Average Hardware Engineer salary in the UK

Our client is seeking a Hardware Team Leader to join its defence and aerospace engineering team in Kent on a permanent basis. The role involves providing technical and managerial leadership to an electronics design team supporting safety-critical products, including helmet-mounted and head-up displays, mission computers, flight controls and active inceptors.Key Responsibilities:Providing managerial and technical leadership to a team of hardware and electronics engineersManaging work packages, costs, schedules, risks and opportunities throughout the product lifecycleWorking closely with production teams to ensure engineering activities support programme demandProviding technical governance and ensuring compliance with company processes and relevant standardsLeading cost and performance trade-offs while driving continuous improvementReporting task status, technical maturity and delivery risks to project managementReviewing resource requirements with functional management and supporting effective team planningCoaching team members and helping to develop technical capability and working practicesJob Requirements:Significant experience leading and managing engineering teams through a full product development lifecycleStrong knowledge of electronics design and hardware engineering within a safety-critical environmentExperience managing costs, schedules, dependencies, risks and work packagesUnderstanding of risk and compliance requirements within the defence, security or aerospace sectorsExperience identifying improvements to engineering processes, reducing failures and improving reliabilityFamiliarity with systems full lifecycle activities, technical governance and product design controlExperience using work package or project management tools, including Jira; knowledge of DOORS or MSP would be advantageousStrong communication, coaching, problem-solving and stakeholder management skillsBenefits:Opportunity to work on innovative, safety-critical defence and aerospace technologiesPermanent position within a highly experienced and multidisciplinary engineering teamProfessional development and opportunities to progress within the engineering sectorCollaborative working environment supporting continuous improvement and technical innovationIf you are an experienced Hardware Team Leader with a background in electronics design, systems lifecycle management and engineering leadership, apply now to contribute to the development of advanced defence and aerospace solutions in Kent.

Our client is seeking a Senior/Principal Hardware Engineer to join an established defence and aerospace engineering team in Kent. This permanent, onsite role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of safety-critical electronics and advanced technology, including helmet-mounted and head-up displays, mission computers, flight controls and active inceptors.Key Responsibilities:Leading hardware requirements capture, preliminary design and detailed design activitiesExecuting complex digital and/or analogue electronics design tasks in line with agreed development plansCarrying out analysis and validation activities to support robust technical decisionsProviding technical guidance throughout the complete systems development lifecycle, from concept through to product certificationWorking with multidisciplinary teams to optimise solutions and manage technical dependenciesSupporting the delivery of reliable, high-quality hardware solutions within agreed timescales and budgetsContributing to product design and work package control, with consideration for cost and schedule requirementsCoaching and developing junior members of the hardware engineering teamJob Requirements:Degree, HND or equivalent experience in electronics engineeringSignificant experience in electronics design or hardware engineering within a regulated industryStrong knowledge of digital and/or analogue electronics technologiesExperience working across the full engineering development lifecycle, including product certification requirements such as DO-254Understanding of systems engineering, hardware standards and safety-critical product developmentAbility to balance design quality, cost and schedule constraints to meet programme objectivesRobust understanding of product design and work package controlFamiliarity with Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise, SIMetrix and LTspice toolsStrong analytical, problem-solving and technical communication skillsBenefits:Opportunity to work on innovative defence, aerospace and security projectsExposure to safety-critical electronics and advanced hardware technologiesSupportive, multidisciplinary working environmentProfessional development and career progression opportunitiesAccess to learning, wellbeing and lifestyle supportIf you are an experienced Hardware Engineer looking to develop your career through technically challenging projects in the defence and aerospace sector, apply now to join our client's experienced team in Kent.

Electronics Hardware Design Engineer Do you have solid, broad experience of electronics hardware design and like to work across a wide variety of products?Our client design and manufacture electronic equipment, supplying into sectors including aerospace, defence, semiconductor, medical and communications. As part of their offering they design full electronics products and bespoke hardware, working across a genuinely broad product range for a global customer base.A fantastic engineering culture. They promote collaboration and innovation, supporting engineers to work on defined briefs as well as their own ideas for new products. This is a great opportunity for a hardware engineer to develop within a team of experienced colleagues and expand their own career, with plenty of exposure to senior engineers and the full electronics design lifecycle. Excellent benefits and a genuinely positive environment have created a stable culture with very low staff turnover - people don't tend to leave.Requirements for application:3+ years' hardware design experienceExperience with high-speed digital designExposure to areas such as analogue, power electronics, RF, FPGA, or embedded software is beneficial but not essentialExperience of AltiumComponent selectionUnderstanding of PCB layoutComfortable working within a multidisciplinary team (software, mechanical, test, manufacturing etc.) across the full electronics design lifecycleBenefits: Free food and drink, breakfast and lunch, in a hot food canteen25 days annual leave plus bank holidaysLearning & development opportunitiesHealthcare programmeRegular company celebrations / team building events where your team gets to choose what you do