Hardware Development Engineer

Holt Executive Ltd; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized engineering firm in Farnborough is seeking an experienced Hardware Development Engineer to join their dynamic team. You will be responsible for the full development lifecycle of secure digital hardware solutions. The ideal candidate has a degree in Electronic Engineering, experience in high-speed digital circuit development, and proficiency with testing tools. This role offers a chance to work on cutting-edge technologies while contributing to impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Experience with the full hardware development lifecycle.
• Strong grasp of electronic design fundamentals.
• Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of hardware design and delivery.
• Specify and design high-speed digital boards.
• Produce development and production test processes.

Skills

High-speed digital circuit development

Hardware testing and troubleshooting

Collaboration with engineers

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Cadence

Mentor schematic/layout

Job description

What You’ll Do

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Hardware Development Engineer to join a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team designing and delivering secure digital hardware solutions. This is a hands-on role covering the full development lifecycle, from concept and design through to testing, production support, and customer integration.

• Take ownership of hardware design and delivery across the entire product lifecycle.
• Specify and design high-speed digital boards for products and test equipment.
• Create, build, and test development and production test equipment.
• Capture schematics and support PCB layout activities.
• Collaborate closely with Mechanical, Software, and Systems engineers to ensure seamless integration.
• Perform hardware design verification and support system/software testing.
• Produce development and production test processes and documentation.
• Provide production support, including resolving test and manufacturing issues and training production staff.
• Address design changes, component obsolescence, and integration of secure data products into customer platforms.

What We’re Looking For

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
• Full hardware development lifecycle experience with a strong grasp of electronic design fundamentals.
• Proven track record in high-speed digital circuit development and signal integrity.
• Skilled in hardware testing and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and similar tools.
• Proficiency with industry-standard CAD tools (e.g., Cadence or Mentor schematic/layout).
• Must be a UK national and able to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).

Desirable Skills

• Experience supporting production and applying Design for Test (DFT) and Design for Manufacture (DFM) techniques.
• Embedded firmware design (C/C++/Assembler/Python).
• Software design for test and test-equipment development.
• Ability to write test specifications and conduct hardware/system testing.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on innovative, secure hardware technologies, contributing to projects with real-world impact while developing your expertise in a collaborative and forward-thinking engineering environment.
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