Electromagnetic (EMC) Test Engineer

ALTEN; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the UK is seeking a Controls Electronics Engineer to design mission-critical hardware for Defence and Aerospace clients. Responsibilities include designing mixed-signal circuits and leading compliance testing. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in power electronics and familiarity with industry standards. This full-time role offers competitive salary and benefits such as Private Medical Insurance and a Pension Scheme.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flexible way of working

Team buildings and gatherings

Qualifications

• Strong background in controls or power electronics engineering.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers and electronics testing.
• Familiarity with aerospace-grade PCB design standards.

Responsibilities

• Designing analog digital and mixed-signal circuits for harsh environments.
• Supporting system-level grounding, shielding, filtering, and bonding.
• Leading compliance testing including emissions & susceptibility.

Skills

Controls electronics engineering

Testing with oscilloscopes

SPICE simulation

MATLAB / Simulink

Reliability design

Tools

Altium

LTspice

Job description

ALTEN UK is seeking a Controls Electronics Engineer with expertise in power electronics mixed‑signal design and EMI / EMC compliance to join our team supporting leading Defence & Aerospace clients in Derby.

This is a high‑impact role contributing to the design of mission‑critical hardware operating in harsh environments.

What youll be doing :

• Designing analog digital and mixed‑signal circuits with a focus on low noise radiation tolerance and temperature extremes.
• Developing DC-DC converters, motor drives and power distribution units.
• Implementing EMI / EMC mitigation strategies across PCB and system level aligned with DO-160 and MIL-STD-461G.
• Leading pre‑compliance and compliance testing including radiated / conducted emissions & susceptibility.
• Supporting system‑level grounding, shielding, filtering and bonding.
• Performing root cause analysis and corrective action on test failures.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams including hardware, PCB layout, systems and mechanical engineers.

Qualifications :

What were looking for :

• Strong background in controls or power electronics engineering.
• Hands‑on experience with oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers and electronics testing (thermal/ambient).
• Familiarity with SPICE, Altium, LTspice, MATLAB / Simulink.
• Working knowledge of DO-254, DO-160 and aerospace‑grade PCB design standards.
• Experience designing for redundancy, fault tolerance and reliability (FMEA).
• Confident working in a formally documented environment (requirements traceability, config/change control).

Additional Information :

Why join us

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs mentoring programs internal universities and more we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. Were here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow today!

In short you get :

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle‑to‑work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere regular gatherings and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full‑time