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Hardware Engineer

Chatham, Kent

£45,000 - £54,000 + Benefits: 14% pension, 25 days holiday, free shares and more!

You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions for a variety of safety-critical aerospace & avionic products.

What the role of the Hardware Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Hardware Engineer will 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
Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members
Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards
Working with other disciplines within an integrated team
You'll also have people manager responsibilities in this roleWhat experience you need to be the successful Hardware Engineer:

Essential:

Degree/HND in electronics engineering or an equivalent qualification
Proven knowledge and experience of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies
Experience of working through the 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
An inquisitive mind-set, articulate, with excellent written and verbal communication skills Desirable:

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System development tools, such as Enterprise Architect, Matlab, SimulinkThis really is a fantastic opportunity for a Hardware Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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