Senior Electronics Engineer

QinetiQ; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Ashford is looking for a Senior Electronics Engineer to join their engineering team. You will be responsible for designing and developing electronic systems for Unmanned Target Vehicles. The ideal candidate has a degree in a related field, at least 3 years of relevant experience, and strong skills in electronic design principles and PCB design. This role offers flexible hybrid working arrangements and requires SC clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in electronic engineering development.
• Experience designing electronic products and components.
• Hands-on experience with electronic test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic systems and payloads for Unmanned Target Vehicles.
• Maintain design records as per company procedures.
• Mentor junior electronic design engineers.

Skills

Electronic Design Principles

PCB Design

FPGA Design using VHDL

Technical report writing

Project Management

Communication

Education

Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience

Tools

Electronic test and measurement equipment

Job description

Overview

Job title: Senior Electronics Engineer

Location: Ashford, Kent

Company: QinetiQ Target Systems

Salary: Competitive

Hours: 37 hour per weeks, flexible hybrid working

About the role: We are currently recruiting a Senior Electronics Engineer to join QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) within our Engineering Team. QTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Group PLC specialising in the design and manufacture of a range of state of the art Unmanned Aerial and Surface Target systems including the world leading Banshee target. QTS targets are used to enable realistic weapons test and evaluation and operator training in over 40 countries worldwide with QTS providing a complete managed service in over 15 of these countries.

What will I be doing?

Reporting to the Electronics Engineering Manager, you will join a dynamic team of engineers who are responsible for the design and development of electronic systems and payloads for a family of Unmanned Target Vehicles. This role requires a strong understanding of Electronic Design Principles and the successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams, including mechanical and software engineers, to ensure all systems meet performance, safety, and regulatory requirements.

Duties

• Electronic System 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
• PCB Design
• FPGA Design using VHDL
• Occasional international travel to support worldwide operations may be required

What do I need?

You will be degree qualified in a relevant field or have equivalent experience and have a mi nimum of 3 years’ experience in an electronic engineering development environment.

You’ll also need to have experience in the design of electronic products, a good working knowledge of PCB and component level circuit design and hands on experience of using electronic test and measurement equipment.

Experience in the design of RF products is desirable as is being or a desire to work towards Chartered Engineer status.

We also ask that you:

• are competent in technical report writing
• have excellent communication skills
• have a genuine interest to work with product realisation
• are creative and pragmatic
• are interested and willing to handle a diverse portfolio of projects and assignments
• have strong time management skills
• are self-driven and able to deliver
• use structured and documented work methods

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.

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