Senior Hardware Engineer

Role -

We are seeking a hardware design engineer with broad experience across the field of electronics, and ideally a deep understanding of RF design, to join the avionics of our client based in Buckinghamshire. The individual will be able to work independently within their sphere of experience to develop, test and qualify a portfolio of aerospace products. The candidate should preferably have experience in the defence and aerospace domain and be able to support the complete lifecycle from requirements and concept, detailed design and through to production readiness.

Key responsibilities -

• Ownership of the derived hardware requirements for the products
• Detailed design activities for electronics, including simulation, schematic design and support to PCB layout
• Creation of technical documentation in line with system engineering process
• Presentation at peer and design reviews
• Delivery of tactical tasking from the project engineer as per the project schedule
• Leading or supporting environmental and/or EMC qualification
• Support to bidding, customer queries and production issues as required

Competencies -

• Strong interpersonal, communication and teamworking skills
• Comfortable presenting internally and externally in formal reviews.
• Capable of independent task delivery to meet the needs of the development projects.
• Highly organised and data driven, with a bias for action.

Qualifications & Experience required -

• Familiarity with the formal product development lifecycle (through requirements capture, to design, verification and production), including leading design reviews.
• Understanding of the design and integration of avionics products and systems.
• Experience working in the Aerospace Industry, and familiarity with safety analysis and airworthiness certification.
• You are likely to have a science or engineering degree, supported by significant engineering lifecycle experience.