Must be eligible for UK Security Clearance
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We’re hiring an experienced Hardware Development Engineer to work on secure, mission‑critical digital systems used in government and defence environments.
This is a hands‑on engineering role for someone who enjoys owning hardware from initial concept through design, testing, production, and customer delivery. You’ll be part of a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary team working on both standard and bespoke secure hardware solutions.
What you’ll be doing
- Owning hardware designs across the full development lifecycle
- Designing high‑speed digital PCBs for products and test equipment
- Creating schematics and supporting PCB layout
- Building, testing, and debugging prototypes in the lab
- Working closely with software, mechanical, and systems engineers
- Supporting manufacturing, resolving production and obsolescence issues
- Developing test processes and supporting system and customer testing
- Helping integrate secure hardware into customer platforms
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience as a hardware / electronics engineer
- Strong understanding of digital electronics, high‑speed design, and signal integrity
- Confident using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analysers, multimeters, power supplies)
- Experience with industry‑standard CAD tools (e.g. Cadence, Mentor, Altium)
- Comfortable working in a secure, on‑site environment
- UK national with the ability to obtain UK security clearance
Nice to have (but not essential)
- Experience supporting manufacturing or production
- Design for Test (DFT) / Design for Manufacture (DFM)
- Embedded firmware or test software experience (C/C++/Python)
- Background in government, defence, or other security‑sensitive industries
Why apply?
- Work on technology that genuinely matters
- High ownership and technical responsibility
- Exposure to the full lifecycle of complex hardware products
- Collaborative engineering culture with real impact
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