Senior Hardware Engineer

Date Posted:

2026-04-29

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Glenrothes, Fife

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

Role: Senior Hardware Engineer

Location: Glenrothes / Livingston

We're interested in people who are passionate about electronics— an experienced engineer looking for a new challenge. If you can demonstrate a solid understanding of hardware systems and a practical, problem-solving mindset, we want to hear from you.

The Senior Hardware Engineer (will consider applications from a Senior level candidate with 10+ years of relevant experience in designing hardware) will be able to make their mark on a broad and varied range of product designs and will be expected to assist in the integration of these designs into products, being the focal point for the complete system.

Main Duties:

The successful applicant will support the engineering design team across various programmes (both internally and Customer funded) and will involve the following main duties:

• Develop requirements to ensure compliance to the relevant standards.

• Work alongside our system engineers on architectures of electronic subsystems

• Schematic creation, PCB design, component selection, evaluation and verification

• Working effectively within a multi-disciplined design team

• Understanding Customer Requirements capture, interpretation and creation of Design Specifications

• Conduct and direct Analogue & Power Electronic product design and development Solving complex technical problems on new and existing products from our portfolio

• Electronic Schematic capture, PCB Layout and simulation

• Conduct and direct Design, commissioning, circuit debug and fault diagnosis through the project lifecycle

• Ability to Design to Cost and schedule and work within approved budgets

• Document Verification and Qualification of products to industry and customer standards

• Hand-on experience with electronic components, demonstrating the ability to assemble, test and troubleshoot hardware in a laboratory environment

• Configuration of product designs and their controlled change.

• Prepare technical documents & reports

• Support customer discussions, leading in your area of expertise.

Candidate Requirements:

Essential:

• Experience with embedded digital electronics and microprocessor systems

• Experience of working with ADC/DAC

• Experience of working with memory devices such as SRAM, Flash

• Experience working with FPGAs and SoC technologies.

• Experience working with Power Electronics technologies.

• Experience designing custom magnetic components.

• Experience of creating prototypes and turning them into a production hardware.

• Experience of supporting PCB designs in conformance with defence engineering standards/airborne standards

• Experience with High-Speed Interfaces and signal technologies

• Experience in designing for manufacture

• Able to present technical information clearly and concisely to others

• Able to demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills

• An openness to learn and try new techniques

• Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment - working independently or with others to overcome obstacles

• Capable of analysing and reporting on technical data

• Eligible or holder of current SC security clearance

 

 

Desirable:

• Familiarity with the application of a systems engineering approach across the design and development life cycle

• Experience using the Mentor Xpedition PCB design tool and SPICE

• Experience creating DO254 compliant electronic systems

• PCU development knowledge and/or experience in a similar field

• Understanding of environmental requirements (shock, vibration, EMC, etc.), experience applying these requirements to a design and experience testing for these requirements

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries.

• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)

• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)

• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).

• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.

• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.

• Enhanced sick pay.

• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.

• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.

• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.

• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

RTX  

Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.  

Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.

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