Join Our Team as a Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer!
Location: Rochester
Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 per annum
What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping innovative hardware solutions. Your responsibilities will include:
* Executing complex hardware design tasks while adhering to our development plan, timelines, and budgets.
* Conducting hardware requirements capture and detailed design, including a variety of analysis tasks.
* Embracing innovation to enhance design processes and improve working practices.
* Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to optimize solutions and minimize dependencies.
* Providing technical guidance for the development and delivery of digital and/or analogue electronics solutions.
* Coaching and developing junior team members to foster their growth.
* Delivering design artifacts that meet both company and industry standards.
Your Skills and Experiences:
Essential:
* A degree or HND in electronics engineering or a related field.
* Proven knowledge and experience in digital and/or analogue electronics technologies.
* Experience navigating the engineering development lifecycle from concept to product certification.
* A strong understanding of cost and schedule constraints impacting design.
* Ability to provide sound engineering judgment throughout the development lifecycle.
* A robust grasp of product design and work package control.
Desirable:
* Familiarity with Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise.
* Experience with analogue simulation tools like Simetrix or Spice.
* Knowledge of system development tools such as Enterprise Architect, Matlab, or Simulink.
Why Join Us?
At BAE Systems, we offer more than just a job; we provide a pathway to a fulfilling career. Our benefits include:
* A competitive pension scheme.
* Employee share plans.
* An extensive range of flexible health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme and private health plans.
* Shopping discounts and eligibility for an annual incentive.
The Hardware Team:
In this role, you will collaborate with a diverse, multidisciplinary team to develop cutting-edge hardware solutions for products like Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, and other safety-critical technologies. This is your chance to work on innovative projects and advance your career in a supportive environment.
Why BAE Systems?
Join us and make a real difference! We foster an inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and rewards integrity and merit. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance, we encourage you to discuss potential reasonable adjustments with us.
Please note that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. Factors such as nationality and residency may affect your eligibility for certain positions. All applicants must meet the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, with many roles requiring higher levels of National Security Vetting.
Closing Date: 18th February 2026
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!