hardware engineer

iO Associates; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

iO Associates is seeking a Hardware Engineer focused on avionics and embedded systems in the South West England region. The role involves owning the design of safety-critical flight electronics from schematics and PCB layout through prototype bring-up and environmental testing.

You will design multi-layer PCBs, implement CAN/CAN FD, RS422/485, Ethernet, SPI and I2C buses, and develop efficient DC-DC converters while ensuring designs meet harsh-environment standards.

Qualifications

• Advanced Altium Designer skills with high-speed layout and impedance control.
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers (STM32).
• Hands-on lab skills: diagnostics, soldering, harness integration and test automation.

Responsibilities

• Design multi-layer PCBs in Altium Designer for flight computers, power distribution and sensor interfaces.
• Implement communication buses including CAN/CAN FD, RS422/485, Ethernet, SPI and I2C.
• Design efficient, lightweight DC-DC converters and power circuitry.
• Design for harsh environments and meet standards such as DO-160G and MIL-STD-810.

Skills

Altium Designer

High-speed layout

Controlled impedance

ARM Cortex-M (STM32)

Diagnostics

Soldering

Harness integration

Test automation

LabVIEW

Python

Tools

CAN/CAN FD

RS422/485

Ethernet

SPI

I2C

LabVIEW

Python

Job description

Job Title: Hardware Engineer (Avionics & Embedded Systems)

• Location: South West England (hybrid, 2 days a week in the office)

About the role

We’re a growing manufacturer of advanced uncrewed aircraft systems. You’ll own the design of safety-critical flight electronics, from schematic and PCB layout through to prototype bring-up and environmental testing.

What you’ll do

• Design multi-layer PCBs in Altium Designer for flight computers, power distribution and sensor interfaces
• Implement communication buses including CAN/CAN FD, RS422/485, Ethernet, SPI and I2C
• Design efficient, lightweight DC-DC converters and power circuitry
• Design for harsh environments and meet standards such as DO-160G and MIL-STD-810

What you’ll need

• Advanced Altium Designer skills, including high-speed layout and controlled impedance
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers (e.g. STM32); FPGA experience is a bonus
• Hands-on lab skills: diagnostics, soldering, harness integration and test automation (Python/LabVIEW)

Urgent role, interviewing next week.