Lead Hardware Engineer

We are working with a high tech defence company in Bristol who are looking for a Lead Hardware Engineer to take technical ownership of hardware engineering across a specialist Electronic Warfare (EW) programmes.

This is a standalone technical leadership role, acting as the UK technical authority for hardware, with a particular focus on RESM, RF signal conditioning and associated firmware. You will work closely with an established international engineering team to transfer and adapt technology into UK developed hardware.

The Role

• Act as the UK technical authority for hardware across the programme.


• Lead the hardware engineering approach for EW/RESM systems, with a focus on RF signal conditioning and firmware interfaces.


• Work closely with engineering team to transfer technology and develop it into robust UK hardware solutions.


• Provide technical leadership across hardware architecture, development, integration and verification.


• Work closely with systems, RF, firmware and wider engineering teams to ensure effective hardware integration.


• Support the development and evolution of specialist naval Electronic Warfare / MEWSIC capability.


• Operate as a senior individual contributor with no direct reports.

About You

• Strong background in hardware engineering within defence, aerospace or other high-assurance environments.


• Experience with Electronic Warfare, RESM, RF systems or related technologies.


• Good understanding of RF signal conditioning and hardware/firmware interfaces.


• Comfortable taking technical ownership and acting as a hardware authority within a wider engineering organisation.


• Experience working across international engineering teams and transferring technology into hardware products would be highly advantageous.


• Able to work independently and provide credible technical leadership without formal line-management responsibility.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high- tech defence organisation in Bristol, working on cutting edge Electronic Warfare technology within a specialist engineering environment, with the opportunity to play a key technical role in the development of next generation naval defence capability.