Principal Hardware Engineer

BAE Systems
Rochester, United Kingdom
22 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Rochester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Analogue Electronics
Computer Engineering
Desktop Computing
Hardware Design
Matlab
Systems Development Life Cycle
Simulink
Safety Critical Systems
Mentor Graphics

Job description

  • Executing complex hardware design tasks in accordance with the hardware development plan, whilst meeting agreed timescales and allocated budgets
  • Conducting hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, detailed design including a range of analysis tasks
  • Adopting an innovative approach to design and identifying improvements to working practices
  • Working with other disciplines within an integrated team to optimise solutions and minimise impacts from dependencies
  • Providing technical guidance and support to the development and delivery of all aspects of digital &/or analogue electronics solutions
  • Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members
  • Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards, As a Senior/ Principal Hardware Engineer you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors, and other associated safety-critical technology. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with innovating cutting-edge projects as a member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to progressing your career in this industry.

Requirements

  • Degree/HND in electronics engineering or an equivalent qualification

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

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

  • Ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs

  • Capable of providing robust engineering judgement in all phases of the engineering development lifecycle.

  • Robust understanding of product design and work package control

  • DO-254 experience.

  • High speed digital or mixed signal.

  • Experience working on safety critical systems.

  • Requirements driven design experience. Desirable

  • Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise

  • Analogue simulations tools, such as Simetrix or Spice

  • System development tools, such as Enterprise Architect, Matlab, Simulink

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