Hardware Technical Lead

• Define and improve the unified hardware development lifecycle and CAD/simulation toolsets.
• Provide deep-dive architectural guidance focusing on electronic/mechanical integration and thermal management.
• Enforce quality standards and stage-gated peer reviews across PCB, Mechanical, and FPGA teams.
• Lead, coach, and support career development across the hardware engineering team.
• Identify training needs, skills gaps, and recruitment requirements to meet business goals.
• Lead detailed electronic architecture design, schematic capture, high-speed digital board design, and PCB layout oversight.
• Spearhead rigorous hardware design verification (DV) testing.
• Own the technical NPI hardware lifecycle, ensuring seamless handovers to manufacturing.

• Extensive experience within the hardware engineering and electronic design domain.
• Degree in Electronic Engineering or similar discipline.
• Experience defining processes and toolsets across PCB, FPGA, and Mechanical disciplines.
• Ability to implement engineering governance and design review metrics across hardware ecosystems.
• Must be a UK sole national and capable of obtaining UK security clearance.

Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity with programmable logic integration and high-speed interfaces.
• Knowledge of DFT and DFM methodologies.
• Proven experience designing, developing, and delivering electronic products tailored for defence, high-assurance, or aerospace applications.
• Proven track record of coaching engineers to improve output quality without administrative heavy-handedness.

• Competitive salary
• Challenging projects with global impact
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative work environment
• Employee benefits package