Lead/Senior Engineer (IoT/IIoT)

Job description

We are seeking an experience/senior engineer to drive the end to end development of innovative IoT and IIoT products. In the role, you will lead the design, build, and deployment of IoT-enabled electrical and embedded systems, taking ownership of complex assemblies from early concept through to mass production. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to solve unfamiliar problems, ensuring our solutions meet rigorous standards for performance, reliability, security and user experience. ### Key Responsibilities - **End-to-End Product Development**: Lead the full product lifecycle (NPI) for new product categories, translating technical challenges into clear design requirements, creating concepts, building prototypes, and validating designs for production. - **Hardware & System Design:** Define the overall system architecture and lead complex hardware development including firmware from concept to production, ensuring optimal PCB layout, sensor integration, power circuits, and communication interfaces. - **Connectivity & Integration**: Ensure reliable connectivity between industrial equipment, edge devices, and cloud platforms. Implement sensing strategies, edge compute solutions, and data ingestion/storage systems while maintaining high availability - **Testing & Optimization**: Conduct laboratory validation, troubleshooting, and optimization of circuits, communication protocols and system performance. Define metrics to measure success and support product decisions. - **Collaboration & Leadership**: Collaborate with internal teams (software, quality, operations) and external partners to integrate smart platforms and industrial networking solutions. Provide technical planning, effort estimates and risk management. - **Compliance & Security**: Apply principled engineering practices including cybersecurity considerations, change control and adherence to global IoT standards (e.g., ETSI, CISPR, Bluetooth SIG, UK PSTI) ### Requirements (Minimum Qualifications) - Degree or Master's in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent. - Minimum 8 years of direct experience in hardware or system design with a proven track record in embedded - Resilient, methodical, and curious approach to design - Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across internal and external teams - Comfort working with governance constraints (auditability, security, privacy) and designing practical solutions within them **Technical Expertise** - Design experience and knowledge in the following: SoC/Processors, DDR4, Flash memory, USB, PCIe, NVMe and GbE technologies - Strong background in wireless design and validation (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE) - Experience with CAD tools (e.g. KiCad) - Familiarity with industrial networking (VLANs, switches, firewalls) - Knowledge of industrial cybersecurity principles, endpoint security and remote device management **Good to have** - Experience in RF engineering and antenna design