Sustaining Hardware Engineer

Concurrent; Colchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays + bank holidays

Annual profit share bonus

Cycle to work

Home & Tech salary sacrifice

Private Health Insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Generous pension up to 10%

Volunteer day

Job summary

Concurrent is hiring a Sustaining Hardware Engineer to extend the lifecycle of legacy products with the latest components. You will influence hardware evolution and contribute to development processes, working closely with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes obsolescence management, schematic/PCB design, and ongoing product support, with a focus on collaboration and candid feedback to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years electronics engineering experience.
• Debugging skills.
• Experience with PC motherboard architecture (64-bit, PCIe, Ethernet, DDR4).
• Programmable logic devices or FPGA experience.
• Embedded software appreciation.
• Experience with Intel or ARM chipsets.
• Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Involve with component obsolescence and customer support, developing re-spins of legacy products.
• Create schematic and PCB design, ensuring requirements are met.
• Report technical issues and progress on projects.
• Prepare for and submit technical work for review on obsolescence management.
• Ensure analysis and development activities are identified and performed.
• Conduct design reviews including schematic and PCB layout.

Skills

Electronics engineering experience

Debugging skills

PC motherboard architecture (64-bit)

Programmable logic devices / FPGA

Embedded software appreciation

Intel/ARM chipsets experience

Education

MEng/MSc/BEng in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering

Tools

FPGA

Job description

We’re building something powerful. Let’s build it together. We’ve delivered high-performance embedded computing solutions for four decades across industries including defence, telecoms, and aerospace. We’re proud to be experts in what we do and are looking for more brilliant people to join our team.

The Role

Due to the acceleration of, new product releases and a customer need to keep existing products in the market for longer durations, the company requires an additional Sustaining Hardware Engineer. As we strive to stay at the leading edge, you will have a voice in how we evolve the hardware and people development processes and methodologies. A team player you will work collaboratively with other functions and provide candid feedback to help us.

What Will I be doing?

You will be involved with component obsolescence, customer support and the development of re-spins of our legacy products, using the latest components on the market to extend product lifecycle. You will also be involved in;

• Re-designs of our legacy product identifying requirements, through to final verification testing.
• Creation of schematic and PCB design, ensuring all the original requirements are achieved.
• Report technical issues and progress
• Prepare for, and submit technical work for review on obsolescence management
• Ensure the necessary analysis and development activities are identified and performed.
• Conduct design reviews including schematic and PCB layout

What are we looking for?

• 3+ years electronics engineering experience.
• Debugging skills.
• Experience working with PC motherboard architecture, e.g. microprocessors (64bit), PCI Express, Ethernet, DDR4 Memory;
• Programmable logic devices or FPGA ;
• Embedded Software appreciation.
• Experience with Intel or ARM chipsets
• MEng/MSc/BEng in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or similar/equivalent discipline.

Benefits for working at Concurrent

• 25 days holidays + bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme.
• Annual profit share bonus.
• Cycle to work, Home & Tech and car salary sacrifice schemes.
• Employee assistance programme and virtual GP.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Generous company pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution.
• One paid volunteering day per year.
• Private Health Insurance through Bupa.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and believe in the power of a diverse, inclusive team. We welcome all applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age. Please let us know if you require anything which would enable your success throughout our interview process.

Security Clearance

Please be aware that certain roles working for Concurrent will be subject to security and export control restrictions. These specific roles are therefore subject to candidates being able to meet BPSS level pre-employment screening criteria. For more information and guidance about security requirements please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

GDPR

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