Senior Electronics Design Engineer - Defence / Embedded Systems

ALTEN; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Electronics Design Engineer in Aberdeen. You will support complex embedded and hardware systems within high-integrity defence programmes. The ideal candidate has over 10 years' experience in electronics design, proficiency in Altium Designer and LTspice, and experience in high-integrity environments. This role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including private medical insurance and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flexible way of working

Regular gatherings and team buildings

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in electronics design or embedded hardware engineering.
• Proficiency in Altium Designer and LTspice.
• Experience with Microchip microcontrollers 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Electronics design

Embedded hardware engineering

Altium Designer

LTspice

Microchip microcontrollers

FPGA development

Tools

Altium Designer

LTspice

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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
• Working alongside systems, mechanical, and layout engineers
• Supporting structured documentation and peer reviews

Qualifications

What we're looking for

• 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

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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)

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