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Hardware Engineering Manager

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Guildford, Surrey GU48EY, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Hardware Engineering Manager position is located in Guildford, Surrey, offering a highly competitive base salary plus equity, pension, and private medical benefits.
  • This role involves leading a small team of engineers in high-speed digital design, board development, and system integration for space communications technology.
  • Candidates should have proven experience in high-speed digital hardware design for complex embedded systems and experience in leading hardware development projects.
  • The ideal applicant will possess skills in schematic capture, PCB layout, and system-level integration, and should be comfortable collaborating across various teams.
  • While space industry experience is not required, candidates should have a builder’s mindset and be excited about tackling technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Hardware Engineering Manager - High-Performance Space CommunicationsLocation: Guildford, Surrey (Hybrid)Package: Highly competitive base salary + equity + pension + private medical

Join a fast-growing, well-backed startup building next-generation space communications technology. This is a rare opportunity to take on a hands-on leadership role at an early stage, helping shape the electronic hardware and integration efforts that underpin our cutting-edge, high-throughput platforms for space-based connectivity.

As Hardware Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a small but growing team of experienced engineers working across high-speed digital design, board development, and system integration. You'll oversee the development of complex, high-performance embedded hardware systems—driving projects from concept through prototyping, testing, and into deployment.

We’re looking for someone who’s excited to get stuck into technical challenges while also setting direction, mentoring engineers, and coordinating across disciplines. The work is fast-paced, collaborative, and high-impact—and it's ideal for someone who thrives in an environment where technical leadership and hands-on engineering go hand in hand.

What we’re looking for:

  • Proven experience in high-speed digital hardware design for complex embedded systems
  • Strong background in schematic capture, PCB layout (multi-layer), and system-level integration
  • Experience leading hardware development projects and mentoring engineers
  • Familiarity with signal integrity, power integrity, and bring-up/debug of digital systems
  • Comfortable working across teams including firmware, systems, and mechanical

Space industry experience is not required—but curiosity, adaptability, and a builder’s mindset are.

Why join?

  • Work at the frontier of space and communications technology
  • Be part of a close-knit founding team, with real influence on product and engineering direction
  • Earn a market-beating salary with equity upside
  • Enjoy great benefits including pension and private medical
  • Flexible hybrid working with a collaborative and mission-driven culture

Interested? Send over your CV or get in contact with me to discuss this opportunity in further detail.

Yoh Solutions Ltd, a Day and Zimmerman Company, are Electronic Engineering and Development recruitment specialists, sourcing high - calibre permanent and interim engineering experts across the globe.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.