Senior Digital Hardware Engineer

Holt Executive Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense sector is seeking a Senior Digital Hardware Engineer for various exciting contract opportunities. In this role, you will design and test high-speed digital electronics for airborne radar products, requiring expertise in FPGA and microprocessor technology. The position allows hybrid working and involves responsibilities like supervising junior engineers and supporting integration activities.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in high-speed digital electronics design using FPGA/microprocessors.
• Experience in high-speed communication interfaces and PCB layout.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze system requirements.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality and robust digital electronics designs.
• Support integration & verification activities at hardware and system level.
• Document and record deliverables, providing progress reports.

Skills

Designing high-speed digital electronics

Schematic capture using Mentor Graphics

High-speed serial communication interfaces

Functional simulation & timing analysis

Excellent communication skills

Education

Degree in Electronics Engineering or other STEM-based subject

Honours or Masters degree in Electronics Engineering or related STEM subject

Tools

Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) DxDesigner

Hyperlynx SI/PI

Job description

Are you a Hardware Engineer working on defence products? I have some exciting CONTRACT opportunities for Digital Hardware engineers at various levels on cutting edge defence projects.

These roles are on a hybrid basis with 3 days from home and 2 days in the office per week.

The Senior / Principal Digital hardware engineer would be responsible for design, commissioning and test of high-speed digital electronics hardware, i.e., Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCAs) on complex systems for airborne Radar products.

The successful candidate may be required to supervise other less experienced digital hardware engineers working on the same project.

The role will be based at our customer’s site in Edinburgh and may allow for hybrid working after an initial period of familiarisation onsite.

Job Responsibilities:

• Creating high-quality and robust digital electronics designs
• Documenting and recording deliverables
• Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level
• Keeping designs under configuration control
• Providing progress reports

Work Experience

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or other STEM-based subject
• Proven expertise designing high-speed digital electronics using the latest FPGA and/or microprocessor devices and high-speed interconnect technology
• Proficient in schematic capture using Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) DxDesigner or similar tools
• Experience of high-speed serial communication interfaces/protocols (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet/ IEEE802.3, SPI, I2C) and high-speed bus architectures (e.g., DDR3/4)
• Use of high-speed digital design techniques such as signal termination, controlled impedance, matched length tracking, ground/power planes, decoupling, etc.
• Functional simulation & timing analysis/constraints at circuit level
• Experience of PCB layout, working closely with and providing guidance to PCB layout engineers on high-speed digital designs
• Hands-on experience of integrating hardware, firmware & software on FPGA and microprocessor-based PCAs
• Ability to coordinate day-to-day technical activities, liaising closely with the lead engineer / digital hardware lead & other engineering disciplines
• Experience of liaising with Manufacturing / Production colleagues and external suppliers of key components and assemblies
• Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
• Ability to analyze system requirements and derive detailed hardware requirements
• Experience of debugging & testing new hardware designs
• Previous experience of the full hardware design lifecycle and presenting designs for peer and formal design reviews
• Self-motivated, with an aptitude to problem solve and drive difficult issues to conclusion
• Experience in writing technical reports / documentation

Desirable

• Relevant experience in the Aerospace/ Defence industry or on other complex/high-reliability systems
• Experience of signal integrity & power integrity analysis at board level using Hyperlynx SI/PI or equivalent
• Knowledge of FPGA/ Software coding languages (VHDL, C, Assembler)
• Experience of hardware requirements capture, requirements management tools and formal verification of hardware requirements
• Experience of supervising other digital hardware engineers, planning and managing work for yourself and a small team

Qualifications

• Honours or Masters degree in Electronics Engineering or related STEM subject

Security

• Due to security requirements, these roles are open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY