
Certain Advantage
Senior Hardware Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £114,400 - 114,400 per year
Requirements:- Familiarity with the Linux operating system
- Familiarity with computer science, with C++ as an advantage
- Experience with radio frequency design or testing
- Ability to discuss the integration of microcontrollers in RF hardware, such as Raspberry Pi
- Willingness to undergo a UK security check
- Develop and maintain new and existing RF equipment
- Carry out radio frequency design or testing
- Perform system performance analysis
- Debug interfaces and support system integration
- Define software design requirements
- Design systems for real-time applications
- Hardware
- Support
- Linux
- Marketing
- Security
More:
We are a leading defence organisation offering a Senior Hardware Engineer contract role based in Hertfordshire on a hybrid working basis. This is an initially 6-month contract paying £55 per hour through umbrella. We are working with Certain Advantage, who support candidates across Engineering, IT, Finance, and Marketing and help match top talent with the right opportunities.
last updated 31 week of 2026
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£114,400
This role
£75,000
UK median
This salary is 53% above the UK median for Senior roles (£75,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks