General Dynamics UK Limited

Senior Hardware Engineer - Digital (Contractor)
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📅 Date Posted

Feb 21, 2025

💼 Job Type

CONTRACTOR

📍 Location

Hastings

💵 Rate

Unknown

Description

Company Description
General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

General Dynamics in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide avionic mission computing systems for a wide range of military fast jets, helicopters, and UAV’s. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and stores management systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.

Job Description
This role is for a Senior Hardware Digital Engineer who is looking to apply their experience in a new and challenging environment, working across the full development life-cycle. While primarily working on defence products and contracts, contractors with domain experience in adjacent areas are encouraged to apply for this role. You will bring your technical knowledge, decision making and interpersonal skills to achieve the project goals.

Tasks Include
- Analysis of customer requirements
- Create & modify electronic designs and architecture
- Use simulation tools to generate verification test benches
- Participate in design reviews
- Configuration control
- Hardware Integration

Qualifications
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate engineering and domain experience across a number of aspects listed below:
- Digital Circuit Design - Proficiency in designing digital circuits including logic gates, flip-flops and state machines
- FPGA and ASIC Design - Proficiency in designing and implementing FPGAs and ASICs
- HDL Languages - Strong knowledge of Hardware Description Languages (HDLs) such as VHDL and Verilog
- Microprocessors & Microcontrollers - Experience with microprocessor & microcontroller architecture & programming
- Analog-to-Digital Conversion - Familiarity with ADCs,DACs,and mixed-signal design
- Hardware design & verification against an agreed set of requirements
- Good understanding of requirements capture work package definition & effort estimation
- Create & modify analogue/digital hardware designs
- Module/System commissioning
- Support manufacturing department during build/test
- Experience implementing development guidelines set out by RTCA/DO–254

Additional Information
General Dynamics Mission Systems utilises QDOS IR35 Status Review. The requirements for this contract have been evaluated as Outside IR35 – Prior to engagement start you will need complete status questionnaire for finalised status determination. All successful/appointed applicants must be able obtain level UK Security clearance appropriate role undertake suitable Right work checks.

We are open this role being spent time working fully our offices St Leonards-on-Sea or hybrid – typically 2 days working from home weekly basis (depending on work tasks).

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