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# hardware engineer

- **Company:** iO Associates
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Salary:** £114,400.0 - £135,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Altium Designer, ARM Architecture, Automation of Tests, Ethernet, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), LabVIEW, Serial Peripheral Interface, MIL-STD-810 Environmental Testing, Pcb Layout
- **Published:** September 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/hardware-engineer/io-associates-job108006925

## About the Role

* Advanced Altium Designer skills, including high-speed layout and controlled impedance
 * Experience with ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers (e.g. STM32); FPGA experience is a bonus
 * Hands-on lab skills: diagnostics, soldering, harness integration and test automation (Python/LabVIEW)

## Description

We're a growing manufacturer of advanced uncrewed aircraft systems. You'll own the design of safety-critical flight electronics, from schematic and PCB layout through to prototype bring-up and environmental testing.

What you'll do

 * Design multi-layer PCBs in Altium Designer for flight computers, power distribution and sensor interfaces
 * Implement communication buses including CAN/CAN FD, RS422/485, Ethernet, SPI and I2C
 * Design efficient, lightweight DC-DC converters and power circuitry
 * Design for harsh environments and meet standards such as DO-160G and MIL-STD-810


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