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 aligned with our development plan, ensuring timely delivery within budget.
* Conducting hardware requirements capture and detailed design, including various analysis tasks.
* Adopting an innovative approach to design and identifying improvements to our working practices.
* Collaborating with an integrated team to optimize solutions and minimize dependencies.
* Providing technical guidance and support for all aspects of digital and/or analogue electronics solutions.
* Coaching and developing the skills of junior team members.
* Delivering design artifacts that meet both company and industry standards.
Your Skills and Experiences:
Essential:
* Degree/HND in electronics engineering or an equivalent qualification.
* Proven knowledge and experience in digital and/or analogue electronics technologies.
* Experience working through the engineering development lifecycle, from concept to product certification.
* Ability to appreciate cost and schedule constraints to meet program needs.
* Capable of providing robust engineering judgment throughout the development lifecycle.
* Strong understanding of product design and work package control.
Desirable:
* Experience with Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise.
* Familiarity with analogue simulation tools, such as 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 competitive salary. Our benefits include:
* A robust 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:
As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will work on cutting-edge projects, including Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, and other safety-critical technologies. This is your chance to grow your career in a dynamic and innovative environment!
Why BAE Systems?
Join us and make a real difference! We foster an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought and rewards integrity and merit. We are committed to empowering you to reach your full potential. 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. These may affect your eligibility based on nationality, previous nationalities, and place of birth. 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 reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please submit your application as soon as possible!
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