Senior Hardware Engineer

Senior Hardware Engineer (3 month FTC - paternity cover)

London (twice a month in London HQ)

c.£70,000 (pro-rata)

Talentedge Tech are working exclusively with a very interesting London based Consumer Tech business. We're looking for extra hands on deck in the form of a Senior Hardware Engineer to help with some business critical HW releases.

This is a hands-on, high-impact 3-month contract focused on supporting the final development and launch of new products.

You won’t be owning a full product area, instead, you’ll act as a highly capable “force multiplier” across the team, picking up well-defined technical problems and driving them through to completion.

Think: less long-term roadmap, more “what needs solving right now to ship great hardware?”

What you’ll be doing:

Over your 3 months, you’ll work closely with hardware, firmware, and manufacturing partners to:

• Validate and debug hardware circuits across late-stage product development
• Support hardware–firmware integration and feature bring-up
• Investigate and resolve issues discovered during testing and manufacturing
• Collaborate with OS/firmware teams to unblock system-level challenges
• Assist with compliance and certification-related engineering tasks
• Work with external manufacturing partners to close out final issues pre-production

You’ll be given clearly scoped problems and the autonomy to run with them.

What we’re looking for:

We’re after someone who can hit the ground running with minimal hand-holding.

• Strong fundamentals in electronics and hardware design
• Proven experience in hands-on hardware development, validation, and debugging
• Comfortable working independently and owning technical tasks end-to-end
• Experience collaborating across hardware, firmware, and manufacturing teams
• Practical lab skills (e.g. scopes, power supplies, soldering, bring-up/debug)

Nice to have:

• Consumer electronics experience
• Audio, wireless, or power system exposure
• Experience working with contract manufacturers

How they work:

• Remote-first, but the HW team meet in London roughly twice a month
• Flexible, pragmatic, and focused on outcomes
• A team of experienced engineers who trust each other to get things done

They'll make sure you have the equipment you need to do your best work.

This is a great fit if you:

• Enjoy hands-on engineering over process and meetings
• Like solving real problems in the final stretch before launch
• Want to make a meaningful impact in a short space of time
• Prefer autonomy and ownership over rigid structure

The details:

• Salary: ~£70,000 pro rata (3-month FTC)
• Start date: June 2026 (flexible for the right person)
• Duration: 3 months (fixed term)

Sound like you? Apply now!