Electronics Engineer

QinetiQ Security & Defence Contractors; Ashford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security and defence firm in Ashford is seeking an experienced Electronics Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will design and develop electronics systems for unmanned target systems, requiring a degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 3 years experience in electronic engineering. Join a dynamic team and work with cutting-edge technology while contributing to important projects.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance

Competitive holiday allowance

Options to join Health Cash Plan

Employee discount portal for various services

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in an electronic engineering development environment.
• Experience in the design of electronic products and PCB circuit design.
• Hands-on experience with electronic test and measurement equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronics systems and payloads for unmanned target systems.
• Conduct detailed analogue and digital design for new and legacy products.
• Provide technical support to engineering trials activities.

Skills

Embedded Software

Electrical Engineering

System Design

Firmware

C / C++

LabView

PCB

Sensors

Signal Processing

Matlab

Fpga

Assembly

Education

Degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience

Job description

Job title: Electronics Engineer

Location: Ashford Kent

Job Type: Fulltime - Permanent

Are you ready to be part of the future At QinetiQ were not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Electronics Engineer at our Ashford Kent site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

About the role

We are currently recruiting a Senior Electronics Engineer to join QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) within our Engineering Team. QTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Group PLC specialising in the design and manufacture of a range of state of the art Unmanned Aerial and Surface Target systems including the world leading Banshee target.

QTS targets are used to enable realistic weapons test and evaluation and operator training in over 40 countries worldwide with QTS providing a complete managed service in over 15 of these countries.

What will I be doing

Reporting to the Electronics Engineering Manager you will join a dynamic team of engineers who are responsible for the design and development of electronicsystems and payloads for a family of Unmanned Target role requires a strong understanding of Electronic Design Principles and the successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams including mechanical and software engineers to ensure all systems meet performance safety and regulatory requirements.

Duties will include

• Electronic System Design
• Detailed low level analogue and digital design to support both new and legacy products.
• Production and maintenance of design records in accordance with company procedures
• Project Management.
• Provide Technical Support to Engineering Trials Activities.
• PCB Design.
• FPGA Design using VHDL.
• Occasional international travel to support worldwide operations may be required

What do I need

You will be degree qualified in a relevant field or have equivalent experience and have a minimum of 3 years experience in an electronic engineering development environment.

Youll also need to haveexperience in the design of electronic products a good working knowledge of PCB and component level circuit design and hands on experience of using electronic test and measurement equipment.

Experience in the design of RF products is desirable as is being or a desire to work towards CharteredEngineer status.

We also ask that you

• are competent in technical report writing
• have excellent communication skills
• have a genuine interest to work with product realization
• are creative and pragmatic
• are interested and willing to handle a diverse portfolio of projects and assignments
• have strong time management skills
• are self-driven and able to deliveruse structured and documented work methods

Why Join QinetiQ

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world theres never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee youll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork and pulling together youll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives blend disciplines and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. Benefits :

• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal : Personal Accident Insurance Travel Insurance Restaurants Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

For further information on National Security Vetting please see the link below.

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Key Skills

• Embedded Software
• Electrical Engineering
• System Design
• Firmware
• C / C++
• LabView
• PCB
• Sensors
• Signal Processing
• Matlab
• Fpga
• Assembly