Senior Engineer

Senior Hardware Engineer Location: Berkshire Salary: £50,000–£65,000 depending on experience Working pattern: Full-time, predominantly on-site Security: Candidates must be eligible for UK SC clearance Venn Group is working exclusively with a specialist UK engineering organisation operating within the aerospace and defence sector to recruit a Senior Hardware Engineer. This is a senior, hands-on engineering position with no formal line-management responsibility. You will take ownership of projects from an initial brief through concept, design and prototyping to build, testing and final documentation. Projects will cover a broad range of physical systems and equipment, including uncrewed platforms, payload integration, launch and support equipment, power and charging systems, test equipment and production tooling. Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of engineering projects from initial concept through to operational hardware
• Design mechanical parts and assemblies and produce manufacture-ready CAD drawings
• Integrate power systems, wiring, harnesses, avionics and payloads
• Build and develop prototypes, including hands-on fault finding and hardware modification
• Plan and conduct bench, environmental and integration testing
• Work across mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering disciplines
• Produce clear engineering drawings, specifications and technical documentation
• Support hardware through manufacture, assembly, integration and deployment
• Identify practical solutions to engineering challenges throughout the development lifecycle Experience We are interested in speaking with experienced engineers from aerospace, defence, UAV/UAS, robotics, autonomous systems or other complex product-development environments. You are likely to have experience across several of the following:
• Mechanical or electromechanical design
• 3D CAD and engineering drawings
• Prototype development and testing
• Hardware integration
• Wiring, harnessing and electrical systems
• Avionics or payload integration
• Design for manufacture and assembly
• Test equipment and engineering tooling
• Taking products from initial concept through to working hardware You do not need to be a specialist in every discipline. The key requirement is a strong hands-on engineering background and the ability to take ownership of complex hardware projects from concept through to delivery. Candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.