Lead Electronics Engineer - End-to-End Hardware & Impact

Minerva Defence; Worcester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share options vesting over three years

Bupa private health, fully funded from

6% employer pension contribution

25 days leave plus bank holidays, and

AI tooling, with tokens

Relocation support or home office budg

Job summary

Minerva Defence in the UK is seeking a hands-on hardware engineer to own electronics from schematic to fielded hardware, shaping the process as you go rather than following preset paths.

You will design analog and digital circuits, lead PCB reviews, and partner with firmware, mechanical and systems teams to deliver robust, field-ready solutions from concept through production. On-site in the West Midlands, with strong growth and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience designing analog and digital circuits from schematic through validated hardware.
• Strong lab and debugging skills: oscilloscope, DMM, logic analyser, soldering and rework.
• Power electronics experience: regulators, protection, battery and charging systems.
• Component selection and BOM ownership balancing availability, cost and alternates.
• Eligible for UK SC clearance (UK citizen or 5+ years UK residency).
• Willing to work on site in our West Midlands offices at least three days a week.

Responsibilities

• Design analog and digital circuits, and produce the schematics behind them
• Take hardware from first prototype through testing and debug to a validated design
• Lead PCB layout reviews for signal integrity, EMI/EMC, and manufacturability
• Own power design: DC-DC, LDO, and battery and charging systems
• Own the BOM, documentation, and revision control, including engineering change orders
• Support manufacturing, production, and suppliers as designs go to build
• Work alongside firmware, mechanical, and systems engineers to make the whole system perform

Skills

Analog & digital design

Power electronics

BOM ownership

UK SC clearance eligible

Mentoring engineers

PCB layout awareness

Tools

Oscilloscope

DMM

Logic analyser

Soldering & rework

PCB layout

Job description

Minerva Defence in the UK is seeking a hands-on hardware engineer to own electronics from schematic to fielded hardware, shaping the process as you go rather than following preset paths.

You will design analog and digital circuits, lead PCB reviews, and partner with firmware, mechanical and systems teams to deliver robust, field-ready solutions from concept through production. On-site in the West Midlands, with strong growth and impact.