SENER is a private engineering and technology group founded in 1956 that operates globally across the Aerospace, Energy, Mobility, and Marine sectors. With a workforce of over 3,000 professionals, the company is renowned for its high-tech solutions, ranging from solar thermal plants and high-speed rail systems to complex satellite components and naval design.

Headquartered in Getxo (near Bilbao), SENER maintains a significant footprint in Spain with major operational centers in Madrid and Barcelona. For international professionals, the company offers a highly technical and multicultural environment where English is frequently used for global projects, making it an attractive destination for specialized engineers and tech experts looking to work on large-scale international infrastructure and defense contracts.

Founded in 1956 by Enrique de Sendagorta Aramburu as a marine engineering firm, SENER was the first Spanish engineering company to be established. It expanded into aerospace in the 1960s and has since grown into a diversified global technology group with a presence on five continents.

For international professionals

Offers opportunities in highly specialized fields such as Aerospace, Defense, and Renewable Energy.
Headquartered in the Basque Country (Getxo), offering a high quality of life and a unique cultural experience outside of the Madrid/Barcelona hubs.
Global project reach often requires English proficiency, facilitating integration for international engineering talent.
Strong focus on innovation and R&D, providing a stimulating environment for technical career growth.
Maintains a significant presence in Madrid (Vicálvaro) and Barcelona, providing flexibility in geographic location within Spain.

This job was published 3 months ago

Senior Hardware Engineer – Space & Defence

SENER

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

At Sener Aeroespacial y Defensa, the sustained growth of our Space and Defence programs leads us to continue expanding our team. We are looking to incorporate a senior Hardware Development profile for our work centers in Tres Cantos (Madrid) or Getxo (Vizcaya), who wants to be part of a stage of clear technological and industrial expansion.

You will participate in strategic Space and Defence projects, developing high-reliability electronic equipment that forms part of critical systems for institutional missions and top-tier defense programs. This is a position of high technical weight, designed for professionals who enjoy designing, making technological decisions, and supporting the growth of engineers with less experience, without disconnecting from technical work.

You will work in a demanding and collaborative technical environment, as part of a multidisciplinary team where technical expertise is combined with the ability to share knowledge and lead by example. You will maintain an active role in design, while providing technical criteria in key project decision-making.

What you will do:

You will be part of the multidisciplinary team (hardware, control, software, and mechanics) that develops electronic control equipment for mechanism systems for antenna pointing, robotic couplings and anchors, telescope focusing and scanning systems, among others; participating in highly demanding projects from the initial phases to final validation.

Specifically, your responsibility will include:

Analyze and decompose system and equipment requirements, actively participating in the definition of technical solutions compatible with Space and Defence standards.
Perform detailed electronic design of equipment, both at the schematic level and by providing technical support for the placement and routing of PCBs.
Carry out analog and digital simulations, evaluating the design's behavior against different operating scenarios.
Define and review hardware validation procedures, ensuring compliance with functional, environmental, and reliability requirements.
Execute functional tests of the equipment and participate in environmental testing campaigns (thermal, vibration, etc.), collaborating in the analysis of results.
Prepare and maintain the associated technical documentation for development (design, validation, technical justifications, reports, and project deliverables).
Participate in technical reviews with the client, providing criteria and experience in design decision-making.
Act as a technical reference within the team, collaborating with less experienced profiles and contributing to the global technical coherence of the project, always maintaining direct involvement in the design.

What we expect from you:

We are looking for a senior profile with a solid technical foundation, who wants to continue developing in hardware design for complex Space and Defence systems, and who enjoys sharing knowledge and providing technical criteria to the team. We especially value professionals who want to combine technical depth with active participation in design decisions and the mentoring of less experienced profiles.

Essential requirements:

University degree in Electronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Telecommunications Engineering.
High level of English.
At least 8 years of experience in similar electronic hardware development positions.
Demonstrable experience in detailed design of analog and power circuits, as well as in digital circuit design, including communication buses, memories, and FPGAs.

Additionally, knowledge in the following will be valued: actuators and sensors; motor control design; PCB design... as well as tools such as (Matlab / Simulink), Altium, Pspice/LTspice, VHDL, C, C++, Matlab/Simulink, Python, and Labview.

Not forgetting, analysis methodology for defense and space (Parts Stress Analysis (PSA), Worst case analysis (WCA), Reliability, FEMECA, fault tree, Radiation...).

What we offer you:

These are some of the benefits you will enjoy at Sener:

Integrate into a multidisciplinary and highly qualified team participating in technologically innovative projects at an international level.
Continue your professional development with us and access a wide range of training (technical, skills, languages...).
Take care of yourself with our physical and emotional well-being program: sports, workshops, medical service, physiotherapy, etc.
Optimize your salary with our flexible remuneration plan (meal card, private medical insurance, nursery vouchers...) and rely on our life and accident insurance.
Flexibilize your way of working! We have flexible hours, teleworking policy, coworking spaces...
Discount portal for you and a specific onboarding plan for our international employees.
We promote equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion for all people and are certified as a Family Responsible Entity (efr). Additionally, through the Sener Foundation, we collaborate in activities that encourage the pursuit of knowledge and contribute to the socially responsible development of engineering.

We offer you the chance to be part of an environment in full expansion, with access to strategic projects and a long-term path. At Sener, the professional evolution of technical profiles does not imply leaving engineering: we encourage trajectories where deep knowledge and technical experience remain the central axis of development.

