Lead Hardware Engineer

ARM; Caddington; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

ARM is seeking a Lead Hardware Engineer to solve complex challenges in high-speed digital design and FPGA-based architectures within a regulated defence environment. Based in the UK, this 12-month contract requires a high level of UK Security Clearance.

You will design and integrate hardware for FPGA/SoC systems, support PCB layouts, and verify high-speed interfaces while collaborating with Systems, Firmware, Software, RF, Mechanical and Production teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing high-speed digital electronics within aerospace, defence or other safety/mission-critical industries.
• Strong background in FPGA and SoC-based hardware architectures (Xilinx, AMD, Intel/Altera or equivalent).
• Practical board-level debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, spectrum analysers and protocol analysers.
• Experience integrating hardware, firmware and software on complex embedded systems.
• Experience developing products to demanding EMC, EMI and environmental requirements.
• Experience designing complex multilayer PCBs incorporating high-speed interfaces, processors, memory subsystems and FPGA-based signal processing.
• Knowledge of DO-254, DEF STAN, MIL-STD or equivalent aerospace and defence standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex digital and mixed-signal hardware solutions for defence and aerospace applications.
• Define hardware architectures for FPGA, SoC and processor-based systems.
• Capture schematics and support PCB layout activities for high-speed, high-performance digital designs.
• Design and verify high-speed interfaces including DDR memory, PCIe, Ethernet and similar protocols.
• Integrate FPGA, processor, software and firmware components into complete system solutions.
• Perform design analysis, simulation, validation and verification activities.
• Support hardware bring-up, debugging and root-cause investigation at board and system level.
• Work closely with Systems, Firmware, Software, RF, Mechanical and Production Engineering teams.
• Support environmental, EMC/EMI and qualification testing in accordance with defence and aerospace standards.
• Produce technical documentation, design evidence and progress reporting in accordance with structured engineering lifecycles.
• Support customer demonstrations, integration activities, acceptance testing and trials.

Skills

FPGA architectures

High-speed digital design

Signal processing

Embedded systems

Hardware debugging

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analysers

Spectrum analysers

Protocol analysers

Job description

Lead Hardware Engineer

Based in Luton

12-month contract

Paying up to £70p/h (Inside IR35)

Please note - Due to the nature of the work, you'll be required to already hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security Clearance

Overview

Required to solve complex technical challenges involving high-speed digital design, FPGA-based architectures, signal processing, hardware integration and system qualification within a highly regulated defence environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex digital and mixed-signal hardware solutions for defence and aerospace applications.
• Define hardware architectures for FPGA, SoC and processor-based systems.
• Capture schematics and support PCB layout activities for high-speed, high-performance digital designs.
• Design and verify high-speed interfaces including DDR memory, PCIe, Ethernet and similar protocols.
• Integrate FPGA, processor, software and firmware components into complete system solutions.
• Perform design analysis, simulation, validation and verification activities.
• Support hardware bring-up, debugging and root-cause investigation at board and system level.
• Work closely with Systems, Firmware, Software, RF, Mechanical and Production Engineering teams.
• Support environmental, EMC/EMI and qualification testing in accordance with defence and aerospace standards.
• Produce technical documentation, design evidence and progress reporting in accordance with structured engineering lifecycles.
• Support customer demonstrations, integration activities, acceptance testing and trials.

Experience required

• Proven experience designing high-speed digital electronics within aerospace, defence or other safety/mission-critical industries.
• Strong background in FPGA and SoC-based hardware architectures (Xilinx, AMD, Intel/Altera or equivalent).
• Practical board-level debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, spectrum analysers and protocol analysers.
• Experience integrating hardware, firmware and software on complex embedded systems.
• Experience developing products to demanding EMC, EMI and environmental requirements.
• Experience designing complex multilayer PCBs incorporating: High-speed serial interfaces; High-performance processors; DDR memory subsystems & FPGA-based signal processing solutions.
• Knowledge of DO-254, DEF STAN, MIL-STD or equivalent aerospace and defence standards.
• Experience with FPGA signal processing architecture