Electrical Engineer

Searchability; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading defence engineering company is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer for a contract role based in Portsmouth. This hybrid position involves working on advanced satellite communications and naval antenna systems. Key responsibilities include producing electrical specifications, designing systems, and validating electrical designs. Candidates must have a degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and expertise in electronics and electromagnetics. Compensation is £45 per hour via Umbrella, with a strong potential for contract extension.

Qualifications

• Strong ability in electronics and electromagnetics.
• Experience in requirements capture, validation, and verification.
• Knowledge of modern electrical design tools.

Responsibilities

• Produce electrical specifications and system diagrams.
• Design electrical systems according to safety guidelines.
• Validate designs and define test strategies.

Skills

Electronics and electromagnetics expertise

Requirements capture and validation

Analogue/digital circuit design

PCB layout and schematic capture

Electrical test and measurement techniques

Knowledge of EMI/EMC considerations

Understanding of EWIS principles

Collaboration across product lifecycle

Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Job description

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER - CONTRACT ROLE

• £45 per hour via Umbrella
• Hybrid contract role, Portsmouth-based (3 days on-site per week)
• Initial 6-month contract with strong potential for extension
• SC clearance required
• Work on advanced satellite communications and naval antenna systems within a leading defence engineering environment

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a major global player in advanced engineering, delivering high-technology solutions across defence, aerospace, maritime, and secure communications. You will join a specialist engineering team responsible for the design, development, and sustainment of satellite communication terminal products used across land, sea, and air platforms. Due to ongoing programme demand and expansion within their engineering capability, they are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to support critical maritime antenna programmes.

THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER ROLE

As an Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for producing electrical specifications, defining system interfaces, generating circuit and system diagrams, and ensuring all electrical design meets safety, performance, and compliance requirements. You will validate electrical designs, define test strategies, and work collaboratively across engineering, manufacturing, and product lifecycle teams to deliver mission-critical satellite communication systems—primarily in the maritime domain.

Key responsibilities include:

• Producing specifications from product and architecture-level requirements
• Defining electrical interfaces and generating system/circuit diagrams
• Designing electrical systems in accordance with safety guidelines
• Performing detailed CAD/CAM electrical design
• Defining test strategies and validating electrical designs
• Verifying compliance of system/component designs to requirements
• Providing detailed electrical data enabling accurate implementation

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER – ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Strong ability across electronics and electromagnetics at system, subsystem, equipment, or component level
• Experience in requirements capture, validation, simulation, integration, verification, and certification
• Expertise in analogue/digital circuit design, PCB layout, schematic capture, EMC/EMI considerations
• Knowledge of electrical test and measurement techniques, and modern electrical/electronic design tools
• Understanding of EWIS principles
• Ability to verify detailed designs against validated requirements
• Experience working collaboratively across full product lifecycle
• Understanding of industrial planning, supply chain interaction, and configuration management processes
• Degree in a recognised Electrical/Electronic Engineering discipline (IET recognised)

TO BE CONSIDERED

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly at [e-mail]. For further information please call 0203 854 0120. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.