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We are looking for a Hardware Engineer to join our UK Team

Our Curtiss Wright Avionics, Video and Systems unit based in our state-of-the-art facility at Bournemouth Airport is looking for a Hardware Engineer to join the design team in our Letchworth office. You will be responsible for implementing all aspects of the electronic design and development process, from initial concept through to the completion of sealed data packs. You will also liaise with software engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing and sales to ensure product is fit for purpose, cost effective and reliable.

Location:
Letchworth office, UK.

We Take Care of Our People
Work-life balance through our Hybrid working, flexitime program and condensed work week (role dependent)
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Paid Time Off
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Retirement with Employer Match
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Health and Wellness Benefits
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Learning and Development Opportunities
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Competitive Pay
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Bonus Scheme
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Recognition
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

Your Challenge

• Participate individually and as part of an integrated project team in the design of the Company's products.
• Design and develop new flight recorder, air data computer, ruggedised computer system or video products.
• Maintain the existing product line including obsolescence management, periodic circuit uplift and production support.
• Witnessing and ensuring allocated qualification tests are completed successfully, both in-house and at external test houses.
• To write formal design documentation
• To attend and actively contribute to the effective operation of applicable design reviews.
• To accept technical responsibility for allocated design tasks, with the help of senior engineers.
• To assist Production Engineering in the introduction of equipment into manufacture in a cost effective and timely manner
• Occasionally representing the Hardware function internally, and externally with the help of senior engineers.
• Infrequent UK and international travel may be required.

What You Bring

• Educated to Degree/HND level in an appropriate technical subject, with several years in industry.
• Some experience in embedded systems, digital and analogue design.
• Familiar with small Microprocessor and microcontroller systems
• Familiar with Schematic and some knowledge of layout design using ORCAD, MENTOR or similar packages.
• Familiar, or willing to learn, Op Amp level analogue & DC-DC PSU design.
• Familiar, or willing to learn, Design for EMC.
• Flexible and able to contribute towards Environmental Testing to standards such as RTCA/DO-160, including detailed test specification and report writing.
• Ability to fault find down to a board level.
• Experience working closely with or in production is advantageous.
• Experience within an aerospace/automotive/medical/safety-critical environment is advantageous.
• At or working towards MIET and IEng.

About Us
Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solution division is a trusted, proven leader, delivering superior products and services that meet the defense and aerospace industries' toughest challenges with best-in-class value. In 2017, Curtiss-Wright relocated its Avionics, Sensors & Controls and Industrial Business Units into a brand new, purpose-built 160,000 ft2 facility at Bournemouth International Airport. The state-of-the-art facility has extensive design and manufacturing capabilities as well as in-house environmental stress screening. The facility is committed to quality and excellence in manufacturing for our flight recorder, air data computer, video management systems, computing systems, mission displays and video recorder products.

As the design center of excellence for flight recorders and air data computers, the units had to be lightweight and small -- crash survivability requirements exceeding the existing standards for commercial aircraft.

• Please note, benefits are country specific and may vary from location to location.

No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our
Talent Acquisition Team
and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.
Compliance Statement
This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

For US Applicants: EEO is The Law – click here for more information.
If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Hardware Engineer to join a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team designing and delivering secure digital hardware solutions. This is a hands-on role covering the full development lifecycle, from concept and design through to testing, production support, and customer integration.

What You’ll Do

• Take ownership of hardware design and delivery across the entire product lifecycle.
• Specify and design high-speed digital boards for products and test equipment.
• Create, build, and test development and production test equipment.
• Capture schematics and support PCB layout activities.
• Collaborate closely with Mechanical, Software, and Systems engineers to ensure seamless integration.
• Perform hardware design verification and support system/software testing.
• Produce development and production test processes and documentation.
• Provide production support, including resolving test and manufacturing issues and training production staff.
• Address design changes, component obsolescence, and integration of secure data products into customer platforms.

What We’re Looking For

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
• Full hardware development lifecycle experience with a strong grasp of electronic design fundamentals.
• Proven track record in high-speed digital circuit development and signal integrity.
• Skilled in hardware testing and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and similar tools.
• Proficiency with industry-standard CAD tools (e.g., Cadence or Mentor schematic/layout).
• Must be a UK national and able to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on innovative, secure hardware technologies, contributing to projects with real-world impact while developing your expertise in a collaborative and forward-thinking engineering environment.

Our client based in Sparkford is looking for an Electronic Hardware Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis. You will be required to attend their office 2 days per week and the rest can be work from home.

The Role

As an Electronic Hardware Engineer , you’ll play a key role in designing, developing, and testing advanced electronic systems. You’ll work across the full product lifecycle — from concept and design to production and ongoing support — collaborating closely with other hardware and systems engineers to turn requirements into high-performance, reliable hardware.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and schematic capture of analogue and digital hardware
• PCB layout for complex multi-layer boards
• Test and fault-finding of electronic hardware
• Firmware and FPGA design
• Development of test processes, equipment, and validation systems
• Through-life support, maintenance, and obsolescence management
• Documentation and design verification

About You

You’ll be an engineer with a passion for electronic design, curious about adjacent engineering disciplines, and eager to grow your expertise in a supportive environment.

