Electronics Reliability Engineer — High-Temp Downhole

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £40k–£60k per year

33 days holiday + long service awards

Life insurance

Company pension

Support for further education

Cycle to work & EV lease scheme

Job summary

Bright Purple Resourcing Ltd is seeking an Electronics Reliability Engineer for their Aberdeen team. The role focuses on component and circuit-level reliability for downhole electronics, not system reliability.

You’ll evaluate high-temperature components, design qualification programmes, run accelerated and life testing, and manage obsolescence risk to ensure parts remain fit for purpose. Occasional travel to suppliers may be required.

Qualifications

• Requires degree in Electronic Engineering or closely related field.
• Hands-on electronic design experience at component and circuit level.
• Experience in high-reliability sectors such as aerospace, defence or downhole oil & gas.
• Strong understanding of component failure, derating and qualification processes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate electronic components for high-temperature, high-reliability downhole use.
• Design qualification programmes—sample sizes, stress tests, timescales and characterisation.
• Oversee accelerated, life and high-temperature testing to determine fitness for purpose.
• Address obsolescence and lead-time risks by qualifying alternatives before supply problems hit.
• Identify root causes of component and PCB failures; recommend design, part or process changes.
• Collaborate with production and suppliers to strengthen PCB assembly reliability.
• Produce clear qualification and failure reports and maintain test data.

Skills

Hands-on design

Reliability engineering

Test data analysis

Travel flexibility

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Job description

Bright Purple Resourcing Ltd is seeking an Electronics Reliability Engineer for their Aberdeen team. The role focuses on component and circuit-level reliability for downhole electronics, not system reliability.

You’ll evaluate high-temperature components, design qualification programmes, run accelerated and life testing, and manage obsolescence risk to ensure parts remain fit for purpose. Occasional travel to suppliers may be required.