Overview: Our client is a dynamic and innovative med-tech start up dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare through advanced AR/VR systems. As a Hardware Design Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing cutting-edge hardware solutions that enhance medical diagnostic capabilities while adhering to stringent medical device standards.

Goals and Projects:

Short-Term Projects

Design of medical headlights for dental and surgical markets.

Development of autonomous testing equipment for production line automation.

Creation of a hardware-in-loop testing platform.

Mid-Term Projects

High-speed digital design for real-time AR/VR applications.

Power electronics architecture for high compute edge devices.

Core Responsibilities:

Hardware Design and Development: Lead comprehensive hardware engineering efforts including schematic capture, PCB design, and rapid prototyping.

Medical Device Standards Compliance: Ensure adherence to medical device design standards (ISO 13485, EN60601).

System Architecture: Architect robust system platforms utilizing high throughput processor technologies, ensuring high performance and reliability in medical applications.

Testing and Validation: Utilize lab equipment (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer,

etc.) for hardware testing and validation.

Component Management: Manage component selection and procurement, optimizing supply chains to meet project timelines and quality standards.

Prototyping: Oversee testing and programming jigs development for hardware validation.

Quality Assurance: Ensure system compliance and quality assurance, collaborating with QA and Regulatory Affairs to meet global medical regulations and standards.

Mentorship: Mentor and guide junior hardware engineers, fostering innovation and excellence within the team.

Continuous Improvement: Innovate and enhance system designs based on clinical feedback and user interactions, driving continuous improvement.

Design for Manufacture (DFM): Implement DFM principles to ensure hardware designs are optimized for manufacturing, reducing costs, and improving product quality.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in hardware design engineering and design for manufacture; experience in C/C++ firmware development is preferred as well.
• Proficiency in PCB design and validation software: Altium/KiCad/OrCAD/EAGLE, Power Analyzer by Keysight, SPICE simulations.
• Experience with high-speed digital design and delay matching (DDR3/4, MIPI, PCIe, USB3.0+).
• Strong understanding of analog sensor design and rapid prototyping.
• Proficiency with lab equipment for hardware testing and validation.
• Experience in designing embedded systems centered around MCUs and FPGAs (preferably AVR, STM32, Zynq MPSoC, NXP) Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of design for manufacture (DFM) principles.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary of £50,000 - £70,000 per annum.
• 25 days holiday excluding bank holidays and company Winter holiday closure.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work arrangement (2 - 3 days per week on-site requirement).

• Equipment for hybrid work provided.
• Private health insurance (following a successful probation period).
• Opportunity to work in an innovative, fast-paced start up environment.
• Collaborative and inclusive company culture.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.