Electronics Reliability Engineer

Bright Purple Resourcing Ltd; Aberdeen City; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary £40k–£60k

33 days holiday + long service awards

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Company pension

Support for further education

Cycle to work & EV lease scheme

Résumé du poste

Bright Purple is recruiting an Electronics Reliability Engineer to join the Electronics R&D team in Aberdeen. The role focuses on component and circuit-board level reliability for downhole electronics that must endure years of harsh conditions, with little chance of repair.

The successful candidate will design qualification programmes, run accelerated life and high-temperature tests, and work with suppliers to mitigate obsolescence while ensuring parts meet stringent reliability standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or closely related field.
• Experience in high-reliability sectors such as aerospace, defence, space, medical, nuclear, rail or downhole oil and gas.
• Experience with component selection, derating or qualification.
• Strong ability to analyse test data and write structured technical reports.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Responsabilités

• Evaluate electronic components for high-temperature, high-reliability downhole use.
• Design qualification programmes with sample sizes, stress tests, timescales and characterisation.
• Run accelerated life and high-temperature testing and assess fit-for-purpose.
• Source and qualify alternatives to mitigate obsolescence and lead-time risks.
• Identify root causes of component/PCB failures and suggest design or process changes.
• Collaborate with production and suppliers to strengthen PCB assembly reliability.
• Produce qualification and failure reports and maintain test data.

Connaissances

Hands-on design

High-reliability background

Test data analysis

Report writing

Obsolescence management

Travel flexibility

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering

Description du poste

Electronics Reliability Engineer - Aberdeen

Miles below the surface, there's no engineer on hand to swap out a failed capacitor. Electronics sent downhole have to survive years of searing temperatures and crushing pressure with no chance of repair, so every op-amp, transistor and passive on the board has to earn its place.

Our client is a market leader in wireless downhole systems, using cable-free telemetry to bring critical well data to the surface. With headquarters in Aberdeen and a presence across the Middle East, the US and beyond, their technology relies on getting the smallest details right.

They're now looking for an Electronics Reliability Engineer to join their Electronics R&D team. This role sits at component and circuit-board level, not system or asset reliability. It suits an engineer who is happier proving one part will last than designing the next complex circuit, and who wants to know exactly how and why components fail.

What's In It For You:

Our client backs their people with real development, support for further education and genuine flexibility, all within a supportive, close-knit team that is part of a global business.

• Aberdeen - flexible working, with regular on-site lab time
• Salary range of £40,000 -£60,000
• 33 days holiday + long service awards
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Company pension
• Support for further education
• Cycle to work & EV lease scheme

What You'll Be Doing:

• Evaluating electronic components for high-temperature, high-reliability downhole use
• Designing qualification programmes, from sample sizes and stress tests to timescales and characterisation
• Running and overseeing accelerated, life and high-temperature testing, then deciding whether parts are fit for purpose
• Staying ahead of obsolescence and lead-time risks by sourcing and qualifying alternatives before supply problems hit
• Getting to the root cause of component and PCB failures and recommending design, part or process changes
• Working with production and external suppliers to strengthen PCB assembly reliability
• Producing clear qualification and failure reports, and keeping test data organised for future use

What You'll Bring:

• A degree in Electronic Engineering or a closely related field
• Hands-on electronic design experience at component and circuit level
• A background in a high-reliability sector such as aerospace, defence, space, medical, nuclear, rail or downhole oil and gas
• A solid grasp of how components are built, how they behave under stress and how they fail
• Experience of component selection, derating or qualification
• Confidence analysing test data and writing structured technical reports
• Bonus points for high-temperature electronics (150°C+), HALT/HASS or Weibull analysis, AEC-Q or MIL standards, failure analysis techniques, or obsolescence management
• Flexibility to travel occasionally to suppliers and test houses

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.