Hardware Technician

BAE Systems; Borstal; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company is seeking a Hardware Technician to provide support in designing and verifying electronic solutions. Responsibilities include managing tasks and supporting the development of digital and analogue designs. The ideal candidate has a basic understanding of electronic technologies and is a team player. This role offers competitive benefits, including a pension scheme and flexible lifestyle discounts.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Understanding of electronic circuits design and design documentation.
• Practical electronics skills including soldering and wiring.
• Ability to manage tasks within schedules and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for digital and analogue designs.
• Manage tasks to meet programme schedules.
• Deliver design artefacts according to standards.

Skills

Basic understanding of digital and/or analogue electronics technologies

Ability to work in teams

Awareness of cost and schedule management

Education

HNC/HND in electronics engineering or equivalent

Tools

Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise toolset

Job description

Job title

Hardware Technician

Location

Rochester, Kent

Salary

£30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience

What you’ll be doing

• Providing technical support during the development and delivery of all aspects of digital &/or analogue designs from requirements development, concept and detailed design, through to product certification
• Managing own tasks within given schedules and budgets to meet programme needs
• Supporting the delivery of design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Aware­ness and basic understanding of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies; design tools and techniques, electronic circuits design, schematic capture, design analysis, design documentation, commissioning and integration
• Able to work in small or large teams through the engineering development lifecycle with regular supervision/guidance
• Aware­ness of cost and schedule management

Desirable:

• Ideally have achieved HNC/HND in electronics engineering or an equivalent qualification
• Practical electronics skills, e.g. circuit card assembly, soldering, wiring, etc
• Aware­ness of component obsolescence management
• Familiarisation with the Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise toolset

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Hardware team

As a Hardware Technician, you will be a part of a small dedicated team that provides support to the design and verification of digital &/or analogue electronic 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 within 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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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

29 September 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.

Application steps

• Register an account (this is optional, you can apply as a guest)
• Provide contact information
• Upload your CV
• Complete a short diversity & inclusion questionnaire

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