Lead Hardware Design Engineer
| Posting date: | 19 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 March 2026 |
| Location: | Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6PF |
| Company: | Carbon60 |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | BBBH174771_1771511691 |
Summary
Lead Hardware Design Engineer
Join our Hardware Engineering Team and take technical ownership of complex NPI projects-from concept through to production. You'll design high‑performance embedded products including SBCs, graphics cards, sensor processing modules and rugged network switches built for extreme environments.
What you'll do
- Lead hardware design projects and define engineering requirements
- Deliver integrated hardware, software and mechanical solutions
- Own component selection, schematic capture and PCB layout reviews
- Develop and verify FPGAs (VHDL/Verilog)
- Drive design reviews, documentation and rigorous verification
- Define production test strategies and support manufacturing handover
- Provide lifecycle support and act as technical authority across projects
- Degree or equivalent experience in Electronic Engineering
- Strong background in complex electronic hardware design
- Excellent understanding of embedded systems & computer architectures
- Experience with high‑speed interfaces (DDR4, multi‑GHz serial, USB, Ethernet)
- FPGA/SoC development skills
- Proficiency with schematic capture tools (e.g., Mentor Dx‑Designer)
- Strong problem-solving, leadership and communication skills
- Experience designing for wide temp ranges (-40°C to +85°C)
- Lead mission‑critical, real‑world products
- Take projects from concept to production
- Innovative, collaborative engineering environment
- Genuine opportunities for progression and recognition
Competitive pension * 25 days holiday * Health & Life Assurance * EAP * Cycle2Work * Employee discounts
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.