Senior Defence Electronics Engineer – SC Clearance

ALTEN; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private MedicalInsurance

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere, team events

Flexible working (role dependent)

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to design and develop advanced electronic systems within a regulated defence and security environment. You will work with a multidisciplinary team on high-performance products from concept to verification and integration.

The role offers Crawley or Belfast locations with on-site 2-3 days per week, 5+ years experience, and SC clearance eligibility. You will own complex technical challenges and contribute to mission-critical solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in electronics design for defence/aerospace/security industries.
• Proficiency in analogue and digital circuit design principles.
• Experience across full product lifecycle of electronic systems.
• Proficient in schematic capture and design documentation.
• Experience with testing, validation, verification, and debugging of electronics assemblies.
• Knowledge of component selection, subsystem evaluation, and electronics integration activities.
• Ability to contribute in multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex development programmes.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to contribute to technical discussions and engineering decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Design electronic circuit assemblies and systems to meet technical and customer requirements.
• Translate design requirements into robust electronic solutions and architectures.
• Conduct trade studies, analysis, modelling, and simulations to optimize performance.
• Evaluate and select components and subsystems for integration.
• Create electronic schematics and collaborate with PCB Layout Engineers.
• Carry out testing, validation, debugging, and verification of assemblies.
• Produce and maintain electronics specifications, development plans, and verification documents.
• Support fault-finding, investigations, and integration while meeting standards.

Skills

Electronics design

Regulated industries

Analogue & digital design

Schematic capture

Testing & validation

Component selection

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Problem solving

Communication with stakeholders

Engineering decision-making

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelor's or Master's)

Defence/security programme experience

PCB layout knowledge

Modelling/Simulation experience

Regulatory standards knowledge

Root-cause analysis experience

Job description

ALTEN is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to design and develop advanced electronic systems within a regulated defence and security environment. You will work with a multidisciplinary team on high-performance products from concept to verification and integration.

The role offers Crawley or Belfast locations with on-site 2-3 days per week, 5+ years experience, and SC clearance eligibility. You will own complex technical challenges and contribute to mission-critical solutions.