Lead Hardware Design Engineer (Embedded)

Location: Global Innovation and Technology Centre, Melbourn, United Kingdom. Full-time onsite role. Candidates must be able to gain UK SC security clearance, which in practice requires sole UK nationality.

Company

hirify.global is a consulting and technology development organisation delivering innovation, engineering, and digital solutions across industry and government.

What you will do

• Develop electronic products and elegant system architectures for client projects.
• Perform detailed analogue and digital electronic design using professional EDA workflows.
• Work with embedded technologies including microcontrollers, SoCs, SoMs, and potentially FPGAs.
• Contribute embedded software, RTL, and related hardware development activities.
• Support the full product lifecycle from concept generation through product release and deployment.
• Collaborate with clients and interdisciplinary teams across consumer, defence and security, and health and life sciences projects.

Requirements

• Proven experience developing electronic system architectures and implementing designs through professional workflows.
• Broad knowledge of analogue and digital circuit design and associated EDA techniques.
• Strong understanding of embedded technologies, with related embedded software, RTL, or comparable skills.
• Experience delivering designs across the full product lifecycle and into service.
• Understanding of UK, EU, and US regulatory requirements and experience designing for compliance with applicable standards.
• Degree in electronic engineering or a related subject, plus strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Existing UK SC security clearance.
• Experience with motion control, digital audio, software-defined radio, or high-speed networking.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with interdisciplinary experts in electronics, software development, mechanical engineering, and applied science.
• Access tailored training and career progression opportunities.
• Private healthcare for employees and families, plus health and lifestyle benefits.
• 25 days of annual leave, an additional Christmas Eve half-day, and the option to buy five extra days.
• Company pension scheme, performance-based bonus, PA share ownership, and tax-efficient benefits.
• Opportunities to participate in community and charity initiatives.

Hiring process

• Initial call with a technology recruiter.
• Two 60-minute competency or technical interviews, covering both formats.
• Final 60-minute meeting with a PA leader, including a mini case study and client-centricity discussion.