Principal Electronics Engineer (Glasgow, UK)

AAC Clyde Space; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AAC Clyde Space seeks a Principal Electronics Engineer to lead spacecraft electronics architecture, design, verification and qualification within the Electronics team. You will drive high-reliability hardware across the engineering lifecycle and mentor colleagues to maintain flight-ready solutions.

The role collaborates with systems, electronics, AIT and project teams to ensure robust, tested electronics and to support technical risk reduction. Hybrid on-site work is available.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent work experience.
• Significant analogue/digital hardware design experience in high-reliability environments.
• Practical understanding of electronics design, verification, qualification and production release.
• Good understanding of EMC, reliability, manufacturability, testability, fault investigation and technical risk.
• Working knowledge of spacecraft electrical interfaces, including power, RF, digital, analogue, communications and harnessing.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical authority within assigned scope, supporting delegated engineering design activities for spacecraft electronics and electrical architectures.
• Provide senior input to spacecraft-level electrical and electronics architecture decisions.
• Design, review and support electronics hardware activities across the engineering lifecycle.
• Conduct senior-level design reviews, NCRs, ECNs, risk assessments and decision records, ensuring DFX requirements are addressed.
• Advise on complex design issues including EMC, signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, shielding, reliability, manufacturability and testability.
• Support the Electronics Team Leader by advising Engineering, project and cross-functional teams within assigned scope on technical risk, estimates, approach and issue resolution.
• Provide accurate technical information and estimates for agreed work plans through company systems and records for leadership to monitor achievement of operational and/or financial plan.
• Support continuous improvement of design quality and engineering efficiency with their associated processes.
• Mentoring and share knowledge within the team to develop capability and maintain high technical standards.

Skills

Hardware design

EMC

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Grounding

Shielding

Reliability

DFM/DFT

Schematic review

PCB layouts

Electrical interfaces

Mentoring

Communication

Project management

English

Tools

Altium

Cadence OrCAD

SPICE

ECAD tools

Job description

AAC Clyde Space is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to join our growing team and provide principal-level technical capability within the Electronics team, driving the definition, development, verification, qualification and improvement of spacecraft electronics, electrical architectures and related subsystems within assigned scope.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing necessary technical depth across electronics architecture, high-reliability design, technical risk reduction, mentoring, design review and complex problem resolution, supporting the Electronics Team Leader and project teams with expert technical judgement.

You will be an established Electronics Engineer looking for your next opportunity. This is a hands-on role that collaborates closely with systems, electronics, AIT and project teams to ensure robust and flight-ready solutions.

The role is based on site where Hybrid Working is available. Please note that in future, you may be required to complete a Basic Disclosure check (https://www.mygov.scot/apply-for-level-1-disclosure).

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a technical authority within assigned scope, supporting delegated engineering design activities for spacecraft electronics and electrical architectures.
• Provide senior input to spacecraft-level electrical and electronics architecture decisions.
• Design, review and support electronics hardware activities across the engineering lifecycle.
• Conduct senior-level design reviews, investigations, NCRs, ECNs, risk assessments and decision records, ensuring DFX requirements are addressed throughout.
• Advise on complex design issues including EMC, signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, shielding, reliability, manufacturability and testability.
• Support the Electronics Team Leader by advising Engineering, project and cross-functional teams within assigned scope on technical risk, estimates, approach and issue resolution.
• Provide accurate technical information and estimates for agreed work plans through company systems and records for leadership to monitor achievement of operational and/or financial plan.
• Support continuous improvement of design quality and engineering efficiency with their associated processes.
• Mentoring and share knowledge within the team to develop capability and maintain high technical standards.

Skills Required

• Relevant degree or equivalent work experience
• Significant analogue/digital hardware design experience in high-reliability environments in regulated environment
• Practical understanding of electronics design, verification, qualification and production release
• Good understanding of EMC, reliability, manufacturability, testability, fault investigation and technical risk
• Working knowledge of spacecraft electrical interfaces, including power, RF, digital, analogue, communications and harnessing
• Experience with CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, embedded interfaces, hardware/software interface definition, ADCs, DC/DC converters and LDOs
• Proven experience guiding complex designs from concept through verification, release, manufacturing support and issue resolution
• Experience reviewing schematics, PCB layouts, manufacturing/release packs, test evidence, NCRs and ECNs
• Maintain practical application of DFM, DFT, DFA, reliability and configuration-control considerations
• Proven ability to provide guidance, mentoring, supplier support and cross-functional technical advice within assigned scope.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and interpersonal abilities for professional settings and standards.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and projects in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
• Competent IT skills including Microsoft software.
• Proficient in English, both verbally and written.

Skills Desired

• Previous experience in the space industry or another regulated environment
• Experience with spacecraft electrical architectures, subsystem interfaces and controlled baselines
• Specialist experience in power, battery, RF, onboard computing, embedded, mixed-signal, high-speed digital or high-reliability analogue electronics
• Experience using FPGA, HDL, microcontrollers, SDR interfaces or low-level device interfaces
• Knowledge of C, Python or device-driver considerations
• Experience in RF electronics, including LNAs, filters, SDR interfacing, impedance matching, shielding and RF PCB layout
• Experience using EMC, grounding, shielding, harnessing, interface control and verification
• Experience applying DFMEA, FDIR, reliability, radiation, thermal, vibration or environmental constraints
• Knowledge of Altium, Cadence OrCAD or equivalent schematic and PCB tools
• Awareness of ECSS, ESA, NASA, aerospace, defence or equivalent high-reliability processes and regulations.

About Aac Clyde Space

AAC Clyde Space provides small satellite technologies and services that help governments, businesses and institutions access high-quality data from space. Covering satellite components, mission services and space-based data delivery, the company offers end-to-end solutions that turn space-based intelligence into real-world impact. Applications include weather monitoring, maritime safety, security and defence, agriculture and forestry.

AAC Clyde Space is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, with operations also in the UK, Netherlands, South Africa and the USA. The company's shares are traded on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market in Stockholm (Ticker: AAC) and on the US OTCQX Market (OTCQX: ACCMF).

Some of our clients include Horizon Technologies, Orbcomm, OHB Sweden, Intuitive Machines, Clearspace, Astroscale, the United States Airforce Academy, UK Space Agency, Swedish National Space Agency, European Space Agency and NASA.

Data Protection Policy

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Right to Work

AAC Clyde Space has a legal responsibility to ensure that all its employees have the legal right to live and work in the EU or the country in which they plan to work. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to AAC Clyde Space verifying that you are eligible to work in that country before you start work.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We aim to create a positive recruitment and selection experience across every part of our business. The company is committed to handling applications to a consistently high standard and all candidates with dignity and respect. Those involved in the recruitment and selection process will act with integrity, objectivity and professionalism. We are committed to equal opportunities for all and to have diversity reflected within our global workforce. We believe its diversity and inclusion will allow for greater creativity and innovation to help AAC Clyde Space Group deliver the vision to help improve life on earth.

Openness to Flexible Working

We recognise work-life balance is important so we are open to discussions around flexible working, depending on the nature of the role and business needs. If you would like to know more, please ask the Hiring Manager during any recruitment process that you may be involved in.