Principal Electronic Engineer

Electus Recruitment; Westhay; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Private medical

Annual leave 25 days + bank holidays

Electric car scheme

Job summary

Electus Recruitment is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer in Somerset for a permanent, on-site role. Take ownership of complex electronic designs from concept through production, spanning analogue, digital and RF systems.

You will define architecture, select components, and lead reviews while mentoring engineers and collaborating with customers. Applicants should have a degree in Electronic Engineering and a strong track record in high-density hardware, with SC clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading electronic hardware development.
• Ability to review schematics and engineering documentation.
• Strong analogue, digital and RF design expertise.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical delivery of electronic designs from concept to production.
• Lead analogue, digital, RF and mixed-signal hardware development.
• Define architecture, components and design approaches to meet objectives.
• Review schematics, PCB layouts, test strategies, and docs.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to shape requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers.
• Drive engineering process improvements.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Customer collaboration

Schematic reviews

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Principal Electronics Engineer

Take ownership of complex electronic designs across a varied portfolio of technology projects. Broaden your expertise in analogue, digital and RF systems while working from concept through to production. Build your career in a role that offers genuine technical variety and continuous learning.

What You Will Be Doing

• Own the technical delivery of complex electronic designs from concept definition through to production release
• Lead the development of analogue, digital, RF and mixed-signal hardware for advanced sensing, instrumentation and embedded processing applications
• Define architecture, component selection and design approaches to meet technical, commercial and manufacturing objectives
• Review and approve schematics, PCB layouts, test strategies and engineering documentation to ensure quality and compliance with best practice
• Work directly with customers and project stakeholders to shape requirements, manage technical risk and communicate progress
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers across project teams
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering methods, design standards and development processes

Your Experience

• Extensive experience using Altium Designer for complex schematic capture and multilayer PCB design
• Strong background in high-density mixed-signal hardware incorporating high-speed digital and RF circuitry
• Detailed understanding of RF design principles, impedance control, grounding strategies, EMC and signal integrity considerations
• Experience developing embedded hardware platforms for DSP, software defined radio or advanced sensing applications
• Demonstrable success delivering products through design, prototyping, verification, manufacture and production support
• Ability to lead technical reviews, mentor engineers and communicate effectively with customers and multidisciplinary stakeholders
• Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline
• Extensive experience leading electronic hardware development within a product development, consultancy or research-led environment
• Strong analogue, digital and RF design expertise across complex electronic systems
• Proven track record of taking products from concept through to manufacture and deployment
• Experience providing technical leadership, design authority or mentoring within multidisciplinary engineering teams
• £50-85k per annum dependent upon experience

Benefits and Balance

Rewards extend beyond pay with:

• Flexible working hours to support work-life balance
• Private medical cover for additional peace of mind
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Access to an electric car scheme

Where You Will Work

Somerset (full time on-site due to the secure nature of the work)

Due to the nature of work at our client's site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens who can obtain SC clearance.

This is a permanent role.