Lead Hardware Design Engineer - Space

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd; Welwyn; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd in Welwyn, United Kingdom, seeks a Lead Hardware Design Engineer to guide FPGA/ASIC-based satellite payload development within a multi-disciplinary team focused on high-reliability space electronics.

You will own the hardware lifecycle from specification to testing, with progression to Hardware Manager within 2–3 years, and salary £85-£100k with potential enhancement for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hardware design experience (space/aerospace or similar).
• Proven leadership experience
• Strong proficiency in high-speed digital design
• Experience with FPGA/ASIC development lifecycle and verification.

Responsibilities

• Own the hardware product development lifecycle from concept to production and support.
• Lead specification, circuit design, schematic capture, testing and simulations.
• Mentor and manage the hardware design team, coordinating with multidisciplinary groups.
• Drive design quality, schedules and documentation to meet mission-critical requirements.

Skills

High speed digital design

Leadership

Space/aerospace hardware

FPGA/ASIC design

Job description

This is a senior opportunity for a hardware design engineer with deep space or high-reliability electronics experience who is ready to take on technical leadership and progress into a Hardware Manager role within the next 2-3 years.

As part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team, this role will focus on developing FPGA/ASIC-based satellite telecommunication payloads for a variety of orbits, while managing complex hardware development activities.

The successful hardware design engineer will take ownership of the hardware product development lifecycle, including specification, design, testing, detailed circuit design, schematic capture, component selection and electronic simulation.

Lead Hardware Design Engineer essential skills

• 10+ years' hardware design experience (including Space/Aerospace or similar)
• Leadership skills
• High speed digital design

Lead Hardware Design Engineer desirable skills

• RF design and validation
• Radiation effects and mitigation
• DC/DC power supply design
• Environmental, thermal, safety and EMI/EMC standards

Position: Lead Hardware Design Engineer

Salary: £85-100k. Perhaps more for the right person

Key skills: High Speed design, space.