Full-Time

Application Engineer

Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer

Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer

1,001-5,000 employees

Vibration testing and data analysis platform

No salary listed

Remote in UK

Remote

International travel of approximately 15–25% is required.

UK Citizenship Required

Bachelor's, Master's

Category
Solution Engineering
Required Skills
Bash
Python
High Performance Computing (HPC)
Computer Networking
MATLAB
Simulink
C/C++
Robotics
FPGA
Linux/Unix

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Requirements
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
  • Strong understanding of Linux internals, kernel tuning, or real-time operating system concepts.
  • Experience with C/C++ development and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or similar.
  • Familiarity with real-time scheduling, latency analysis, multithreading, or performance optimization.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work directly with customers.
  • Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Fluency in English.
  • Candidates must meet eligibility criteria typically associated with holding UK or EU nationality for work on secure UK and EU defence sites.
Responsibilities
  • Provide technical implementation, configuration, and integration support for Concurrent Real-Time products, including RedHawk Linux, iHawk real-time servers, and simulation toolchains.
  • Assist customers with system setup, benchmarking, latency optimization, and troubleshooting of real-time environments.
  • Deliver on-site or remote customer training, demonstrations, and technical workshops.
  • Collaborate with R&D teams to replicate issues, validate fixes, and contribute to product improvements.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, solution guides, and best practices.
  • Support pre-sales activities by participating in technical presentations, proof-of-concept deployments, and requirements analysis.
  • Partner with customers in aerospace, defense, automotive, and industrial sectors to ensure successful deployment and long-term performance of their real-time applications.
  • Participate in system testing, performance evaluation, and custom configuration development as needed.
  • Provide feedback to product management on feature requests and market needs.
  • Travel internationally approximately 15–25% for customer engagements, training, and on-site support.
Desired Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience with Concurrent Real-Time products or other real-time Linux distributions.
  • Experience in one or more industries such as aerospace and defense, automotive simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, robotics, or industrial control.
  • Knowledge of networking, drivers, FPGA interfaces, or high-performance computing.
  • Background in real-time simulation environments, such as MATLAB/Simulink-based hardware-in-the-loop systems.
  • Prior experience in a customer-facing engineering role.
  • Additional European languages.
Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer

Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer

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Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

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Headquarters

Darmstadt, Germany

Founded

1942

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What believers are saying

  • Fusion-LN shipped in March 2026, giving HBK a fresh hardware upgrade cycle.
  • Sentech brings 86 employees and 350 blue-chip customers into HBK’s embedded-sensing funnel.
  • Owners@Spectris, launched June 2026, can improve retention and acquisition integration momentum.

What critics are saying

  • Sentech closes only after US regulatory clearance, delaying synergies into late 2026.
  • Fusion-LN backward compatibility protects customers, but it also slows replacement-driven revenue expansion.
  • KKR ownership raises integration pressure; a bad Sentech fit damages HBK’s acquisition-led strategy.

What makes Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer unique

  • HBK’s March 2026 Fusion-LN keeps LAN-XI installations working, easing upgrades.
  • HBK spans sound, vibration, and embedded sensing, serving aerospace, defence, energy, and industrial markets.
  • The August 2026 Sentech acquisition adds LVDT, RVDT, and speed-sensing depth.

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Company News

HBK World
Aug 1st, 2026
HBK announces acquisition of Sentech

HBK has signed an agreement to acquire Sentech, a leading provider of precision position and speed sensing technologies, strengthening our capabilities in embedded sensing across aerospace, energy, defence, and industrial markets.

Process and Control Today Ltd
Mar 18th, 2026
The next generation in sound and vibration data acquisition.

The next generation in sound and vibration data acquisition. 18/03/2026 HBK - Hottinger, Bruel & Kjaer Designed to meet the evolving needs of engineers and researchers, Hottinger Brüel & Kjær's (HBK) latest innovation in sound and vibration measurement - Fusion-LN - has expanded its product line with a 12-channel module, which is available now for delivery. Fusion-LN introduces a streamlined approach to data acquisition, supporting applications across aerospace and defence, telecom, audio, industrial, and automotive sectors. Its modular design and intuitive interface enable users to adapt quickly to changing test requirements without compromising accuracy or reliability. A key function is that owners of HBK's LAN-XI data acquisition tool can preserve current capabilities and past investments, as Fusion-LN has backwards compatibility with LAN-XI. Operators are now also able to place Fusion-LN modules - combined with LAN-XI modules - in the same frame, which provides a seamless upgrade and allows them to expand their system, instead of replacing it. As industries face increasing demands for precision and efficiency, Fusion-LN provides engineers with a platform to simplify complex measurement tasks, while ensuring scalability for their future challenges.