Electronics Hardware Design Engineer - Senior in Gillingham, Medway

Energy Jobline CVL; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global electronics design company in Gillingham is seeking an experienced electronics designer to develop and evaluate electronic control unit products. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a solid background in electronics design, including Functional Safety standards. Collaboration within cross-functional teams is crucial. A commitment to quality and environmental sustainability is encouraged.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits

Development opportunities

Family-centric policies

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven electronics design experience.
• Experienced with Functional Safety ISO26262 and FMEDA.
• Ability to communicate effectively within teams.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer and internal requirements and identify gaps to current products.
• Prepare product designs and develop schematics.
• Maintain and update project documentation and analyses.

Skills

Analytical ability

Attention to details

Electronics design experience

Functional Safety ISO26262

Electrical DFMEA

Team player

Communication ability

Deadline management

Tools

MS Office

XPedition Enterprises

Simulation tools

Job description

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PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.

PHINIA is an independent, market‑leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.

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Our Culture

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously.

Career Opportunities

We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow.

Position Overview

Within the Electronics Engineering team, develops electronics designs to fulfil customer and legislative requirements in a challenging context of high-volume manufacturing, high quality, and harsh environment.

Electronic Control Unit products are for use in our current portfolio and for future propulsion systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer and internal requirements and identify gaps to current products
• Prepare product designs to meet internal and customer requirements
• Develop complete schematics, Bill of Material and other technical documentation
• Develop worst case analysis for each requirement
• Create and maintain Electrical DFMEA
• Apply BOD, BOP and defined engineering standards procedures and methodologies to execute project activities
• Provide technical assistance to PCB ECAD teams
• Release design documentation in PHINIA system
• Support Validation teams during Design Validation and Process Validation phases
• Support Test teams located in the Manufacturing Plants
• Prepare reports, technical presentations and status for internal and customer use
• Ensure reports and presentations include clear analysis and summaries for decision making
• Define, prioritize and execute tasks required to meet project objectives (cost, quality and timing)
• Escalate risks and issues to core team members and management in a timely manner
• Apply problem solving in the execution of project activities
• Maintain and update BOD guidelines
• Ensure that designs meet cost targets, manufacturability requirements and EOL recycling targets
• Develop and maintain test equipment, tools and processes in line with required automotive standards

What we are looking for

• Analytical ability and attention to details
• Proven electronics design experience
• Experienced with Functional Safety ISO26262 and FMEDA, Electrical DFMEA
• Software tools: MS Office, CAD programs (XPedition Enterprises), Simulation tools
• A team player: comfortable operating in a global cross‑functional team and selfless in pursuit of the best outcome for PHINIA
• Ability to communicate
• Ability to work to deadlines when required

What we offer

We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation. We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well‑being resources, family‑centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or statutory plans. Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value.

We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed.

What we believe

Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers

Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively

Inclusivity - Recognizing our makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional

Net‑Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse

Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right

Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

Safety - You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and well‑being of our employees!

Safety

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and well‑being of our employees! We also believe employee health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures and identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risk. Work is expected to be conducted in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing incidents and illnesses, including attending all required safety meetings and trainings. It is expected that all incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are immediately reported to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , sexual , /expression, , or protected veteran status.

Visa Sponsorship

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business needs. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full‑time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

No Unauthorized Referrals from Recruiters & Vendors

Please note that PHINIA does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third‑party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to PHINIA will be considered as unencumbered and free from any or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before the unsolicited resume or offer is received.

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