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# Hardware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Gold Group
- **Location:** Rochester, UK
- **Salary:** £55,000.0 - £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Analog Electronics, Hardware Design, MATLAB, Systems Development Life Cycle, Simulink, Mentor Graphics
- **Published:** July 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/hardware-design-engineer/57118971

## About the Role

Candidates would need to have lived & worked in the UK for 5+ years and be eligible for BPSS security clearance., * 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

Desirable:

 * Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise
 * Analogue simulations tools, such as Simetrix or Spice
 * System development tools, such as Enterprise Architect, Matlab, Simulink

## Description

Some of the main duties of the Hardware Design Engineer will include:

 * 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


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