Electronics Engineer

Bright Purple; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Aberdeen office-based with flexible

Salary £40,000–£60,000

33 days holiday

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Company pension contributions

Cycle to work & EV lease scheme

Job summary

Bright Purple is seeking an Electronics Engineer in Aberdeen to join the R&D team. You will probe failures, qualify components for high-temperature environments, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability of underground wireless systems.

The role requires a degree in Electronic Engineering, analytical problem-solving, and clear technical reporting. The position is Aberdeen-based with flexible working and a strong emphasis on documentation and risk management.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or related discipline.
• Background in electronic design or test.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Clear communication when writing technical reports and influencing teams.

Responsibilities

• Investigate product and component failures and derive actionable improvements.
• Qualify electronic components for high-rel, high-temperature use.
• Identify obsolescence and supply chain risks before they affect operations.
• Support PCB manufacturing improvements through hands-on testing of electronics and materials.
• Collaborate with engineering, production and quality to solve reliability challenges.
• Create and maintain technical documentation to keep risk visible and managed.

Skills

Failure analysis

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Clear communication

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

PCB manufacturing

Database tools

Job description

Electronics Engineer - Aberdeen

Don't Just Build It. Make It Last.

Deep underground, thousands of metres below the surface, electronic systems are pushed to their absolute limits, extreme heat, immense pressure, zero margin for error. This is where your work matters most.

Our client is a global leader in wireless downhole technology, trusted by the oil and gas industry to deliver precision data from environments most engineers never have to think about. Their systems don't just have to work, they have to keep working. That's where you come in.

They're looking for a Electronics Engineerto join their Aberdeen-based Electronics R&D team, someone who gets under the skin of a failure, understands exactly why it happened, and puts in place the engineering rigour to make sure it never happens again.

What's In It For You:

• Aberdeen - office based with flexible working
• Salary range of £40,000 - £60,000
• 33 days holiday + long service awards
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Company pension contributions
• Cycle to work & EV lease scheme

What You'll Be Doing:

• Investigating product and component failures and turning findings into actionable improvements
• Qualifying electronic components for use in high-reliability, high-temperature applications
• Identifying obsolescence and supply chain risks before they become operational headaches
• Supporting PCB manufacturing improvements through hands-on testing of electronics and materials
• Collaborating across engineering, production and quality to solve real-world reliability challenges
• Building and maintaining the technical documentation that keeps risk visible and managed

What You'll Bring:

• A degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline
• A background in electronic design or test
• Sharp analytical thinking and a genuine appetite for problem-solving
• Clear communication skills as you'll be writing technical reports and influencing across teams
• Experience with failure analysis, accelerated life testing, or high-temperature electronics
• Knowledge of component packaging, PCB manufacturing or database tools
• The occasional flexibility to travel

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.