lead hardware engineer jobs in Slough

You will work closely with software, FPGA, mechanical, and product teams to deliver robust, production-ready designs.

You will work alongside senior hardware design engineers as well as external design consultants. Key Responsibilities Hardware Design & Development - Design multi-layer PCBs in Altium Designer, including schematic capture, layout, library management, and DFM/DFA considerations.

Socode are supporting a company that designs and builds specialist electronic sensing and surveillance systems, used in defence, security, and critical infrastructure environments. Their work sits at the intersection of hardware, software, and real-world deployment, with systems designed to operate reliably in demanding conditions. They’re looking to hire a Graduate Test Engineer to support the...

Principal Hardware Engineer Initial 12 Month Contract Full time on site Rochester, Kent £94.24 Per Hour (Umbrella Rate - Inside IR35) The Role - Executing complex hardware design tasks in accordance with the hardware development plan, whilst meeting agreed timescales and allocated budgets - Conducting hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, detailed design including a range of...

As a Senior Hardware /Principal Engineer, you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors and other associated safety-critical technology. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with leading,...

You will be designing products from concept to release, using key electronics design theory & principals. Key Skills/Experience:

You will define the physical limits of our hardware, managing everything from thermal chambers to EMC scans.

You will be involved in: - Simulating and implementing signal, image, or data processing algorithms in VHDL for FPGAs - Designing PCBs using FPGAs, SoCs, high speed network interfaces and analogue/RF signal filtering - Performing schematic capture using OrCAD - Managing PCB layout, fabrication and assembly subcontractors

You will work with the SoC teams, architects and platform leads to help define, influence, align and agree technical requirements and features for implementation. Assess design trade-offs to develop the most optimal solution for our customers and development partners.

Systems Engineering Team Lead | Aerospace & Defence | Salisbury (Hybrid) | £60,000 – £80,000 + 15% Bonus Want to work at the forefront of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) and help shape the future of aviation? This high-growth aerospace & defence business (40%+ year-on-year growth since 2019) is expanding its Systems Engineering function and is hiring a Systems Engineering Team Lead. You’ll...

Lead the design of high-integrity PLC control systems at the heart of the UK’s most regulated and safety-critical environments. Senior/Lead PLC Control systems engineer 12 month contract – rates DOE Office-based with a Hybrid working scheme. Inside IR35 2 openings available in either Warrington, Cumbria and Stockton Role Description We are seeking an experienced PLC Control Systems...

You will work in close collaboration with a highly-functioning team of software, electronics, algorithm engineers and product managers.

This opportunity sits within a specialist FPGA engineering group supporting latency-sensitive trading systems. The role offers deep involvement across the full FPGA development lifecycle, working closely with software engineers and front-office trading stakeholders to deliver production-grade solutions. The successful candidate will contribute to the design, build, testing, and deployment of...

You will lead, coach and develop a shift-based engineering team while remaining actively involved in maintenance, breakdown response, fabrication and improvement work. You'll play a key role in improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime and building a high-performance, safety-first culture.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Systems Engineering Lead to join a specialist Systems Engineering function supporting complex, multi-national defence programmes. This role performs the duties of a senior technical lead position and works closely with programme leadership and engineering stakeholders across the wider organisation. Key Responsibilities: - Promote, develop and embed best...

Lead Platform Engineer London / WFH to £150k Are you a platform engineering technologist with start-up experience and a first class education looking for a new opportunity? You could be joining a small Fintech start-up run by small, successful and proven team of finance technology entrepreneurs, backed by Silicon Valley investors, as they build out the product, currently in stealth mode. As a...

Fire & Security Role: Are you a Site-Based Engineer Lead working with Genetec and Lenel systems? Paying up to: £47k What can you expect as an employee: - Salary circa £46,000 – £47,000 - Rail card provided for travel to the main Canary Wharf site - Site-based working hours - Overtime and travel paid when travelling to other sites outside normal hours The ideal candidate would have: - Proven,...

You will architect, implement, evaluate, and scale RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, and LLM-based intelligence frameworks, driving real-world impact across financial markets. The role is approximately 80% hands-on and 20% strategic, covering Python engineering, system architecture, and model evaluation, while collaborating closely with product and domain experts.

- Salary: £90-110k, depending on experience. - Share Options: Significant share options as part of the early team. - Location: In-person work at the company’s HQ in Bermondsey, South-East London. - Relocation Support: Extensive relocation support, including a £6,000 per year supplement to live close to the HQ. - Time Off: Flexible time off. We are conducting a search on behalf of a pioneering...

Lead a brand new data function at a commodities trading firm. Report to the CTO and Head of Data Science in this global commodity trading house. The team is in place to bridge the gap between trading analytics and the IT team – You’ll be the architect and go-to person within a team of data engineers supporting architectural decisions, technical direction and stakeholder interactions. You'll...

You will remain hands-on with FPGA design while also: - Leading FPGA-centric projects end-to-end - Acting as a technical point of contact across hardware, firmware, and software teams - Supporting and mentoring other engineers - Helping define best practices, processes, and technical direction for FPGA development at Timebeat