Hardware Development Engineer in Farnborough

Energy Jobline CVL; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy job board in the UK is looking for an Electronic Engineer to take ownership of hardware design across the product lifecycle. The role involves designing high-speed digital boards and collaborating with various engineering teams. Candidates should have a degree in Electronic Engineering, experience in hardware development, and the ability to obtain UK Security Clearance. This position offers the opportunity to work on innovative hardware technologies in a forward-thinking environment.

Qualifications

• Full hardware development lifecycle experience.
• Strong grasp of electronic design fundamentals.
• Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).

Responsibilities

• Ownership of hardware design across product lifecycle.
• Design high-speed digital boards for products.
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Software, and Systems engineers.

Skills

High-speed digital circuit development

Hardware testing and troubleshooting

Proficiency with CAD tools

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

What You’ll Do

• 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 analyzers, and similar tools.
• Proficiency with industry-standard CAD tools (e.g., Cadence or Mentor schematic/layout).
• Must be a UK resident 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.