Lead Hardware Engineer

Synergize Consulting Ltd; Luton; On-site; GBP 57,859 - 96,432; Full time

Job summary

Synergize Consulting Ltd in Luton is seeking a Principal/Lead Hardware Engineer for a contract role, with four days onsite and SC clearance.

You'll design high-speed digital and mixed-signal hardware, FPGA/SoC architectures, and multi-layer PCBs, contributing to defence technology programmes across airborne, maritime and land platforms. The role demands experience in safety-critical environments and DO-254/MIL-STD approaches.

Qualifications

• SC Clearance is essential.
• Luton-based role with four days onsite weekly.
• Experience in aerospace/defence safety-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• High-speed digital and mixed-signal hardware design
• FPGA & SoC-based architectures (Xilinx, AMD, Intel/Altera)
• High-speed interfaces including DDR, PCIe & Ethernet
• Complex multilayer PCB design and schematic capture
• Hardware integration, verification and system qualification
• Board-level debugging using industry-standard test equipment
• Collaboration across Systems, Firmware, Software, RF and Mechanical Engineering teams

Skills

High-speed digital electronics

FPGA hardware design

Embedded systems integration

Altium

Xpedition

OrCAD

Signal integrity

EMC/EMI

DO-254 / MIL-STD environments

Job description

Principal/Lead Hardware Engineer (Contract)

Luton based - 4 days a week onsite

SC Clearance is essential

Up to £70 p/h Inside IR35

I'm working with a leading engineering organisation delivering some of the UK's most advanced defence technology programmes and am looking to speak with experienced security cleared Principal/Lead Hardware Engineers.

This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge electronic systems deployed across airborne, maritime and land-based platforms, designing mission-critical hardware that supports real-world operational capability.

What you'll be working on:

• High-speed digital and mixed-signal hardware design
• FPGA & SoC-based architectures (Xilinx, AMD, Intel/Altera)
• High-speed interfaces including DDR, PCIe & Ethernet
• Complex multilayer PCB design and schematic capture
• Hardware integration, verification and system qualification
• Board-level debugging using industry-standard test equipment
• Collaboration across Systems, Firmware, Software, RF and Mechanical Engineering teams

We're looking for engineers with experience in:

• High-speed digital electronics
• FPGA-based hardware design
• Embedded systems integration
• Altium, Xpedition, OrCAD or similar design tools
• Signal integrity, EMC/EMI and hardware verification
• Aerospace, Defence or other safety-critical engineering environments -Electronic Warfare, Radar, RF Systems, Communications, Sensor Systems or DO-254, DEF STAN or MIL-STD environments

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly skilled engineering team delivering complex programmes from concept through to integration, qualification and customer acceptance.