EMC Consultant

KBR; West of England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private healthcare

Company pension

Bonus scheme

Professional development

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Rail ticket loan

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy seeks an EMC Consultant to join its Electronics, Electrical & Instrumentation team. The role involves delivering end-to-end consultancy on EMC strategies for regulated environments, spanning defence, transport, and energy sectors.

Hybrid flexible working between offices, client sites, and home supports work-life balance. Ideal candidates will have experience with pre-compliance and compliance activities, and a Chartered Engineer or equivalent accreditation.

Qualifications

• Experience in regulated industries (automotive, aerospace, medical, defence).
• Experience implementing EMC governance frameworks.
• Experience translating regulatory requirements into engineering controls.

Responsibilities

• Establish verification and validation strategies and risk mitigation.
• Support design activities with Control Plans and develop Test Plans.
• Assist with desktop audits of EMC-related documentation.
• Review change proposals and test reports; act as EMC auditor during reviews.
• Participate in EMC discussions and risk assessments; support test planning.
• Mentor team members and contribute to knowledge management.

Skills

EMC governance

Regulated industries

EMC strategies & plans

Verification & validation

Risk assessment

Audit & compliance

Technical leadership

Education

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent

Tools

EMC testing principles

Control Plans & Test Plans

Job description

Title: EMC Consultant Salary range: £60,000 to £80,000 per annum Location: Bristol, Burton or Glasgow is preferable but would consider any office for the right candidate. Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home. Closing date: 5th September 2026 (early applications encouraged)

The Electronic, Electrical & Instrumentation area is looking for EMC Consultants to join our respected and thriving specialist teams. We're looking for motivated individuals with industrial experience who are determined to solve complex engineering problems in highly regulated, safety-critical industries. If you're technically capable, curious, and motivated by challenging projects, you would be a great fit.

About The Team

The Electronics & Embedded group operates to deliver robust and assured real-world operational technologies. Our sister Control and Instrumentation (C&I) teams provide engineering support across the full project lifecycle creating robust, compliant, and innovative control solutions built for today’s most demanding environments.

What You’ll Do

You’ll become part of a highly respected team, who work across a wide range of projects and markets from defence to transport, energy transition and renewables. We’re looking for engineers who want to contribute beyond technical analysis and who can deliver end-to-end consultancy. You’ll have the opportunity to set the direction of your career and play a key role in complex programmes.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be expected to:

• Establish verification and validation strategies (pre-compliance, compliance, regression testing), risk assessment methodologies and mitigation strategies.
• Support design activities with Control Plans for new and legacy products and platforms; conduct gap analysis of engineering activities against current Control Plans and develop Test Plans to quantify these.
• Assist with managing desktop audits of EMC-related documentation.
• Review accomplishments, change proposals, test reports and act as independent EMC auditor at audit and compliance reviews.
• Participate in EMC effects discussions and risk assessments and support test planning.
• Mentor team members and contribute to knowledge management.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Experience in regulated industries (automotive, aerospace, medical, defence).
• Experience implementing EMC governance frameworks.
• Solid understanding of:
  • Electromagnetic theory and the application to Electrical or Electronic systems as Design for EMC Process/systematic control measures for compliance
  • Technical/detailed design control measures for compliance
• Experience working to defence (DEFSTAN and JSP) and civilian (UKCA) regulations
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical engineering controls.
• Experience developing and reviewing EMC strategies, plans and outputs.
• Direct experience of circuit-level or system-level design for EMC Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Leadership or consultancy experience
• Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days.
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture.
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan
• And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements

Frazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company. We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable. With over 1000 employees, we work from a network of nine UK and four Australian locations. Our people apply their expertise to develop, enhance and protect our clients' critical assets, systems and processes. We use our skills and talents to ensure a sustainable future for society. Our work helps deliver a safe and secure world, where natural resources are conserved, and clean energy is available to all. And we focus on actions to reduce climate change; supporting rapid and far-reaching transformations in the delivery of energy, security, industry, and transport. At the heart of our business are a set of self-defined core values. These are part of our DNA and we’re committed to upholding them – internally as part of our Frazer-Nash family; in the way we work with our customers; and when we engage with the wider world. We care At Frazer-Nash, we care about each other; always looking to collaborate and see things from the other person’s point of view We offer mutual support, learn from one another, and work as a team to deliver the best results Everyone has a voice, and we all make the time to listen We will work with openness and collaborate effectively – thinking about our clients and our people, and responding to their needs We care about the difference we make to the wider world. We are trusted Effective collaboration is founded upon trust. We earn the trust of our customers and colleagues by delivering on the commitments we have made to them. We deliver success We deliver value and success to our customers and to our business. We continually strive to be the best at what we do. We want to do things that matter We seek out interesting and satisfying work that helps makes a difference in society We use our expertise to provide trusted, impartial professional advice to our clients By making a difference to today, we benefit the world of tomorrow – so we can all go home each day knowing that we’ve done something that really mattered.