Lead Hardware Design Engineer – Space

Enterprise Recruitment
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£85,000 – £100,000 pa

Salary

£85,000 – £100,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Visa Sponsorship
Available
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
27 Jul 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Benefits

Career progression to Hardware Manager Work on satellite telecommunications for various orbits

This is a senior opportunity for a hardware design engineer with deep space or high-reliability electronics experience who is ready to take on technical leadership and progress into a Hardware Manager role within the next 2-3 years.

As part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team, this role will focus on developing FPGA/ASIC-based satellite telecommunication payloads for a variety of orbits, while managing complex hardware development activities.

The successful hardware design engineer will take ownership of the hardware product development lifecycle, including specification, design, testing, detailed circuit design, schematic capture, component selection and electronic simulation.

Lead Hardware Design Engineer essential skills

10+ years’ hardware design experience (including Space/Aerospace or similar)

Leadership skills

High speed digital design

Lead Hardware Design Engineer desirable skills

RF design and validation

Radiation effects and mitigation

DC/DC power supply design

Environmental, thermal, safety and EMI/EMC standards

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Position: Lead Hardware Design Engineer

Salary: £85-100k. Perhaps more for the right person

Key skills: High Speed design, space.

Apply: jamie AT enterpriserecruitment DOT com

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I’m not an engineer myself, but have a BSc in Computer Science so have a technical understanding. Feel free to send your CV and I can match you to our other suitable roles. I specialise in recruiting software and electronic engineers for technology companies throughout the UK

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