Principal Hardware Engineer

Take the next step in your career now, scroll down to read the full role description and make your application. Location: Rochester, full time on site Rate: £69.72 ph PAYE (£79.86 ph inclusive of holiday pay) or £94.24 p/h Umbrella Inside IR35 Duration: 12 Months initial As a Principal Hardware Engineer, you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors and other associated safety-critical technology. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with leading, innovating cutting edge projects as a member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to progressing your career in this industry. Typical duties 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 Adopting an innovative approach to design and identifying improvements to working practices Working with other disciplines within an integrated team to optimise solutions and minimise impacts from dependencies Providing technical guidance and support to the development and delivery of all aspects of digital &/or analogue electronics solutions. Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards Key Skillset Knowledge: Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise Analogue simulations tools, e.g. Simetrix or Spice Timing designer tools, e.g. Chronology Signal integrity tools and principles System development tools, e.g. Enterprise Architect, Matlab, Simulink Requirements management tools, e.g. DOORS Proven ability working on safety critical systems. Skills: Working knowledge and experience of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies Experience of working through the full 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 Capable of providing robust engineering judgement in all phases of the engineering development lifecycle. Robust understanding of product design and work package control. xehkeey Proven ability in digital &/or analogue electronics technologies.