Senior Hardware Engineer - Analogue (Contractor)

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc; Northampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and technology company is seeking a Senior Hardware Analogue Engineer to leverage expertise in analog circuit design within the defense sector. Responsibilities include analyzing customer requirements, creating and modifying designs, and ensuring hardware integration through testing and debugging. Applicants should have strong skills in power management and signal integrity. The role requires UK Security clearance and offers an opportunity to work across a full development life-cycle in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in designing analog circuits, including amplifiers, filters, and oscillators.
• Understanding of signal integrity and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) principles.
• Familiarity with ADCs, DACs, and mixed-signal design.
• Skills in designing power supply circuits and managing power distribution.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of customer requirements.
• Create & modify electronic designs and architecture.
• Use simulation tools to generate verification test benches.
• Participate in design reviews.
• Configuration control and hardware integration.

Skills

Analog Circuit Design

Signal Integrity

Analog-to-Digital Conversion

Power Management

Testing and Debugging

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analysers

Job description

Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

Job Description

This role is for a Senior Hardware Analogue Engineer who is looking to apply their subject matter expertise in a new and challenging environment, working across the full development life‑cycle.

While primarily working on defence products and contracts, candidates with domain experience in adjacent areas are encouraged to apply for this role. Working within a team environment the candidate will be able to use their technical knowledge, decision making and interpersonal skills to achieve the project goals.

Tasks include:

• Analysis of customer requirements
• Create & modify electronic designs and architecture
• Use simulation tools to generate verification test benches
• Participate in design reviews
• Configuration control
• Hardware Integration

Qualifications

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate engineering and domain experience across a number of the aspects listed below:

• Analog Circuit Design: Proficiency in designing analog circuits, including amplifiers, filters and oscillators.
• Signal Integrity: Understanding of signal integrity and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) principles.
• Analog‑to‑Digital Conversion: Familiarity with ADCs, DACs, and mixed‑signal design.
• Power Management: Skills in designing power supply circuits and managing power distribution.
• Testing and Debugging: Proficiency in using oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers.
• Hardware design and verification against an agreed set of requirements.
• Good understanding of requirements capture, work package definition and effort estimation.
• Create and modify analogue and digital hardware designs.
• Module and System commissioning.
• Support the manufacturing department during build and test; Experience of implementing the development guidelines set out by RTCA/DO‑25.

Additional Information

General Dynamics Mission Systems utilises QDOS IR35 Status Review. The requirements of this contract have been evaluated as Outside IR35 – Prior to the engagement start you will need to complete a status questionnaire in order to receive the finalised status determination.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.