Senior Electronics Design Engineer

Alten Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Scotland is seeking a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to support high-integrity defense projects. You will be responsible for the complete development lifecycle, including designing circuits, PCB layouts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience in electronics design and proficiency with Altium and LTspice. The role offers competitive pay, private medical insurance, and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle‑to‑work Scheme

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in electronics design or embedded hardware engineering.
• Proficiency in Altium Designer and LTspice.
• Experience working with microcontrollers (Microchip) and FPGA development.
• Background in high‑integrity environments like defence, aerospace, or marine.
• Understanding of mission‑critical hardware development standards.
• Eligibility for SC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design analog, digital, and mixed‑signal circuits.
• Create schematics and PCB layouts using Altium Designer.
• Simulate circuits using LTspice for performance analysis.
• Integrate Microchip microcontrollers and FPGA solutions.
• Validate and debug boards at prototype level.
• Perform EMC Testing.
• Work alongside cross-functional teams.
• Support structured documentation and peer reviews.

Skills

Electronics design

Embedded hardware engineering

Circuit simulation

PCB layout

EMC Testing

Tools

Altium Designer

LTspice

Microchip microcontrollers

FPGA development

Job description

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Job Description

We’re hiring a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to support complex embedded and hardware systems within high‑integrity defence programmes. You’ll be working on challenging, long‑lifecycle projects involving critical electronic designs, simulation, and integration in marine defence environments.

You’ll be responsible for the full development lifecycle, from schematic capture to PCB layout and system validation, working closely with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable and compliant designs.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing analog, digital, and mixed‑signal circuits
• Creating schematics and PCB layouts using Altium Designer
• Simulating circuits using LTspice for performance and compliance analysis
• Integrating Microchip microcontrollers and supporting FPGA‑based solutions
• Validating and debugging boards at prototype and system level
• EMC Testing
• Working alongside systems, mechanical, and layout engineers
• Supporting structured documentation and peer reviews

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in electronics design or embedded hardware engineering
• Proficiency in Altium Designer and LTspice
• Experience working with microcontrollers (Microchip) and FPGA development
• Background in high‑integrity environments such as defence, aerospace, or marine
• Understanding of mission‑critical hardware development standards
• Must be eligible for SC clearance – UKEO SC or prior defence projects preferred

Additional Information

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In short you get :

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle‑to‑work Scheme among many additional benefits

Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings

Flexible way of working (role dependent) This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website (url removed). If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview