Aerospace Hardware Electronics Verification Engineer

ALTEN Group; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is seeking a Hardware Electronics Verification Engineer to join the Fareham team. The position involves verifying and validating electronic hardware used in advanced aerospace systems, ensuring rigorous compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have a degree in Engineering and over 8 years of relevant experience. The role offers hybrid working conditions, competitive benefits, and the chance to work on innovative projects driving technological advancement.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Regular gatherings & team building

Flexible way of working

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in electronics hardware design, verification, or validation.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, with experience reviewing engineering documentation.
• Experience working in safety-critical or mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Verify and validate electronic hardware designs, including analogue and digital circuits.
• Develop and execute verification strategies and test plans.
• Perform hardware testing including functional and high-voltage testing.

Skills

Hardware electronics verification

Analogue and digital electronics

Power electronics

Full electronics lifecycle

Technical writing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

LTSpice

PCB design tools (Cadence, Altium)

Job description

Overview

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

Job Description

As a Hardware Electronics Verification Engineer, you will join the Fareham team to support programmes within the UK Aerospace sector.

Working as a consultant for ALTEN, you will be embedded on complex, safety-critical projects, contributing to the verification and validation of electronic hardware used in advanced defence and aerospace systems. This role offers hands-on exposure to high-integrity electronics, rigorous certification standards, and full lifecycle development in a highly regulated environment.

Location: Fareham

On Site: Hybrid – 2+ days per week on site

Clearance: Full right to work in the UK (SC clearance desirable)

Experience Level: 8+ Years

Key Responsibilities

• Verify and validate electronic hardware designs, including analogue and digital circuits, power supplies, and processing elements.
• Develop and execute verification strategies, test plans, and test procedures aligned with defence and aerospace standards.
• Perform hardware testing, including functional, environmental, and high-voltage testing where required.
• Support system-level integration, verifying interfaces between power electronics, control systems, sensors, and associated subsystems.
• Produce and review technical documentation, including verification reports, compliance evidence, and architecture documentation.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams including PCB designers, thermal engineers, systems engineers, and suppliers to ensure robust verification coverage.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Strong experience in hardware electronics verification within safety-critical or mission-critical environments.
• Solid understanding of analogue and digital electronics, power electronics, and embedded hardware.
• Experience working across the full electronics lifecycle, from requirements analysis through verification and certification.
• Knowledge of DO-254 and DO-160 (E–G) standards and their application within regulated programmes.
• Ability to analyse top-down and bottom-up requirements and operate across multiple TRLs.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
• 8+ years’ experience in electronics hardware design, verification, or validation, ideally within defence, aerospace, or high-integrity industrial systems.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, with experience reviewing and approving engineering documentation.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with MATLAB, LTSpice, and PCB design tools such as Cadence or Altium.
• Exposure to thermal simulation or analysis tools such as ANSYS.
• Familiarity with supplier engagement, component selection, and verification of externally developed hardware.

Additional Information

Why join us?

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.