Principal Electronic Architect

Cirrus Selection; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Cirrus Selection Limited in Stevenage seeks a Principal Electronic Architect to own the system-level electronic architecture of complex equipment. You will define electronic and electrical architectures, decompose system requirements, and ensure delivery of technically robust solutions within severe physical and environmental constraints.

You’ll work with the Engineering Project Manager, leading technical delivery and ensuring alignment to performance, cost and schedule commitments, while

Qualifications

• Strong experience in digital electronics and microprocessor-based systems.
• Proven ability to design distributed power architectures and safety-critical equipment.
• Knowledge of secure data handling and hardware/embedded software integration.
• Experience with thermal management in high-density, compact designs.
• Exposure to SoC technologies, RF, signal processing, EMC or environmental qualification would strengthen your profile.

Responsibilities

• Define electronic and electrical architectures for complex equipment.
• Decompose system requirements to ensure robust, verifiable delivery.
• Lead technical delivery and align with performance, cost and schedule commitments.
• Work closely with the Engineering Project Manager to steer architecture decisions.
• Ensure system-level architecture excludes PCB layout details and focuses on integration.

Skills

Digital electronics

Microprocessor systems

Power architectures

Safety-critical design

Secure data handling

HW/SW integration

Thermal management

SoC tech

RF/EMC

Job description

Principal Electronic Architect

Stevenage

Salary up to £70k + Bonus + Pension

This role sits at the architectural level of complex electronic equipment.

You will define electronic and electrical architectures, decompose system requirements, and ensure delivery of technically robust solutions within severe physical and environmental constraints.

This is not detailed PCB layout.

This is system-level electronic architecture.

You’ll work closely with the Engineering Project Manager, leading technical delivery and ensuring alignment to performance, cost and schedule commitments.

You should bring strong experience in:

• Digital electronics and microprocessor-based systems
• Distributed power architectures
• Safety-critical equipment design
• Secure data handling systems
• Integration of hardware with embedded software / firmware
• Thermal management in compact, high-density designs

Exposure to SoC technologies, RF, signal processing, SDR, EMC and environmental qualification would strengthen your profile.

Due to security clearance requirements, you will hold British citizenship or be a dual national with British citizenship.

If you enjoy owning the technical direction of complex electronic systems rather than just contributing to them, this is worth a conversation.