Job Title:  Graduate Electronic Hardware Engineer

Location: 

Northamptonshire, NTH, GB, NN12 6PF

Business Unit:  Abaco Business Unit
Posting Date:  Jul 17, 2025
Job Description: 

We’re looking for recent graduate or early-career Electronic Hardware Engineer to join our highly skilled and innovative team. In this role you will be responsible for the design, development and verification of a variety of high-end embedded electronics products, including Single Board Computers, network switches and system-level products. All are designed for use over extreme temperatures and in harsh environments. Technologies include the latest generation Intel, AMD, NXP and other chipsets using highspeed interconnects and cutting-edge thermal management solutions. You will work with Product Managers and Engineers of many other disciplines to define and develop exceptional products for our military and aerospace customers and ensure that they can be reliably manufactured and tested for many years to come. You will be using modern design entry tools and simulation environments, for both board-level and programmable logic design.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Design, Implement and test high-end embedded electronic products
  • Perform Hardware Integration and Verification
  • Gain knowledge and experience of engineering tools and processes
  • Help develop and manage product requirements
  • Report verbally on progress and produce clear, concise written technical documentation
  • Assisting with the sustainment of designs through product lifecycle including production test support, customer support and obsolescence management
  • All other relevant duties as assigned

 

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related field with significant electronics development modules.
  • Strong understanding of computer architectures and embedded systems.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and creativity.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Attention to detail and analytical thinking.
  • Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies.

 

Desired Characteristics:

  • Enthusiasm for technology and its applications in military and aerospace sectors.
  • Eagerness to develop skills in high-speed board and programmable logic design.
  • Strong team player with the ability to contribute effectively to group discussions.
  • Ability to manage personal deadlines and contribute to meeting project timelines.
  • Ethical judgment and integrity in all aspects of work.

 

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Health and Life Assurance. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts.

 

Why Abaco:

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

 

Please be aware that many roles working for Abaco Systems will be subject to security and export control restrictions. All roles are therefore subject to candidates being able to meet BPSS level pre-employment screening criteria. In some roles you may also need to have or be able to achieve full SC level security clearance without restrictions. Security and export control requirements mean that factors including your nationality, any other nationalities you have or have previously held, your place of birth and your employment and residency status may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation. For more information and guidance about security requirements please visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

 

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AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility.  AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.