Senior Electronics Design Engineer - PCB & RF Systems

QinetiQ Group plc; Ashford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ Group plc in Ashford (Kent) is seeking a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to lead electronic system and PCB design for unmanned target vehicles within the QinetiQ Target Systems department. You will work closely with mechanical and software engineers to ensure performance, safety and regulatory compliance across a family of products.

The role includes detailed analogue/digital design, design records, and mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Designing electronic products.
• Good working knowledge of PCB and component level circuit design.
• Hands on experience of using electronic test and measurement equipment.
• Competent in technical report writing.
• Using structured and documented work methods.
• Designing RF products (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Electronic system design and PCB design.
• Detailed low-level analogue and digital design to support both new and legacy products.
• Production and maintenance of design records in accordance with company procedures.
• Project Management.
• Provide Technical Support to Engineering Trials Activities.
• Mentoring and assisting in the training of more junior electronic design engineers.

Skills

Electronic design

PCB design

Test equipment usage

Technical report writing

Structured working methods

RF design (desirable)

Education

Degree in electronic engineering

Tools

Electronic test equipment

Job description

QinetiQ Group plc in Ashford (Kent) is seeking a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to lead electronic system and PCB design for unmanned target vehicles within the QinetiQ Target Systems department. You will work closely with mechanical and software engineers to ensure performance, safety and regulatory compliance across a family of products.

The role includes detailed analogue/digital design, design records, and mentoring junior engineers.