Hardware Engineer – Digital – V06652

Location: Rochester
Working Pattern: Full-time, on-site
Rate: £80.00 per hour (Umbrella)
Security Clearance: BPSS and SC in flight
Additional Restrictions: Subject to ITAR and UK Eyes Only restrictions

The Role

An opportunity for a Hardware Engineer – Digital to support the development of complex hardware solutions for advanced, safety-critical technologies.

You will be involved in the full engineering development lifecycle, from requirements capture and preliminary design through to detailed design, analysis and product certification. Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will help deliver robust, innovative solutions while ensuring designs meet programme requirements, budgets and schedules.

The role also offers the opportunity to provide technical guidance across digital and analogue electronics development and support the development of junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver complex hardware design activities in line with development plans, budgets and schedules.

• Capture and manage engineering requirements, supporting verification activities.

• Produce preliminary and detailed hardware designs and carry out the necessary technical analysis.

• Apply circuit analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), stress analysis and component derating.

• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering teams to optimise solutions and manage design dependencies.

• Provide technical guidance and support across digital and analogue electronics development.

• Identify opportunities to improve design approaches and wider engineering practices.

• Coach and support junior engineers, helping develop technical capability within the team.

• Produce engineering design documentation in accordance with company and industry standards.

Knowledge and Experience

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Proven knowledge and experience of digital and/or analogue electronics technologies.

• Experience working across the engineering development lifecycle, from concept through to product certification.

• A strong understanding of product design and work package control.

• An appreciation of cost and schedule constraints when developing engineering solutions.

• Experience with requirements management, verification, circuit analysis, FMEA, stress analysis and component derating.

Technical Skills and Tools

Experience with the following tools would be beneficial:

• Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise.

• Analogue simulation tools, such as Simetrix or LTspice.

• System development tools, such as Enterprise Architect, MATLAB or Simulink.

You should be able to apply sound engineering judgement throughout the development lifecycle and balance technical requirements with programme needs.

Qualifications

A degree, HND or equivalent qualification in Electronics Engineering.