Hardware Engineer, DO-254 experience

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver electronic hardware designs (analogue, digital, FPGA/PLD) in accordance with DO-254 processes and objectives
• Produce and maintain hardware lifecycle artefacts, including requirements, design documentation, integration plans, and verification evidence
• Participate in all phases of the hardware development lifecycle, including requirements capture, design, implementation, integration, and verification
• Define and execute hardware verification and validation activities, ensuring compliance with certification requirements
• Ensure full traceability between hardware requirements, design outputs, and verification activities
• Support the development of verification strategies, including test plans and procedures for hardware qualification
• Collaborate with software, systems, and safety engineering teams to ensure integrated system performance and compliance
• Identify and resolve hardware defects and anomalies, ensuring robust and reliable designs
• Support certification activities, including preparation of compliance documentation and interaction with certification authorities
• Participate in design reviews, audits, and peer reviews, ensuring adherence to DO-254 standards and best practices
• Contribute to configuration management and change control, ensuring integrity of hardware baselines

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Chartered engineer or working towards chartered status within a recognised and relevant professional body.
• Applications are invited from candidates who may hold HNC/HND in a relevant engineering discipline in concert with significant and demonstrable subject matter expertise in the system domain
• Strong experience in electronic hardware design, including analogue and digital systems
• Experience with DO-254 processes, including lifecycle data and compliance objectives
• Knowledge of programmable logic design (e.g. FPGA, VHDL/Verilog or similar) where applicable
• Understanding of requirements-driven development and traceability
• Experience with hardware verification and validation techniques
• Knowledge of circuit design, schematic capture, and hardware integration
• Familiarity with configuration management and design assurance processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to produce clear and structured technical documentation
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

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