We are seeking a passionate and committed Senior Hardware Engineer to join our innovative team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with significant design or power electronics experience to deliver services for a Space programme.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Lead hardware design for space systems, ensuring performance, quality, and cost targets are met.
2. Architect and design hardware for space terminals and high-speed digital systems.
3. Conduct design reviews, present analysis summaries, and collaborate with internal and external teams.
4. Perform hardware bring-up, verification, and testing using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and spectrum analysers.
5. Design and rework complex PCBs, including RF stack-ups and power management circuits.
6. Support product certification, ensuring compliance with industry standards (CE, FCC).
7. Report on design progress, ensuring timely delivery within budget.
8. Collaborate across teams (Systems, Software, RF, Mechanical) to integrate hardware designs.
SKILLS:
1. Education: BEng, MEng, or PhD in Electronics, Telecommunications, or related field, or equivalent experience.
2. Experience: 10+ years in hardware design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting, preferably in space/aerospace.
3. PCB Design: Proficient in schematic and PCB design (Altium preferred), including high-speed digital and RF designs.
4. Power Supply: Experience with power management circuits and switching regulators.
5. Compliance: Knowledge of CE, FCC standards, and product certification processes.
6. Testing: Strong lab skills with oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, and other test equipment.
7. Embedded Systems: Familiarity with ARM and Xilinx FPGA/SoC hardware.
8. Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
9. Tools: Proficient with industry-standard design and analysis tools, and MS Office.
BENEFITS:
1. Competitive Basic Salary
2. 6% Employers Contribution + 6% as a salary sacrifice
3. Private Medical Insurance, Life Cover and Income Protection
4. 25 days holiday
5. 5 days full sick pay per year
6. Flexi-working
7. Cycle to Work & Tech Scheme
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