Hardware Development Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer to design systems for next-generation Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles in Southampton. This role entails hands-on engineering work, where successful candidates will see their designs fly, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and benefit from professional growth and solid employee benefits.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Enhanced parental leave

Flexible hours

Pension matched up to 6%

Qualifications

• Strong design skills in digital electronics.
• Experience with flight-critical PCBs and debugging.
• Ability to work under pressure and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Design core electronics for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles.
• Work collaboratively with mechanical and software teams.
• The role includes soldering, prototyping, and problem solving.

Skills

Electronics design

Problem solving

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Electronics Engineering or related field

Job description

Hardware Development Engineer, Southampton

Client:

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation

Location:

Southampton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

2

Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

Hardware Development Engineer (Electronics) – Salisbury (Onsite) – £50,000

Not every job lets you work on aircraft that actually fly. This one does.

Join a growing engineering team designing the systems behind next-generation Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles. These aircraft are already out there mapping deforestation and serving classified defence projects that push the edge of innovation.

Why Join?

• You’ll see your work in flight: no endless product development cycles here. Your designs will end up in the air.
• Hands-on innovation: this is real engineering. Soldering, prototyping, problem solving — all part of the job.
• A business on the rise: with significant investment and a growing platform of civil and military UAV projects, now is the time to get involved.
• Room to grow: with training, mentoring, and exposure to projects across the whole aircraft, your development won’t stop at electronics.
• Solid benefits: including private healthcare, enhanced parental leave, flexible hours, and a pension matched up to 6%.

You’re an electronics engineer who doesn’t just want to draw schematics — you want to see things fly. You’re confident in your design skills, calm under pressure when things don’t work first time, and collaborative enough to work shoulder-to-shoulder with mechanical, software, and systems teams.

This isn’t one of those gigs where you’re bolted onto the edge of a project. You’ll be right in the centre of it, designing the core electronics that power real aircraft — think digital electronics design, schematics, layouts etc of flight-critical PCBs & debugging power systems.

Some aircraft are several meters in wingspan. Others fit into the palm of your hand. So it's a broad electronics challenge!

For immediate consideration, please apply.