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Lead Hardware Engineer Scroll down to find the complete details of the job offer, including experience required and associated duties and tasks. Luton | 4 Days Onsite Per Week 12-Month Contract £65 per Hour (Inside IR35) Active SC Clearance Required Winsearch is currently recruiting for a Lead Hardware Engineer to join a leading defence engineering organisation delivering advanced Electronic Warfare and Defensive Aids Systems across air, land and maritime platforms. This is an exciting opportunity to work on technically challenging programmes at the forefront of defence technology, developing mission-critical hardware that supports some of the world's most advanced military platforms. Working within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, you'll contribute throughout the entire product lifecycle, from requirements capture and architecture definition through to integration, qualification and customer acceptance. The Role As a Lead Hardware Engineer, you'll take a key role in the design and development of complex digital and mixed-signal electronics for high-performance defence applications. You'll work closely with systems, firmware, software and RF engineering teams to develop robust hardware solutions capable of operating in demanding environments. Key Responsibilities Design and develop advanced digital and mixed-signal hardware. Define hardware architectures for FPGA, SoC and processor-based systems. Create schematics and support PCB layout activities for high-speed designs. Develop and verify interfaces including DDR memory, PCIe and Ethernet. Integrate hardware, firmware and software into complete system solutions. Perform simulation, verification and validation activities. Support board-level bring-up, debugging and fault investigation. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams across the product lifecycle. Support environmental, EMC and qualification testing. Produce technical documentation and engineering evidence to support programme delivery. Support customer demonstrations, trials and acceptance activities. Skills & Experience We're keen to hear from engineers with experience in high-speed digital electronics design gained within defence, aerospace or other highly regulated industries. Essential Strong background in FPGA and SoC-based hardware architectures. Experience designing complex multilayer PCB assemblies. Knowledge of high-speed serial interfaces, processors and memory subsystems. Experience with tools such as Altium Designer, OrCAD, Xpedition or equivalent. Practical hardware debugging and fault-finding experience using industry-standard test equipment. Understanding of signal integrity, power integrity and timing considerations. Experience integrating hardware, firmware and software within embedded systems. Ability to translate system requirements into effective hardware solutions. Experience supporting verification, validation and qualification activities. Desirable Electronic Warfare, Radar, RF, Communications or Sensor Systems experience. Safety-critical or mission-critical product development. FPGA signal processing architectures. Knowledge of aerospace and defence standards including DO-254, DEF STAN or MIL-STD. Experience leading technical reviews and mentoring engineers. Design for Manufacture, Design for Test and Design for Reliability methodologies. Requirements Active SC Clearance. Sole British National status due to programme security requirements. Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams. What's on Offer? £65 per hour (Inside IR35) Initial 12-month contract Hybrid working with four days per week onsite in Luton Work on cutting-edge Electronic Warfare and Defence programmes Exposure to advanced technologies and complex engineering challenges Collaborative environment with experienced engineering specialists If you're looking for a contract opportunity where you can contribute to the development of next-generation defence technology, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact Winsearch for a confidential discussion. INDWIN Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you! The UK has now left the European Union. Any EU, EEA or Swiss citizens living in the UK that wish to remain in the UK post Brexit need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. xrnqpay Although the closing date for applications was 30th Jun 2021, if you have not yet applied but believe that you would qualify under the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office have confirmed that they will consider late applications. For further information please see Thanks

