Senior Electronic Design Engineer

DCS Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Recruitment seeks a Senior Electronics Engineer in Hampshire for permanent work on advanced electronics and subsea instrumentation. You will focus on hands-on hardware design and development of complex electronic systems for demanding underwater environments.

The role covers analogue/digital circuit design, PCB layout, embedded software in C/C++, FPGA-based work, and rigorous testing, fault analysis, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in analogue and digital circuit design.
• PCB design and schematic capture (Altium preferred).
• Embedded C/C++ and microcontroller/FPGA systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop analogue and digital electronic circuits.
• Produce circuit schematics and PCB designs.
• Develop low-power, low-noise electronic solutions.
• Work with embedded C/C++, microcontrollers and FPGA-based systems.
• Integrate, test and troubleshoot complex electronic hardware.
• Support precision signal acquisition, communication interfaces and timing systems.
• Investigate faults, verify designs and support production.
• Produce technical documentation and contribute to design reviews.

Skills

Electronics design

PCB design

Altium

Embedded C/C++

Microcontroller systems

FPGA systems

Low-power design

EMC principles

Tools

Altium

Job description

Senior Electronics Engineers – Hardware Design & Subsea Instrumentation

Hampshire | Permanent Opportunities

An opportunity to work on advanced electronics and specialist technology used in demanding underwater environments.

Two areas of expertise are relevant to these opportunities: hands-on electronics hardware design and the development, integration and improvement of complex electronic instrumentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop analogue and digital electronic circuits.
• Produce circuit schematics and PCB designs.
• Develop low-power, low-noise electronic solutions.
• Work with embedded C/C++, microcontrollers and FPGA-based systems.
• Integrate, test and troubleshoot complex electronic hardware.
• Support precision signal acquisition, communication interfaces and timing systems.
• Investigate faults, verify designs and support production.
• Produce technical documentation and contribute to design reviews.

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience in electronics engineering and hardware development.
• Analogue and digital circuit design.
• PCB design and schematic capture, ideally using Altium.
• Embedded C/C++ and microcontroller-based systems.
• Hardware testing, fault-finding and verification.
• Understanding of low-power design and EMC principles.
• Experience with FPGA systems, precision electronics or complex instrumentation is advantageous.

These opportunities will suit engineers who enjoy practical electronics development, solving complex technical problems and working across hardware and embedded systems.