Digital Hardware Engineering Lead

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Job Title: Digital Hardware Engineering Lead

Location: Isle of Wight - Cowes

Salary: Up to £85,700 depending on skills and experience plus bonus scheme. Part time & accruing hours available. Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options.

• Contributing the overall design and of advanced radar systems, supporting the growth of new products from concept through to delivery
• Leading the definition and integration of hardware and digital subsystem interfaces, including high-speed data, control, and calibration signals
• Developing hardware specifications and architectures for digital components, including both bespoke and off-the-shelf solutions
• Translating signal processing concepts into real-world solutions through modelling, simulation, and requirement definition
• Defining and coordinating system timing strategies to enable efficient scheduling and real-time performance across subsystems
• Supporting system-level testing, calibration, and design assurance activities to ensure product performance and reliability

• Strong background in Electronics Engineering, with a focus on digital high-speed and complex design
• Experience in data analysis using tools such as MATLAB or Excel
• Degree in electronics engineering, physics preferred but could have any STEM degree, or experience equivalent
• Understanding of system integration and design assurance processes with a solid grasp of all hardware disciplines, with multi‑disciplinary engineering knowledge
• Previous experience working with radar systems, particularly AESAs (Active Electronically Scanned Arrays)

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Entry level

Full‑time

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Human Resources Services

Closing Date: 7th January 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.