Two Project Baby awards this year, a Red Dot and iF Award on the shelf, and a seat where you own the mechanism, the moulding and a China handover. This Product Design Engineer role in Biggleswade pays £50,000 to £55,000 with hybrid working available after probation. Scope of the Role As a Product Design Engineer, you will take concepts from the in-house industrial designer and turn them into manufacturable products, owning the engineering from CAD through to production: • Model multi-part assemblies, linkages, mechanisms and complex surfacing in SolidWorks at anadvanced level., • Drive design for manufacture across metals and plastics, including moulding, overmoulding and tooling., • Own the relationship with the China engineering team, travelling out two to three times a year., • Mentor a more junior engineer moving into SolidWorks and design. Key Skills and Experience Required • Extensive experience as a Product Design Engineer, Design Engineer or Mechanical Design Engineer, concept to production., • Advanced SolidWorks, including multi-part assemblies, linkages, mechanisms and complex surfacing, built unaided., • A solid background in metals and plastics, injection moulding, overmoulding and mechanism design., • Experience handing designs to manufacturing, ideally with China or Far East exposure., • FEA experience is an advantage, not essential. Salary and Benefits • £50,000 to £55,000, • Hybrid working, three days on-site, available after a successful probation period, • 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy more, • Pension contribution, • Mental health and wellbeing support, including 24/7 GP access, • Employee discount scheme and death in service insurance As a Product Design Engineer here, you will join a small, tight design team of four to five, working alongside three engineers in China. This British, family-owned manufacturer of high-end pushchairs and nursery products is sold on design and pride of ownership as much as function, and has recently won an iF Design award, a Red Dot award and a Queen's Award. The newly refurbished studio has an open-plan floor and a fully kitted workshop. The business is growing and moving beyond its core category, giving you real scope to shape what comes next. How to Apply Want to find out more about this Product Design Engineer role? Click apply and we'll be in touch. JBRP1_UKTJ

Principal / Lead Hardware Engineer Location: Luton, Bedfordshire (LU1) Duration: 12 Months Onsite: 90% onsite Rate: £95.44ph UMBRELLA Security: We seek an engineer with recent high-integrity or safety-critical industry experience (defence, aerospace, or similar), or eligible for UK security clearance. The Opportunity We're looking for an experienced Principal / Lead Hardware Engineer to join a major defence programme developing advanced electronic systems for air, land and maritime platforms. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on complex FPGA and processor-based hardware, contributing throughout the full product lifecycle—from requirements capture and architecture through detailed design, integration, verification and qualification. You'll be working alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-performance electronic hardware for safety and mission-critical applications. Key Responsibilities • Design and develop complex digital and mixed-signal electronic hardware., • Develop hardware architectures for FPGA, SoC and processor-based solutions., • Produce schematics and support PCB layout for high-speed digital designs., • Design and validate interfaces such as DDR memory, PCIe, Ethernet and other high-speed protocols., • Integrate hardware with embedded software, firmware and FPGA solutions., • Carry out simulation, verification, validation and design analysis activities., • Support board bring-up, hardware debugging and fault investigation., • Work collaboratively with Systems, Software, Firmware, RF, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering teams., • Support environmental, EMC/EMI and qualification testing., • Produce technical documentation throughout the engineering lifecycle., • Support system integration, demonstrations and customer acceptance activities where required. Essential Skills & Experience, • Strong background in high-speed digital hardware design within defence, aerospace or other highly regulated industries., • Experience designing FPGA and SoC-based hardware (Xilinx, AMD, Intel/Altera or equivalent)., • Proven experience designing complex multilayer PCBs, including:, • High-speed serial interfaces, • DDR memory, • High-performance processors, • FPGA-based digital signal processing, • Experience using schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium Designer, OrCAD, Xpedition or equivalent., • Hands-on board-level debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analysers and protocol analysers., • Experience integrating hardware with embedded firmware and software., • Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity and timing analysis., • Experience supporting verification, validation and qualification activities., • Ability to translate system requirements into robust hardware designs. Desirable Experience, • Electronic Warfare, Radar, RF, Communications or Sensor technologies., • Development of safety-critical or mission-critical systems., • FPGA signal processing., • Knowledge of DO-254, DEF STAN, MIL-STD or equivalent industry standards., • Hardware design reviews and technical leadership., • Design for Manufacture (DfM), Design for Test (DfT) and Design for Reliability (DfR). JBRP1_UKTJ