Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer – Rochester

About the role

We are looking for a Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer to join our Rochester site and lead the design of safety‑critical electronic systems for defence and aerospace applications. You will be responsible for delivering hardware solutions from concept through certification, working within established engineering processes and standards.

Key responsibilities

• Capture hardware requirements and develop preliminary and detailed designs for digital and analogue electronics.
• Perform analysis and validation activities to ensure technical decisions meet cost, schedule and performance targets.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimise solutions and manage dependencies.
• Provide technical guidance and support for digital/analogue electronics development.
• Coach and develop junior engineers, sharing best practices and knowledge.

Required profile

• Degree or HND in electronics engineering or equivalent.
• Proven experience with digital and/or analogue electronics technologies.
• Hands‑on experience through the full engineering lifecycle, including product certification such as DO‑254.
• Understanding of cost and schedule constraints and ability to manage work packages.

Required skills

• Digital and analogue electronics design.
• Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise.
• Simetrix.
• LTspice.
• DO‑254 certification processes.

What we offer

• Competitive salary around £60,000, dependent on experience.
• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge defence and aerospace hardware.
• Collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment.