DO-254 System/Hardware/Electronics Engineer

SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment; Rowberrow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to own the development and certification of aerospace-grade electronic hardware. The role focuses on DO-254 life cycle activities, system architecture, and hardware development for high-integrity applications, with cross-functional collaboration across systems, safety, mechanical and software teams.

The position requires experience delivering hardware through verification, validation, and certification, with a

Qualifications

• Strong electronic hardware development experience within aerospace or other high-integrity systems.
• Experience working to DO-254.
• Electronic system architecture, design and specification experience.
• Hardware requirements definition and requirements-driven development.
• Experience taking electronic products through verification, validation and certification.
• Understanding of DO-160 environmental qualification.
• Experience developing complex electronic controllers.
• Ability to lead technical work packages and provide technical guidance to engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of development and certification of complex electronic hardware for aerospace/high-integrity applications.
• Lead a cross-disciplinary team across the DO-254 lifecycle to deliver certified hardware.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams and manage work packages.

Skills

Aerospace hardware

DO-254

Hardware architecture

Requirements-driven development

V&V & certification

DO-160

Technical leadership

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Altium 365

LabVIEW

Speedgoat

Job description

Senior Electronics Engineer - DO-254/Aerospace Hardware - Hybrid (Bristol)We're looking for a Senior Electronics Engineer to take technical ownership of the development and certification of complex electronic hardware for aerospace and high-integrity applications.

This is a senior, hands-on position combining electronic system architecture and hardware development with technical leadership. You'll work across the full DO-254 life cycle, developing electronic controllers for electromechanical systems while collaborating closely with systems, safety, mechanical and software engineering teams.

Skills & Experience Essential:

• Strong electronic hardware development experience within aerospace or other high-integrity systems


• Experience working to DO-254


• Electronic system architecture, design and specification experience


• Hardware requirements definition and requirements-driven development


• Experience taking electronic products through verification, validation and certification


• Understanding of DO-160 environmental qualification


• Experience developing complex electronic controllers


• Ability to lead technical work packages and provide technical guidance to engineering teams

Desirable:

• Power electronics and motor drive design


• DO-254 planning activities and SOI audits


• FPGA-based systems


• Communications interface electronics


• Electromechanical sensors including LVDTs, RVDTs or encoders


• MATLAB/Simulink and Model-Based Design


• Altium 365, LabVIEW, Speedgoat or similar engineering toolsets

Additional Information

• Permanent position


• £60,000-£72,500 depending on experience


• Hybrid working - Bristol


• Senior/Principal-level engineers considered


• UK nationals only due to programme security requirements


• Opportunity to lead electronic product development through to aerospace certification