As a Senior Hardware /Principal Engineer, you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors and other associated safety-critical technology. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with leading, innovating cutting edge projects as a member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to progressing your career in this industry. Typical duties include: • Executing complex hardware design tasks in accordance with the hardware development plan, whilst meeting agreed timescales and allocated budgets • Conducting hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, detailed design including a range of analysis tasks • Adopting an innovative approach to design and identifying improvements to working practices • Working with other disciplines within an integrated team to optimise solutions and minimise impacts from dependencies • Providing technical guidance and support to the development and delivery of all aspects of digital &/or analogue electronics solutions. • Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members • Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards Knowledge: • Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise • Analogue simulations tools, e.g. Simetrix or Spice • Timing designer tools, e.g. Chronology • Signal integrity tools and principles • System development tools, e.g. Enterprise Architect, Matlab, Simulink • Requirements management tools, e.g. DOORS • Proven ability working on safety critical systems Skills: • Working knowledge of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies • Working through the full engineering development lifecycle, from concept to product certification • Ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs • Capable of providing robust engineering judgement in all phases of the engineering development lifecycle • Robust understanding of product design and work package control • Proven ability in digital &/or analogue electronics technologies Working knowledge of the following tools would be advantageous: • Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise • Analogue simulations tools, e.g. Simetrix or Spice • Timing designer tools, e.g. Chronology • Signal integrity tools and principles • System development tools, e.g. Enterprise Architect, Matlab, Simulink • Requirements management tools, e.g. DOORS • Proven ability working on safety critical systems