Hardware Engineer

Job Title

Hardware Engineer

Role Summary

Design, verify and bring-up embedded hardware for DSTREAM probes and related JTAG, trace and boundary-scan products. Work within a cross-discipline team of hardware, FPGA and software engineers to define interfaces, resolve integration issues, and support prototype and production test.

Work includes MCU-based control boards and SoC/FPGA designs with multiple power domains and high-speed interfaces. Salary range: £55,300 - £74,800 per year.

Experience Level

Mid-level

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Create and review schematic designs for embedded products with attention to testing and manufacturability.
• Support board bring-up, hardware debugging and lab root-cause analysis for prototypes and production units.
• Specify and select components, considering manufacturability and production constraints.
• Design for test and manufacture; support prototype builds, production test and manufacturing handover.
• Work collaboratively with FPGA and software engineers to define interfaces and resolve integration issues.
• Provide constructive design reviews and documentation for the hardware development lifecycle.

Requirements

Must-have:

• Experience creating schematic designs for embedded products, focused on quality, testing and manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with board bring-up, hardware debugging and root-cause analysis in the lab.
• Experience implementing design for test and design for manufacture practices and supporting production issues.
• Working knowledge of board-level interfaces and protocols such as UART, I2C, SPI and JTAG, and awareness of signalling standards and higher-speed interfaces (e.g. DDR, LVDS).
• Ability to work effectively in multi-discipline teams and provide clear, constructive design reviews.

Nice-to-have:

• PCB layout experience with tools such as Altium Designer.
• Experience developing or supporting boundary-scan tests (e.g. XJTAG) in production.
• Experience with microcontroller-based board design and associated boot/debug flows.
• Ability to write or modify simple embedded firmware for bring-up, test and debug.
• Mixed-signal design experience (for example, power-supply design) and awareness of component availability and lead-time management.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Arm

Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom

ARM is a global leader in semiconductor and software design, driving innovation in computing technology. The company specializes in designing processors and systems that provide the essential building blocks for electronic devices. ARM's architecture is widely used in smartphones, servers, and IoT devices, and its collaborative culture fosters bold thinking, diversity, and high-impact benefits for its talented workforce.