Electronics Hardware Engineer

FINTEC recruit is recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Hardware Engineer to join their engineering team, working on complex airborne radar systems.

This is a permanent role based in Edinburgh.

This is an exciting opportunity for an electronics engineer with experience in high-speed digital design, FPGA and microprocessor-based systems to work on technically challenging projects within the aerospace and defence sector.

The Role

As a Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, commissioning and testing of high-speed digital electronics hardware and Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCAs) for complex airborne radar products.

You’ll work closely with other engineering disciplines throughout the development lifecycle, supporting the integration and verification of hardware, firmware and software.

Key responsibilities include:

Designing high-quality and robust digital electronics hardware

Supporting the design and development of high-speed digital PCAs

Supporting hardware and system-level integration and verification activities

Producing and maintaining technical documentation and project deliverables

Ensuring designs remain under configuration control

Supporting technical reviews and design activities

Providing regular project progress updates

Coordinating day-to-day technical activities with lead engineers and other disciplines

Working closely with Manufacturing, Production and external suppliers

Essential Skills & Experience

You should have strong experience in high-speed digital electronics design and development.

Essential requirements include:

Degree or equivalent qualification in Electronic Engineering or another STEM-based subject

Experience designing high-speed digital electronics using modern FPGA and/or microprocessor devices

Experience with high-speed interconnect technologies

Experience with schematic capture using Mentor Graphics / Siemens EDA DxDesigner or similar

Knowledge of high-speed serial communication interfaces and protocols, including PCIe, Ethernet / IEEE 802.3, SPI and I2C

Experience with high-speed bus architectures, such as DDR3 / DDR4

Strong understanding of high-speed digital design techniques, including signal termination, controlled impedance, matched-length tracking, ground and power planes, and decoupling

Experience with functional simulation, timing analysis and circuit-level constraints

Experience with PCB layout and the ability to work closely with PCB layout engineers on high-speed designs

Hands-on experience integrating hardware, firmware and software on FPGA and microprocessor-based PCAs

Ability to coordinate technical activities and work collaboratively across multiple engineering disciplines

Experience working with Manufacturing / Production teams and external suppliers

Desirable Experience

The following would be advantageous:

Experience with in the aerospace or defence industry

Experience working on complex or high-reliability systems

Ability to analyse system requirements and derive detailed hardware requirements

Experience with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis at board level

Knowledge of FPGA and software programming languages, including VHDL, C and Assembler

Qualifications & Security Clearance

Honours or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering or a related STEM discipline

UK Citizenship is mandatory to meet security requirements and obtain SC clearance

Existing SC Clearance would be advantageous

About the Opportunity

This is an opportunity to work on complex aerospace and defence engineering programmes, contributing to the development of advanced airborne radar systems.

You’ll be working alongside experienced engineering professionals in a technically challenging environment, with the opportunity to apply your digital hardware expertise to sophisticated, high-reliability systems.

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Hardware Engineer looking for your next opportunity within the aerospace and defence sector, we would be keen to hear from you.

Please send your latest CV to FINTEC recruit to apply or contact us for further information about the role