Senior Hardware Engineer

BAE Systems; Minster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in Minster is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to generate hardware requirements, create design documentation, and manage hardware validation processes. Ideal candidates will have a solid understanding of electronic systems and experience in the full hardware design life cycle. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible benefits, and a chance to make a real difference in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Proven technical hardware knowledge and development skills.
• Experience with full hardware design life cycle.
• Knowledge of existing toolsets.

Responsibilities

• Generate hardware requirements and design documentation.
• Conduct hardware integration and commissioning.
• Manage hardware validation and obsolescence.

Skills

Technical hardware knowledge

Development skills

Understanding of electronic systems

Experience of the full hardware design life cycle

Toolset knowledge (DOORS / Polarion, Creo, Siemens Xpedition)

Education

HNC level or equivalent

Tools

DOORS

Polarion

Creo

Siemens Xpedition

Job description

If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.

Job Title: Senior Hardware Engineer

Location: Rochester.

Salary: £50,000- £57,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing

• Generate hardware requirements (DOORS / Polarion)
• Generate design documentation (top level architectures, concept design)
• Enclosure design (Creo)
• Electronic hardware design (Siemens Xpedition)
• Hardware integration and commissioning
• Hardware obsolescence management
• System safety (EN61010, CE Marking)
• Hardware validation (analysis, testing)
• Hardware estimation and task maturity tracking

Essential Skills

• Proven technical hardware knowledge and development skills with a good understanding of electronic systems and software
• Experience of the full hardware design life cycle, from requirements through to formal release
• Existing toolset knowledge such as DOORS / Polarion, Creo and Siemens Exhibition

Desirable Skills

• Experience of test equipment design
• Educated to minimum of HNC level or equivalent

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 Test Systems Engineering team

As part of the Test Systems team at BAE Systems Rochester, you will be working on active projects developing hardware used to test and simulate various avionic systems.

Test Systems provides solutions used to develop and test equipment such as Head-Up Displays, mission and flight control computers, and flight controls.

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: 25th November 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.