Senior Hardware Engineer

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Posted on Sep 17, 2024 by CV-Library
Essex, United Kingdom
Military
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
We take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.

Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our business

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, we help to solve our customers' toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

The role

We're looking for an experienced and high performing Engineer to join a successful Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT) team within the Global Sensors Mission Area, creating Digital GPS Anti-Jam Systems for the military market. The successful candidate will report directly to the APNT Digital Hardware Engineering Lead.

The Senior Hardware Engineer (will consider applications from a Senior level candidate with 10+ years of relevant experience in designing hardware) will be able to make their mark on a broad and varied range of product designs and will be expected to assist in the integration of these designs into products, being the focal point for the complete system.

Main Duties:

The successful applicant will support the APNT Team across various programmes (both internally and Customer funded) and will involve the following main duties:

Develop requirements to ensure compliance to the relevant standards.
Work alongside our system engineers on architectures of electronic subsystems
Schematic creation, PCB design, component selection, evaluation and verification
Work alongside our embedded software engineers and mechanical engineers
Generate supporting design documentation and perform regular technical reviews.
Candidate Requirements:

Essential:

Experience with embedded digital electronics and microprocessor systems
Experience of working with ADC/DAC
Experience of working with memory devices such as SRAM, Flash
Experience working with FPGAs and SoC technologies.
Experience of creating prototypes and turning them into a production hardware.
Experience designing PCBs in conformance with defence engineering standards/airborne standards
Experience in designing for manufacture
Able to present technical information clearly and concisely to others
Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills
An openness to learn and try new techniques
Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment - working independently or with others to overcome obstacles
Capable of analysing and reporting on technical data
Eligible or holder of current SC security clearance
Desirable:

Experience of working with the Xilinx chip family
Familiarity with the application of a systems engineering approach across the design and development life cycle
Experience using the Mentor Xpedition PCB design tool and SPICE
Experience creating DO254 compliant electronic systems
APNT systems domain knowledge and/or experience in a similar field
Understanding of environmental requirements (shock, vibration, EMC, etc.), experience applying these requirements to a design and experience testing for these requirements.Benefits

Competitive salaries.
25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
Enhanced sick pay.
Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)Work Culture

37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
A flexible working culture that is output. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role

Reference: 222335232

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Senior Hardware Engineer

CV-Library

Posted on Sep 17, 2024 by CV-Library

Essex, United Kingdom
Military
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
We take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.

Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our business

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, we help to solve our customers' toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

The role

We're looking for an experienced and high performing Engineer to join a successful Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT) team within the Global Sensors Mission Area, creating Digital GPS Anti-Jam Systems for the military market. The successful candidate will report directly to the APNT Digital Hardware Engineering Lead.

The Senior Hardware Engineer (will consider applications from a Senior level candidate with 10+ years of relevant experience in designing hardware) will be able to make their mark on a broad and varied range of product designs and will be expected to assist in the integration of these designs into products, being the focal point for the complete system.

Main Duties:

The successful applicant will support the APNT Team across various programmes (both internally and Customer funded) and will involve the following main duties:

Develop requirements to ensure compliance to the relevant standards.
Work alongside our system engineers on architectures of electronic subsystems
Schematic creation, PCB design, component selection, evaluation and verification
Work alongside our embedded software engineers and mechanical engineers
Generate supporting design documentation and perform regular technical reviews.
Candidate Requirements:

Essential:

Experience with embedded digital electronics and microprocessor systems
Experience of working with ADC/DAC
Experience of working with memory devices such as SRAM, Flash
Experience working with FPGAs and SoC technologies.
Experience of creating prototypes and turning them into a production hardware.
Experience designing PCBs in conformance with defence engineering standards/airborne standards
Experience in designing for manufacture
Able to present technical information clearly and concisely to others
Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills
An openness to learn and try new techniques
Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment - working independently or with others to overcome obstacles
Capable of analysing and reporting on technical data
Eligible or holder of current SC security clearance
Desirable:

Experience of working with the Xilinx chip family
Familiarity with the application of a systems engineering approach across the design and development life cycle
Experience using the Mentor Xpedition PCB design tool and SPICE
Experience creating DO254 compliant electronic systems
APNT systems domain knowledge and/or experience in a similar field
Understanding of environmental requirements (shock, vibration, EMC, etc.), experience applying these requirements to a design and experience testing for these requirements.Benefits

Competitive salaries.
25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
Enhanced sick pay.
Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)Work Culture

37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
A flexible working culture that is output. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role

Reference: 222335232

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