NEW HARDWARE ENGINEER JOB IN NEWTOWN.

Hardware Engineer job, Newtown, Powys

We’re recruiting a Hardware Engineer for an established engineering business with an in-house R&D department in Newtown, Powys. You’ll troubleshoot existing hardware systems, design better ones, then build and bench test the prototypes. You’ll work in a multi-skilled team with plenty of development opportunities.

About the Hardware Engineer role

You’ll use your technical and applied mathematics skills to find problems and solve them. Sometimes you’ll be part of a larger team on major projects. At other times you’ll take on smaller design challenges on your own.

Key responsibilities

Analyse hardware problems and write reports with recommendations for improvement
Create designs and blueprints for improved versions of existing systems and for new systems
Build prototypes, or oversee their production and assembly, then test and refine them to meet the specification
Select production equipment and write purchase orders or the documents that justify it
Record data on system functions, capabilities and requirements
Supervise and train technicians, designers and junior engineers, and give ongoing technical support
Work to agreed timescales and project plans
Work every day with engineers from other disciplines to make sure solutions fit the wider system architecture
Write clear, concise technical documentation and reports
Present, discuss and justify design concepts

Skills and experience for this Hardware Engineer job

Relevant experience in hardware engineering
A degree, or equivalent, in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or a related field
Hands-on experience building prototypes, experimenting on systems and bench testing
Excellent technical writing
Strong communication skills, written and spoken, at all levels including management
Comfortable working on your own and as an active team member

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Apply now or contact Adam Barnett at Octagon Group on 01525 664854 / Abarnett@octagongroup.co.uk for a confidential conversation about this Hardware Engineer job in Newtown.