Job Title: Digital Hardware Engineering Lead
Location: Cowes, United Kingdom
Salary: Up to £75,000 depending on skills and experience plus bonus scheme
What you’ll be doing:
* Contributing to the design and development of advanced radar systems, supporting new products from concept to delivery.
* Leading the definition and integration of hardware and digital subsystem interfaces, including high-speed data, control, and calibration signals.
* Developing hardware specifications and architectures for digital components, both bespoke and off-the-shelf solutions.
* Translating signal processing concepts into real-world solutions through modelling, simulation, and requirements definition.
* Defining and coordinating system timing strategies for efficient scheduling and real-time performance.
* Supporting system-level testing, calibration, and design assurance activities to ensure product performance and reliability.
Your skills and experiences:
Essential skills:
* Strong background in Electronics Engineering, focusing on digital high-speed and complex design.
* Experience with data analysis tools such as MATLAB or Excel.
* Degree in electronics engineering, physics, or a STEM field; relevant experience also considered.
* Understanding of system integration and design assurance processes.
* Familiarity with high-speed digital communications.
* Solid understanding of all hardware disciplines with multidisciplinary engineering knowledge.
* Previous experience with radar systems, especially AESAs (Active Electronically Scanned Arrays).
Additional benefits include a competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, flexible benefits, private health plans, and potential annual incentives.
The Future Radar team:
Join us in shaping the future of radar technology by enhancing our radar portfolio and developing new products to address emerging threats. Collaborate with customers and invest in talent to stay at the forefront of defence innovation.
As the Digital Hardware Engineering Lead, you will focus on electronic hardware design, leading complex engineering efforts across the full development lifecycle.
Our Cowes workplace is accessible from Southampton via ferry and shuttle services. We offer flexible working hours to help balance work and personal life.
Why BAE Systems?
Make a difference in an inclusive culture that values diversity, integrity, and merit. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, including underrepresented groups such as women, minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
If you have a disability or health condition affecting assessment performance, please discuss potential reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.
Note that many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, requiring certain nationality and residency criteria. All applicants must meet at least the Baseline Personnel Security Standard.
Closing Date: 13th May 2025
We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Apply early to be considered.
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