your probation.
• Regular reviews and performance related pay increases (subject to business conditions).
• Employee wellbeing and mental health support through our partnership with Mind.
• Wellbeing Program with Spa Medical.
• Paid company social events such as a summer festival and Christmas party.
• Career progression.
• Training programmes.
• Sponsoring further education.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Potential for Worldwide Business Travel (role dependant).
• Free tea, coffee, and fresh fruit.
  
  

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.