Hardware Engineer

Holt Executive Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus & pension

Healthcare

Leave and cycle to work

Professional development

Job summary

Holt Executive Ltd is seeking a hands-on Hardware Engineer to design and develop bespoke electrical and electronic hardware for complex test systems across aerospace, defence, space and other regulated industries. You will own the hardware from concept through to manufacture, integration, testing and customer acceptance, working with multidisciplinary teams and addressing varied technical challenges.

This role offers opportunities for professional development, exposure to regulated environments

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field.
• Experience in electrical or electronic hardware design.
• Strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics.
• Experience with component selection, hardware integration and documentation.
• Practical fault‑finding and diagnostic skills.
• Understanding of manufacturing, assembly and testing processes.
• Full UK driving licence and right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical and electronic hardware for bespoke test systems.
• Translate customer requirements into hardware solutions.
• Produce schematics, wiring diagrams, BOMs and technical documentation.
• Support hardware procurement, integration, fault-finding and testing.
• Contribute to verification, validation, commissioning and customer acceptance.
• Collaborate with software, systems, mechanical and production teams.
• Identify risks and opportunities to improve performance and reliability.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Electronic Engineering

Analog & Digital electronics

Hardware design

Documentation & drawing

Fault-finding

Manufacturing processes

Driving licence

Education

Degree/HNC/HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related

Tools

LabVIEW

TestStand

National Instruments hardware

Electrical CAD tools

Job description

An established engineering organisation is looking for a Hardware Engineer to design and develop bespoke electrical and electronic hardware for complex test systems across aerospace, defence, space and other regulated industries.

You’ll work across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements capture and design through to manufacture, integration, testing and customer acceptance. Working alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle varied technical challenges and take ownership of your designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design electrical and electronic hardware for bespoke automated and manual test systems.
• Translate customer requirements into practical hardware solutions and system architectures.
• Select and integrate instrumentation, power supplies, data acquisition equipment and communications hardware.
• Produce electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of materials and technical documentation.
• Support hardware procurement, manufacture, integration, fault‑finding and testing.
• Contribute to verification, validation, commissioning and customer acceptance.
• Collaborate with software, systems, mechanical and production engineering teams.
• Identify technical risks, component obsolescence and opportunities to improve performance and reliability.

Essential Skills and Experience

• A degree, HNC/HND or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in electrical or electronic hardware design.
• Good understanding of analogue and digital electronics.
• Experience with component selection, hardware integration and technical documentation.
• Practical fault‑finding and diagnostic skills.
• Understanding of manufacturing, assembly and testing processes.
• Full UK‑valid driving licence and right to work in the UK.

Desirable Experience

• Aerospace, defence, space or other regulated industries.
• Automated test equipment, rack‑mounted systems or electrical cabinets.
• PCB design, FPGA or microcontroller technologies.
• Instrumentation, data acquisition, power electronics or EMC.
• LabVIEW, TestStand, National Instruments hardware or electrical CAD tools.
• Interfaces such as Ethernet, RS‑232/422/485, CAN, SPI or I²C.
• Verification and validation, safety standards or legacy equipment modernisation.

What's on Offer?

• Technically varied projects across advanced engineering sectors.
• Involvement throughout the full engineering lifecycle.
• Professional development and opportunities for career progression.
• Annual performance‑related bonus.
• Pension with 4% employee and 8% employer contributions.
• Family private healthcare and health cash plan.
• 27 days' annual leave plus UK bank holidays.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.

Security:

Applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain the relevant UK security clearance. Some projects may have additional nationality or residency restrictions.

If you’re a hands‑on Hardware Engineer looking for varied technical challenges and the opportunity to take designs from concept through to commissioning, we’d like to hear from you.