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The company is pushing technical boundaries, with significant investment in R&D and a clear vision to lead across firmware and software.The role is hybrid, and you'll be required to work 3 days on-site near Fareham / Southampton.\nYour new role\nThe purpose of this role is to support the development and integration of products into customer devices, ensuring that both internal teams and customers achieve optimal technical solutions. This includes testing and evaluating internal developments, providing direct technical support for customer design-in activities, and designing and developing the tools needed to facilitate effective product integration.\nAs a Staff Engineer, the role also carries responsibility for providing technical leadership across multiple teams and systems. This includes working autonomously to drive technical developments, collaborating with the leadership team to define and deliver effective technical solutions, and mentoring engineers to support their technical development and growth.\nEnsure the smoothest possible integration of the company product into the customer's device.\nProvide a technical interface to customers both remotely and at their sites as required; this will involve international travel.\nSupport regional application teams to be confident that they can support customers locally.\nParticipate in product development and testing as required within the business.\nProvide the basis & content for product documentation.\nProvide constructive feedback from customers to influence the companies future development to meet customers' ever-changing needs.\nProject task coordination and planning.\nProvide timely status reports on projects to project management.\nHardware design and development of tooling adhering to customer requirements (internal and external customers).\nWhat you'll need to succeed\nCurious and passionate to share your knowledge whilst learning from others - regardless of their background, tenure, or seniority.\nA good understanding of fundamental electrical theory.\nExperience scripting with Python.\nCapacitive touch experience is a huge benefit.\nElectronic circuit design.\nPrototype development.\nGlobal customer-facing experience.\nExperience of software development.\nBSc or BEng in Electronics/Computer Science/Software Engineering (or a similar relevant subject).\nYou must be open to travelling to China for work, which is project dependent but estimated at 1 to 2 times per year (1-2-week duration). Beyond technical capability, you will enjoy taking ownership, making decisions and being accountable for outcomes in a fast-moving product environment.\nWhat you'll get in return\nIn return, you'll be joining a business where engineering excellence sits at the core of its success, offering the chance to work on genuinely cutting-edge technology in a role that blends technical leadership with hands-on development. The package includes a salary of up to £75,000, a 10% annual bonus, private health and dental cover, an EV car salary sacrifice scheme, and mental health assistance programmes and wellbeing support. The working environment is collaborative and engaging, with modern offices and flexible working hours available.\nWhat you need to do now\nTo find out more or to be considered, please apply directly or get in touch for a confidential discussion.\nAt Hays Technology, we're shaping the future of recruitment. 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