Hardware Engineer

BAE Systems; New Forest; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Hardware Engineer to join their multidisciplinary team in Rochester. The role involves executing hardware design tasks, conducting requirements capture, and delivering design artefacts. Ideal candidates will have a degree in electronics engineering and knowledge of digital and analogue technologies. This position offers competitive benefits and the opportunity to work on innovative projects in the defense sector.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Degree/HND in electronics engineering or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of digital & analogue electronics.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Executing hardware design tasks per development plan.
• Conducting hardware requirements capture and design.
• Delivering design artefacts in accordance with standards.

Skills

Digital electronics

Analogue electronics

Communication skills

Education

Degree/HND in electronics engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise

Simetrix

Matlab

Simulink

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Job title: Hardware Engineer

Location: Rochester

Salary: £40,000 per annum

What You’ll Be Doing

• Executing hardware design tasks in accordance with the hardware development plan, whilst meeting agreed timescales and allocated budgets
• Conducting hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, detailed design including a range of analysis tasks
• Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards
• Working with other disciplines within an integrated team
  
  

Essential

Your skills and experiences:

• Degree/HND in electronics engineering or an equivalent qualification
• Working knowledge and understanding of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies; design tools and techniques, electronic circuits design, schematic capture, design analysis, design documentation, commissioning, and integration
• An inquisitive mind-set, articulate, with good written and verbal communication skills
  
  

Desirable

• Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise
• Analogue simulations tools, such as Simetrix or Spice
• System development tools, such as Enterprise Architect, Matlab, Simulink
  
  

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Hardware Engineer Team

As a Hardware Engineer you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors, and other associated safety-critical technology.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with innovating cutting-edge projects as a member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to progressing your career in this industry.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 28th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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