Essential skills and experience:

• Degree (2:1 or above) in Electronic Engineering or equivalent
• Strong electronic design skills
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• A collaborative, proactive approach and desire to learn

Desirable experience:

• Master’s degree in a related field
• FPGA design (VHDL) using Intel Quartus Prime or similar tools
• Analogue circuit design and signal processing
• PCB design using Altium Designer
• Experience with interfaces such as Ethernet, RS232, RS485, SPI, I2C
• Embedded software development in C/C++
• Experience transitioning designs to production and implementing Design for Test (DFT) principles

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge sonar and marine systems
• Collaborative, close-knit engineering team
• Investment in professional development and training
• Hybrid working (onsite presence required in Sparkford for hands-on hardware work)
• Competitive salary and benefits package

If you’re an engineer with a passion for innovative hardware design and want to contribute to world-class technology, we’d love to hear from you.

Hardware and Electronics Engineer

Location: Bristol

Clearance Requirement: Must be eligible for DV clearance (British Citizen, UK residency for the last 10 years)

Overview

Are you passionate about building hardware from the ground up? This hands-on role involves designing and prototyping custom electronic devices that support real-world operations. You’ll work closely with embedded developers and end-users to take projects from schematic to functional product, including PCB design, wireless module integration, enclosure fabrication, and testing.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build custom circuits using COTS modules and discrete components
• Create PCB layouts using tools like Altium or EasyEDA
• Integrate wireless technologies (RF, GPS, GSM, Bluetooth, UWB)
• Design and 3D print enclosures for your hardware
• Assemble and test prototypes, including soldering (SMD and through-hole)
• Collaborate with embedded software developers to ensure full system integration
• Document builds, iterations, and configurations
• Support on-site integration, testing, and refinement with end-users

What You’ll Bring

Essential:

• Hands-on experience designing and assembling electronics
• Proficiency in PCB layout tools and soldering
• Familiarity with wireless communication modules (RF, GPS, Bluetooth, etc.)
• Exposure to microcontroller platforms (e.g., Arduino, ESP32, STM32)
• Skilled with lab tools: multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers
• Ability to rapidly build and iterate on functional prototypes
• Knowledge of mechanical enclosure design and 3D printing

Desirable:

• Experience producing small runs of PCB prototypes
• Understanding of power management in battery-operated or low-power devices
• Awareness of EMI/EMC considerations in hardware design
• Experience supporting field testing or operational deployment
• Interest in DIY/maker electronics projects

Education & Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or similar
• Relevant personal or project-based experience is highly valued, including hobbyist work

We are looking for a Hardware Engineer to join our UK Team!

Our Curtiss Wright Avionics, Video and Systems unit based in our state-of-the-art facility at Bournemouth Airport is looking for a Hardware Engineer to join the design team in our Letchworth office. You will be responsible for implementing all aspects of the electronic design and development process, from initial concept through to the completion of sealed data packs. You will also liaise with software engineers, mechanical engineers, manufacturing and sales to ensure product is fit for purpose, cost effective and reliable.

Location: Letchworth office, UK.

We Take Care of Our People

Work-life balance through our Hybrid working, flexitime program and condensed work week (role dependent) I Paid Time Off I Retirement with Employer Match I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Competitive Pay I Bonus Scheme I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture *

Your Challenge:

• Participate individually and as part of an integrated project team in the design of the Company’s products.
• Design and develop new flight recorder, air data computer, ruggedised computer system or video products.
• Maintain the existing product line including obsolescence management, periodic circuit uplift and production support.
• Witnessing and ensuring allocated qualification tests are completed successfully, both in-house and at external test houses.
• To write formal design documentation
• To attend and actively contribute to the effective operation of applicable design reviews.
• To accept technical responsibility for allocated design tasks, with the help of senior engineers.
• To assist Production Engineering in the introduction of equipment into manufacture in a cost effective and timely manner
• Occasionally representing the Hardware function internally, and externally with the help of senior engineers.
• Infrequent UK and international travel may be required.

What You Bring:

• Educated to Degree/HND level in an appropriate technical subject, with several years in industry.
• Some experience in embedded systems, digital and analogue design.
• Familiar with small Microprocessor and microcontroller systems
• Familiar with Schematic and some knowledge of layout design using ORCAD, MENTOR or similar packages.
• Familiar, or willing to learn, Op Amp level analogue & DC-DC PSU design.
• Familiar, or willing to learn, Design for EMC.
• Flexible and able to contribute towards Environmental Testing to standards such as RTCA/DO-160, including detailed test specification and report writing.
• Ability to fault find down to a board level.
• Experience working closely with or in production is advantageous.
• Experience within an aerospace/automotive/medical/safety-critical environment is advantageous.
• At or working towards MIET and IEng.

