Electronics Design & Test Engineer

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment is helping an engineering business in Glasgow recruit an Electronics Design & Test Engineer to join their hands-on team. You’ll work across the full lifecycle, from initial design and prototyping to testing, integration and final validation on space and defence hardware.

You’ll design analogue, digital and power electronics, produce schematics and PCB layouts, build and test prototypes, and support EMI/EMC and instrumentation campaigns across

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of electronics design experience, preferably in space, aerospace or defence.
• Strong analogue, digital and power electronics knowledge.
• Hands-on testing and debugging across full lifecycle of hardware.

Responsibilities

• Designing electronic hardware across analogue, digital and power electronics
• Producing schematics and PCB layouts
• Designing wiring harnesses and interconnects
• Building, testing and debugging prototypes
• Supporting PCB bring-up and troubleshooting
• Creating and running hardware verification and validation test plans
• Working with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analysers and other lab equipment
• Supporting instrumentation and data acquisition for major test campaigns
• Analysing test results and feeding findings back into design improvements
• Working closely with mechanical, software and systems engineers
• Supporting design reviews and producing technical documentation

Skills

Analogue electronics

Digital electronics

Power electronics

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Hands-on testing

EMC testing

LabVIEW

Embedded C

Security clearance BPSS

Tools

Altium Designer

Zuken E3

Job description

We’re working with a growing engineering business operating across the space and defence sectors who are looking for an Electronics Design & Test Engineer to join their team in Glasgow.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll work across the full electronics lifecycle, from initial design and prototyping through to testing, integration and final validation. You’ll get exposure to a wide range of technology including flight and ground electronics, PCB design, wiring harnesses, instrumentation, data acquisition and power distribution.

What you'll be doing

• Designing electronic hardware across analogue, digital and power electronics


• Producing schematics and PCB layouts


• Designing wiring harnesses and interconnects


• Building, testing and debugging prototypes


• Supporting PCB bring-up and troubleshooting


• Creating and running hardware verification and validation test plans


• Working with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analysers and other lab equipment


• Supporting instrumentation and data acquisition for major test campaigns


• Analysing test results and feeding findings back into design improvements


• Working closely with mechanical, software and systems engineers


• Supporting design reviews and producing technical documentation

What we're looking for

Ideally, you’ll have 5–10 years' experience in electronics design, preferably within space, aerospace, defence or another complex electro-mechanical environment.

You should have strong experience with:

• Analogue, digital and power electronics


• Schematic capture and PCB layout using tools such as Altium Designer or Zuken E3


• Hands-on electronics testing and debugging


• PCB manufacturing, soldering/rework and wiring harnesses


• Electronics manufacturing and IPC standards


• Developing products for challenging operational environments


• Taking electronic products through the full development lifecycle

Experience with EMC testing, RF/telemetry, LabVIEW, SCADA, embedded C, aerospace wiring or environmental testing would be beneficial but isn't essential.

You’ll need to be a UK national and eligible to obtain and maintain UK security clearance/BPSS.

This is a great opportunity for an electronics engineer who enjoys being genuinely hands-on and wants to work on technically challenging hardware across the space and defence sectors.