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Principal Hardware Engineer

X4

📍 Hampshire, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

full-time
principal
100000
hybrid
Posted —

Key Skills

PCBAltiumHDIRFsignal

Industry

Consumer ElectronicsTelecommunications

Job Description

Senior High-Speed PCB Design Engineer


Salary: £100,000+ DOE + Comprehensive Benefits Package

Location: Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 day remote)

Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC Clearance


An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior High-Speed PCB Design Engineer to join an advanced technology organisation developing next-generation computing and AI hardware solutions.


Working within a highly skilled multidisciplinary engineering team, you will be responsible for the design and layout of complex, high-performance PCBs supporting cutting-edge neural network and accelerated computing applications.


Key Responsibilities

  • Design and layout of high-speed, multi-layer PCBs using Altium Designer.
  • Development of complex 12+ layer boards incorporating HDI technologies.
  • PCB design for RF applications operating at frequencies exceeding 6GHz.
  • Signal integrity, power integrity, and EMC-focused design activities.
  • Collaboration with hardware, FPGA, RF, and systems engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Support prototype bring-up, verification, and design optimisation activities.


Essential Experience

  • Proven experience designing high-speed digital PCBs in Altium Designer.
  • Expertise in 12-layer and above PCB stack-ups.
  • Strong knowledge of HDI design methodologies.
  • Experience with RF PCB design for frequencies of 6GHz and above.
  • Understanding of signal integrity, controlled impedance routing, and high-speed interfaces.
  • Ability to work across the full hardware development lifecycle.


What's on Offer

  • Base salary of £100,000+ depending on experience.
  • Attractive bonus scheme and comprehensive benefits package.
  • Hybrid working model with one day per week working from home.
  • Exposure to some of the most advanced neural network and high-performance computing technologies currently in development.
  • Opportunity to work on technically challenging projects that push the boundaries of modern electronics design.
  • Long-term career progression within a growing and highly innovative engineering environment.
  • Host of industry leading benefits


Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible to obtain Security Clearance (SC).