Senior Electronics Design Engineer

Morson Edge; East Knighton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the UK is seeking a Principal Electronics Design Engineer to lead the design of bespoke electronics systems for maritime products. This role involves working on high-bandwidth telemetry systems and guiding a team of engineers. Candidates must have experience in military or defence settings and possess strong skills in PCB design, analogue circuits, and digital systems. A hybrid working environment is offered, providing flexibility around on-site and home-based work.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-speed digital design and FPGA/SoC technologies.
• Proven track record in analogue design and power supply design.
• Must have worked in a military/defence environment or be able to obtain SC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and integration of bespoke electronics systems.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers in the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for design reviews.

Skills

High-speed digital design

VHDL

C/C++

Analogue design

PCB layout (Altium/OrCAD)

Mentoring junior engineers

Tools

Matlab

Simulink

Job description

PRINCIPAL ELECTRONICS DESIGN ENGINEER - PERMANENT - WINFRITH Near DORCHESTER

Hybrid working 3 days on site 2 days from home

To lead the design and integration of bespoke electronics systems for our complex maritime products. You’ll play a key role in developing high-bandwidth telemetry systems, low signal data acquisition and power amplification solutions for our sonar and other electronics systems. This is a technical leadership role where you’ll guide a team of graduate and senior engineers, as well as experienced contractors. You’ll collaborate across disciplines to solve challenging engineering problems, from concept through to test and acceptance.

AT THE COAL FACE / TASKS / RESPONSIBILITIES

• PCB development tools and processes.
• Expertise in one or more of the following: High-speed digital design (LVDS, Ethernet Communications), FPGA / SoC technologies and experience using VHDL.
• Processor circuit design and software development (C/C++, RTOS).
• Analogue design (low-noise signal conditioning, ADCs/DACs).
• Power supply design (low-noise, compact, efficient).
• Power amplifier design (Class A / B and Class D, SiC or GAN FET devices).
• Circuit simulation, signal/power integrity analysis.
• Knowledge CE/UKCA directives, EMC and relevant standards.
• Design for cost, testability, manufacturability.
• System-level and sub-system integration and debugging.
• Familiarity with Matlab and Simulink.
• Able to mentor, coach and develop more junior members of the team in order to develop overall capability.
• Lead the design and development of digital and analogue electronics for above and underwater systems.
• Capture requirements, perform schematic and PCB layout (Altium/OrCAD), and conduct circuit simulations.
• Drive design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Devise and implement design verification tests and documentation for production readiness.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers to build team capability.
• Present robust engineering solutions at peer reviews and ensure technical accuracy.

ADDITIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

WE SEEK AN ELECTRONICS DESIGN ENGINEER WHO HAS WORKED IN A MILITARY / DEFENCE ENVIRONMENT / INDUSTRY WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS OR WHO IS CAPABLE OF OBTAINING SECURITY CLEARANCE (SC LEVEL MINIMUM).