Senior Hardware Engineer

Senior Hardware Engineer (3 month FTC - paternity cover)

London (twice a month in London HQ)

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?”

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.

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)

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

• 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.

• 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

• Start date:
  
  June 2026 (flexible for the right person)