Hardware Design Engineer

Job Title: Hardware Design Engineer

Location: Rochester, Kent - 4 days on site

Role Type: Permanent

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per annum depending on experience

Our client, an established electronics manufacturing firm in Rochester, require an experienced Hardware Design Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team.

Candidates would need to have lived & worked in the UK for 5+ years and be eligible for BPSS security clearance.

What the role of the Hardware Design Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Hardware Design Engineer will include:

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• Executing complex hardware design tasks in accordance with the hardware development plan, whilst meeting agreed timescales and allocated budgets
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• Conducting hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, detailed design including a range of analysis tasks
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• Adopting an innovative approach to design and identifying improvements to working practices
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• Working with other disciplines within an integrated team to optimise solutions and minimise impacts from dependencies
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• Providing technical guidance and support to the development and delivery of all aspects of digital &/or analogue electronics solutions
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• Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members
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• Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards
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What experience you need to be the successful Hardware Design Engineer:

Essential:

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• Degree/HND in electronics engineering or an equivalent qualification
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• Proven knowledge and experience of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies
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• Experience of working through the engineering development lifecycle, from concept to product certification
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• Ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs
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• Capable of providing robust engineering judgement in all phases of the engineering development lifecycle.
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• Robust understanding of product design and work package control
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Desirable:

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• Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise
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• Analogue simulations tools, such as Simetrix or Spice
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• System development tools, such as Enterprise Architect, Matlab, Simulink
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This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Hardware Design Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!