Principal Electronics Design Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Principal Electronics Design Engineers to join a leading firm in defense technology. In this role, you will be involved in the development of cutting-edge systems designed to counter electronic warfare threats. You will start at the beginning of the engineering lifecycle, contributing to requirement definitions, PCB design, and hardware integration. This position offers a chance to work within a multi-disciplined team, tackling technical challenges and ensuring the success of innovative projects. If you are passionate about electronics and eager to make a difference in defense technology, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• Must have SC clearance or ability to obtain it and be British.
• Minimum of BTEC, HND, or Apprenticeship in Electronics.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware solutions including PCB design.
• Support integration of hardware, firmware, and software.
• Document work products and provide progress reports.

Skills

SC clearance

Circuit design

Hardware integration

Firmware integration

Software integration

Debugging and testing

Project management

DFx knowledge

Education

BTEC in Electronics

HND in Electronics

Apprenticeship in Electronics

Tools

Schematic capture tools

Simulation tools

Job description

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen with our client, a leading defence prime. They are now looking to recruit 2 Principal Electronics Design Engineers.

Job Description – Principal/Lead Electronics Design Engineers

HALO (Hostile Artillery Locating System) is a state-of-the-art long-range acoustic weapon locating system designed to meet the increasing threat of electronic warfare based targeting and anti-radar weapon systems countering radar-based weapon locating systems.

As the Principal/Lead Electronics Design Engineer, you will be part of a team supporting their next Hostile Artillery Locating System development.

Starting at the beginning of the engineering lifecycle, you will assist with requirement and architecture definition and maturation, design new PCB level electronics to work alongside COTS modules, and work with the wider project team to support integration and qualification.

What you’ll do as a Principal/Lead Electronics Design Engineer:

• Development of hardware solutions to include the design of in-house PCBs
• Supporting Systems Engineers to develop requirements and architecture
• Supporting the integration of hardware, firmware, and software
• Supporting qualification activities
• Supporting trials proving activities
• Fully documenting and recording your work products; keeping them under configuration management, and providing plans and progress reports
• Working within a multi-disciplined team of engineers to resolve technical issues

In order to be considered, you must have:

• SC clearance, or be able to obtain it and be British
• Minimum of a BTEC, HND, or Apprenticeship in an Electronics based Engineering course
• Knowledge of all stages of the engineering development lifecycle
• Familiarity with circuit design (schematic capture) and simulation tools
• Practical experience of Hardware, Firmware & Software Integration of Microprocessor Based designs
• Integrating in-house designs with COTS modules (power supplies, single board computers, RF interfaces)
• Practical experience of debugging, testing, and verifying new designs
• A methodical approach to the full hardware design lifecycle, working to a structured hardware process
• DFx knowledge specifically Design for EMC
• Ability to schedule work and manage time in keeping with project timescales and budgets
• Ability to attend the Basildon site regularly for testing and integration activities

It would be nice if you had:

• Domain experience in low noise analogue electronics

Please send a copy of your CV in the first instance.

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