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.

Your main responsibilities as a Principal Hardware Engineer will involve:

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
Your skills and qualifications:

Proven working knowledge and experience of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies
Experience of working through the engineering development lifecycle, from concept to product certification
Capable of providing robust engineering judgement in all phases of the engineering development lifecycle
High Digital Electronics knowledge
Robust understanding of product design and work package control
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to deliver to tight timescales and budgets
Articulate, with strong written and verbal communication skills
A self-starter, capable of managing own work and the output of others
Ability to peer review & technically guide the work of others
Experience of stakeholder management
Solid organisational skills with specific emphasis on attention to detail
Working knowledge of the following tools would be advantageous:

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