Synergize Consulting
Lead Hardware Engineer
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Principal / Lead Hardware Engineer (Contract)
Luton based – 4 days a week onsite
SC Clearance is essential
Up to £70 p/h Inside IR35
I'm working with a leading engineering organisation delivering some of the UK's most advanced defence technology programmes and am looking to speak with experienced security cleared Principal/Lead Hardware Engineers.
This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge electronic systems deployed across airborne, maritime and land-based platforms, designing mission-critical hardware that supports real-world operational capability.
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What you'll be working on:
- High-speed digital and mixed-signal hardware design
- FPGA & SoC-based architectures (Xilinx, AMD, Intel/Altera)
- High-speed interfaces including DDR, PCIe & Ethernet
- Complex multilayer PCB design and schematic capture
- Hardware integration, verification and system qualification
- Board-level debugging using industry-standard test equipment
- Collaboration across Systems, Firmware, Software, RF and Mechanical Engineering teams
We're looking for engineers with experience in:
- High-speed digital electronics
- FPGA-based hardware design
- Embedded systems integration
- Altium, Xpedition, OrCAD or similar design tools
- Signal integrity, EMC/EMI and hardware verification
- Aerospace, Defence or other safety-critical engineering environments -Electronic Warfare, Radar, RF Systems, Communications, Sensor Systems or DO-254, DEF STAN or MIL-STD environments
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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly skilled engineering team delivering complex programmes from concept through to integration, qualification and customer acceptance.
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