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Lead Hardware Design Engineer – Space

https://www.enterpriserecruitment.com/job-search/7246-lead-hardware-design-engineer-–-space/digital/hertfordshire/job2026-07-27 14:47:142026-09-20 Enterprise Recruitment
Job Type Permanent
Location South East England
Area Hertfordshire, EnglandOxfordshire, EnglandSurrey, England Hertfordshire England South East England
Sector Electronics - Digital
Salary £85000 - £100000 per annum
Currency GBP
Start Date ASAP
Advertiser Jamie Harris
Job Ref 57316JH
Job Views 36
Description
This is a senior opportunity for a hardware design engineer with deep space or high-reliability electronics experience who is ready to take on technical leadership and progress into a Hardware Manager role within the next 2-3 years.
 
As part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team, this role will focus on developing FPGA/ASIC-based satellite telecommunication payloads for a variety of orbits, while managing complex hardware development activities.
 
The successful hardware design engineer will take ownership of the hardware product development lifecycle, including specification, design, testing, detailed circuit design, schematic capture, component selection and electronic simulation.
 
Lead Hardware Design Engineer essential skills
 
  • 10+ years’ hardware design experience (including Space/Aerospace or similar)
  • Leadership skills
  • High speed digital design
 
Lead Hardware Design Engineer desirable skills
  • RF design and validation
  • Radiation effects and mitigation
  • DC/DC power supply design
  • Environmental, thermal, safety and EMI/EMC standards
 
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Position: Lead Hardware Design Engineer
Salary: £85-100k. Perhaps more for the right person
Key skills: High Speed design, space.
Apply: jamie AT enterpriserecruitment DOT com
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I’m not an engineer myself, but have a BSc in Computer Science so have a technical understanding.   Feel free to send your CV and I can match you to our other suitable roles.  I specialise in recruiting software and electronic engineers for technology companies throughout the UK.
 
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