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En Sener Aeroespacial y Defensa, el crecimiento sostenido de los programas de Espacio y Defensa nos lleva a seguir ampliando nuestro equipo. Buscamos incorporar un/a perfil senior de Desarrollo de Hardware para nuestros centros de trabajo de Tres Cantos (Madrid) o Getxo (Vizcaya), que quiera formar parte de una etapa de clara expansión tecnológica e industrial.

Participarás en proyectos estratégicos de Espacio y Defensa, desarrollando equipos electrónicos de alta fiabilidad que forman parte de sistemas críticos para misiones institucionales y programas de defensa de primer nivel. Se trata de una posición de alto peso técnico, pensada para profesionales que disfrutan diseñando, tomando decisiones tecnológicas y acompañando el crecimiento de ingenieros con menos experiencia, sin desvincularse del trabajo técnico.

Trabajarás en un entorno técnico exigente y colaborativo, formando parte de un equipo multidisciplinar en el que la experiencia técnica se combina con la capacidad de compartir conocimiento y liderar desde el ejemplo. Mantendrás un papel activo en el diseño, al mismo tiempo que aportas criterio técnico en la toma de decisiones clave del proyecto.

Qué harás:

Formarás parte del equipo multidisciplinar (hardware, control, software y mecánica) que desarrolla equipos electrónicos de control de mecanismos para sistemas de apuntamiento de antenas, acoplamientos y anclajes robóticos, sistemas de enfoque y de escaneo de telescopios, entre otros; participando en proyectos altamente exigentes desde las fases iniciales hasta la validación final.

En concreto, tu responsabilidad incluirá:

Analizar y descomponer los requisitos del sistema y del equipo, participando activamente en la definición de soluciones técnicas compatibles con estándares de Espacio y Defensa.
Realizar el diseño electrónico detallado de equipos, tanto a nivel de esquema como dando soporte técnico al posicionamiento y rutado de PCBs.
Llevar a cabo simulaciones analógicas y digitales, evaluando el comportamiento del diseño frente a distintos escenarios de operación.
Definir y revisar los procedimientos de validación del hardware, asegurando el cumplimiento de los requisitos funcionales, ambientales y de fiabilidad.
Ejecutar pruebas funcionales de los equipos y participar en campañas de ensayos ambientales (térmicos, vibración, etc.), colaborando en el análisis de resultados.
Elaborar y mantener la documentación técnica asociada al desarrollo (diseño, validación, justificaciones técnicas, informes y entregables del proyecto).
Participar en revisiones técnicas con cliente, aportando criterio y experiencia en la toma de decisiones de diseño.
Actuar como referente técnico dentro del equipo, colaborando con perfiles de menor experiencia y contribuyendo a la coherencia técnica global del proyecto, manteniendo siempre una implicación directa en el diseño.

Qué esperamos de ti:

Buscamos un perfil senior con una sólida base técnica, que quiera seguir desarrollándose en el diseño de hardware para sistemas complejos de Espacio y Defensa, y que disfrute compartiendo conocimiento y aportando criterio técnico en el equipo. Valoramos especialmente a profesionales que quieran combinar profundidad técnica con una participación activa en las decisiones de diseño y en el acompañamiento de perfiles con menor experiencia.

Requisitos indispensables:

Titulación universitaria en Ingeniería Electrónica, Ingeniería Industrial o Ingeniería de Telecomunicaciones.
Nivel alto de inglés.
Al menos 8 años de experiencia en posiciones similares de desarrollo de hardware electrónico.
Experiencia demostrable en diseño detallado de circuitos analógicos y de potencia, así como en diseño de circuitos digitales, incluyendo buses de comunicaciones, memorias y FPGAs.

Además, se valorarán conocimientos en: actuadores y sensores; diseño del control de motores; diseño PCBs... así como de herramientas como (Matlab / Simulink), Altium, Pspice/LTspice, VHDL, C, C++, Matlab/Simulink, Python y Labview.

Sin olvidar, la metodología de análisis para defensa y espacio (Parts Stress Analysis (PSA), Worst case análisis (WCA), Fiabilidad, FEMECA, árbol de fallo, Radiación...).

Qué te ofrecemos:

Estos son algunos de los beneficios de los que disfrutarás en Sener:

Intégrate en un equipo multidisciplinar y altamente cualificado participando en proyectos innovadores tecnológicamente a nivel internacional.
Continua tu desarrollo profesional con nosotros y accede a un amplio abanico formativo (formación técnica, en habilidades, idiomas...).
Cuídate con nuestro programa de bienestar físico y emocional: deportes, talleres, servicio médico, fisioterapia, etc.
Optimiza tu salario con nuestro plan retributivo flexible (tarjeta de comida, seguro médico privado, tickets guardería...) y cuenta con nuestro seguro de vida y accidentes.
¡Flexibiliza tu forma de trabajar! Disponemos de horario flexible, política de teletrabajo, espacios de coworking...
Portal de descuentos para ti y plan de acogida específico para nuestros empleados internacionales.
Promovemos la igualdad de oportunidades, diversidad e inclusión de todas las personas y estamos certificados como Entidad Familiarmente Responsable (efr). Además, desde la Fundación Sener colaboramos en actividades que fomentan la búsqueda del conocimiento y contribuyen al desarrollo socialmente responsable de la ingeniería.