Electronic Engineer

SII Group UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension 6% plus 6% salary-sac

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

25 days annual leave

Sick pay 5 days

Cycle to Work

TechScheme

Udemy learning platform

Job summary

SII Group UK is seeking an Electronics Engineer to design and develop cutting-edge electronic systems for defence and security platforms. You will work across the full product lifecycle and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to drive innovation and hands-on engineering.

This role offers a supportive environment with career development opportunities, collaboration with a skilled team, and access to training and benefits such as pension, private medical insurance, life assurance, income

Qualifications

• Experience of electronic design throughout the full product lifecycle.
• Experience designing electronic circuits and PCB-based hardware.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Altium Designer, or similar.
• Experience of hardware integration, board bring-up, debugging, and verification testing.
• Knowledge of EMC/EMI principles and electronic product development within a structured engineering environment.
• Experience producing technical specifications, requirements, and design documentation.
• Good understanding of engineering processes and development lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex electronic circuits and systems from concept through to qualification.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop optimal technical solutions.
• Ensure products meet technical, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to the development of the wider electronics team through mentoring, peer reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Produce technical specifications, architectures, and verification plans.
• Support bids and projects with technical expertise and cost estimates.
• Present engineering solutions and technical progress at design reviews.
• Monitor progress against project cost, schedule, and performance objectives.

Skills

Full lifecycle design

PCB design

Schematic capture tools

Hardware bring-up

EMC/EMI knowledge

Technical documentation

Engineering processes

Tools

Cadence

Mentor Graphics

Altium Designer

Job description

As an Electronics Engineer, you'll design and develop cutting‑edge electronic systems for advanced defence and security platforms. You'll work across the full product lifecycle, collaborate with a skilled multidisciplinary team, and grow your expertise in a flexible, supportive environment that encourages innovation, hands‑on engineering, and career development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and develop complex electronic circuits and systems from concept through to qualification.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop optimal technical solutions.
• Ensure products meet technical, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to the development of the wider electronics team through mentoring, peer reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Produce technical specifications, architectures, and verification plans.
• Support bids and projects with technical expertise and cost estimates.
• Present engineering solutions and technical progress at design reviews.
• Monitor progress against project cost, schedule, and performance objectives.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience of electronic design throughout the full product lifecycle.
• Experience designing electronic circuits and PCB‑based hardware.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Altium Designer, or similar.
• Experience of hardware integration, board bring‑up, debugging, and verification testing.
• Knowledge of EMC/EMI principles and electronic product development within a structured engineering environment.
• Experience producing technical specifications, requirements, and design documentation.
• Good understanding of engineering processes and development lifecycles.

You'll need to hold, or be eligible to obtain, Security Clearance (SC). Please refer to the UKSV website for further details.

BENEFITS

• Competitive basic salary
• 6% employer pension contribution, plus an additional 6% available through salary sacrifice
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• 25 days annual leave
• 5 days full sick pay per year
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• TechScheme
• Corporate access to the Udemy learning platform