Hardware Architect (Electronics, PDA, Design) – £80k/£65 per hour (Outside IR35) – Manchester

Technically responsible for the hardware architecture and its consistency with the solution/system architecture. They coordinate with the solution Architect and PDA in order to make sure that the top down refinement of the solution is consistent with the hardware strategy and constraints including COTS selection and components reuse.

The Hardware Architect works collaboratively with the Hardware Engineering Manager to ensure the design lifecycle is completed in line with company processes.

The Hardware Architect works collaboratively with the solution Architect and PDA to ensure that the engineering design is coherent and complies with all technical requirements.

The Hardware Architect works collaboratively with the Hardware Products Manager and Hardware Products Architect to ensure the design is based on existing Products (building blocks) as much as practicable to capitalise on cost benefits, design efficiencies and to reduce technical debt.

The Hardware Architect works with the team allocated to provide the architectural solution and ensure technical compliance of their work with the solution requirements.

Your focus will be:

• Ensures that hardware architecture stability is maintained across lifecycle phases from Bid to Delivery;
• Directs and coordinates hardware architecture studies;
• Approves the technical, technological, and methodological choices taken in respect of the selected hardware architecture;
• Guarantees adherence to in-scope standards, reuse policy and product development plans;
• Identifies modelling, simulation and prototyping opportunities;
• Co-ordinates product definition, and assessment of trade-offs between aspects of cost, customer requirements and technological possibilities;
• Prepares the Design & Justification Files;
• Provides knowledge on state-of-the-art hardware architecting, taking account of future developments;
• Monitors technological developments.

If you are looking for a role which is highly interesting and has excellent career progression and satisfaction, please read on the whole advert, and apply with your CV.

Remuneration Offered:

Permanent:

• Salary £55,000 – £80,000 (depending on Candidate Experience) + Benefits
• UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance
• Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage

Or

Contract

• up to £65 per hour (Outside IR35)
• UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance
• Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage

My client wants to have offered the role to the successful candidate within weeks so if you are interested, please don’t hesitate to contact me. My client offers a 3-stage process that can be completed within 2 weeks subject to your availability.