Hardware Engineer

JAM; Rochester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM in Rochester is seeking a Hardware Engineer - Digital to join a leading UK defence organisation. This on-site, full-time role delivers complex digital/analogue hardware design from concept to certification, emphasising robust designs and lifecycle discipline.

You will coach junior engineers, produce design artefacts, and collaborate with other disciplines to optimise system outcomes while balancing cost and schedule constraints.

Qualifications

• Digital and/or analogue electronics technologies experience.
• Experience through the engineering development lifecycle from concept to product certification.
• Robust understanding of product design and work package control.
• Ability to balance cost and schedule constraints to meet programme needs.
• Familiarity with Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise, Simetrix and LT Spice tools.
• Experience with analogue simulations and system development tools such as EA, MATLAB and Simulink.

Skills

Digital & Analogue Electronics

Engineering lifecycle knowledge

Product design & work package control

Cost & schedule awareness

Tools

Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise

Simetrix

LT Spice

Enterprise Architect

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Currently recruiting for a Hardware Engineer - Digital to work within one of the Uk's leading defence organisations in Rochester. This role is full time on site.

This role focuses on delivering complex hardware design activities in line with development plans, budgets and schedules. It includes capturing requirements, producing preliminary and detailed designs, and performing the necessary analysis to ensure robust solutions. The position encourages innovation by identifying improvements to both design approaches and wider engineering practices, while working collaboratively with other disciplines to optimise system level outcomes and manage dependencies effectively.

Alongside technical delivery, the role provides guidance and support across digital and analogue electronics development, helping ensure high quality engineering outputs. It also involves coaching junior engineers to build capability within the team and producing design artefacts that meet company and industry standards.

Knowledge:

• You will have proven knowledge and experience of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies
• You will have experience of working through the engineering development lifecycle, from concept to product certification
• You will have a robust understanding of product design and work package control
• Ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs
• Familiarity with Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise, Simetrix, LT Spice tools

Skills:

• You will have the ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs and capable of providing robust engineering judgement in all phases of the engineering development lifecycle
• It is also desirable to have experience of Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise, Analogue simulations tools, such as Simetrix or Spice and System development tools, such as Enterprise Architect, Matlab, Simulink