About Us

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solution division is a trusted, proven leader, delivering superior products and services that meet the defense and aerospace industries' toughest challenges with best-in-class value. In 2017, Curtiss-Wright relocated its Avionics, Sensors & Controls and Industrial Business Units into a brand new, purpose-built 160,000 ft2 facility at Bournemouth International Airport. The state-of-the-art facility has extensive design and manufacturing capabilities as well as in-house environmental stress screening. The facility is committed to quality and excellence in manufacturing for our flight recorder, air data computer, video management systems, computing systems, mission displays and video recorder products.

As the design center of excellence for flight recorders and air data computers, the units had to be lightweight and small -- crash survivability requirements exceeding the existing standards for commercial aircraft.

*Please note, benefits are country specific and may vary from location to location.

No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

For US Applicants: EEO is The Law – click here for more information.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

If you need support in completing the application or if you require a different format of this document, please get in touch with at or call TCS London Office number with the subject line: “Application Support Request”.

Role: Hardware Engineer

Job Type: Permanent

Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Number of hours: 40 hours per week – full time

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve. Our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Build strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Gain access to endless learning opportunities.
• Work closely with the range of teams within the business to bring products to life.

Key responsibilities

• Design, install, configure, and maintain servers, storage, networking, and peripheral hardware
• Implement and maintain OS, virtualization platforms, and system monitoring tools
• Collaborate with software, DevOps, and operations teams to ensure hardware compatibility and optimal system performance
• Manage system upgrades, patches, and lifecycle management
• Monitor and troubleshoot hardware, operating systems, and infrastructure performance issues
• Ensure high availability, redundancy, and disaster recovery capabilities for critical systems
• Implement security policies, patch management, and vulnerability mitigation
• Support technical problem solving, root cause analysis, and incident resolution

Key Skills & Knowledge

• Must have experience with Hardware & Infrastructure – Setting-up Servers (Dell, HP, Cisco), Storage systems and configuration of Networking devices (switches, routers, firewalls)
• Strong experience with Operating Systems both Linux and Windows Servers.
• Virtualization & Cloud Platforms – VMware, AWS, Azure
• Database & Application Support – Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL
• Scripting & Automation – Bash, PowerShell, Python
• Networking Protocols – TCP/IP, VPN, VLANs, Subnetting, Firewalls, Routing/Switching
• System Monitoring & Management – Nagios, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, SolarWinds

Rewards & Benefits

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing

At TCS, we believe in building and sustaining a culture of equity and belonging where everyone can thrive. Our diversity motto is ‘Inclusion without Exception’.

You’ll find a welcoming culture and many internal volunteering and social networks to join. Our diversity, inclusion and social activities involve 12 employee networks including LGBTQ+ & Allies, mental health, disability & neurodiversity inclusion and many more, as well as health & wellness initiatives and sports events (we even sponsor the London Marathon).

We are open to all and treat applications equally, regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, age, sexual orientation, or beliefs.

If you are an applicant who needs a reasonable accommodation due to Disability or Neurodiverse Condition to complete an employment application, or during any phase of the hiring process, please contact us at with the subject line: “Reasonable Accommodation Request”.

Due to the high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.

Join us and do more of what matters. Apply online now.

Cure Talent is proud to partner with a pioneering medical device company developing cutting-edge wearable and connected health technology that’s transforming how specific physiological conditions are monitored and managed. Their intelligent devices are redefining possibilities in patient care, blending innovative design with real-world impact.

As part of their continued growth, they are now seeking a talented Electronics Engineer / Hardware Engineer to join their highly collaborative R&D team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer who thrives in hands-on roles focused on electronics design, testing, and hardware integration.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of the full electrical stack from concept through to production, contributing to the design and development of next-generation wearable systems. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll ensure each product meets exacting performance, reliability, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead electronics design through the full lifecycle, from concept and prototyping to production release and ongoing improvements.
• Own the electrical stack end-to-end, covering architecture, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, bring-up, and validation.
• Design and optimise analogue front-ends for low-noise signal acquisition, filtering, and ADC performance.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers to integrate and validate embedded systems.
• Define and lead DFM/DFT strategies, including test fixtures and calibration workflows.
• Support compliance testing and collaborate with vendors and manufacturing partners.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 5+ years’ experience in electronics design, testing, and validation.
• Proven track record of taking products from prototype through EVT/DVT/PVT to full-scale production.
• Strong proficiency in schematic capture, PCB design, and analogue/digital circuit design.
• Solid understanding of low-noise circuitry, power management, and signal conditioning.
• Experience working with BLE or Wi-Fi modules and associated compliance workflows.
• Familiarity with medical or regulated environments (ISO 13485, IEC 60601).

This is a unique opportunity for a talented Electronics Engineer / Hardware Engineer to join a forward-thinking company developing next-generation connected healthcare technology. You’ll work alongside a passionate team in a dynamic environment where innovation and quality go hand in hand.