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# Hardware Technical Lead

- **Company:** Matchtech
- **Location:** Farnborough, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £50,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Schematic Capture, SC Clearance, Pcb Layout
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gb21d26accc375abe306b8f4b21ccabe7c/eaa

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

* 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.


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