Senior Electronics Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Marlow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Defence and Security sector is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer for a 12-month contract. The role involves designing and developing electronic sub-systems, delivering projects on time, and ensuring quality standards are met. Ideal candidates will have experience in electronics design, RF technologies, and embedded systems. This is an exciting opportunity to work on challenging projects that contribute to the aerospace and defence market.

Qualifications

• Experience in electronics design, testing, integration, and engineering.
• Proficiency in high-speed digital technologies, including CPLD, Microprocessors, FPGA.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership for the design and development of electronic sub-systems.
• Deliver project tasks to schedule, cost, and quality.
• Research, design, develop, and prototype electronic solutions.

Skills

Electronics Design

RF Technologies

Communication

Education

C Programming

Embedded Systems

Tools

Altium

LT Spice

Agilent ADS

Git

Jira

Job description

Design and Development for Electronic sub-systems

• 12 month contract
• Competitive rate

Key skills required for this role

Senior Electronics Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership for the design and development of electronic sub-systems for the aerospace and defence market.
• Deliver project tasks to schedule, cost, and quality while adhering to internal processes and best practices.
• Research, design, develop, and prototype electronic solutions in support of product development.
• Characterise, test, and down-select components for performance and cost.
• Schematic capture of mixed-signal circuit design (Analogue, RF, and Digital) using Altium or similar tools.
• Test, characterisation, and verification of prototype designs.
• Circuit simulation using LT Spice, Agilent ADS.
• Develop, write, and deploy software to evaluate electronic devices or automate test equipment using C# or similar.
• Provide inputs to ensure designs meet manufacturing requirements, utilising DFx and lean concepts.
• Use laboratory equipment such as VNAs, RF Spectrum Analyzers, and Oscilloscopes for measurements.
• Prepare documentation including Technical Reports and Production Test Schedules.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in electronics design, testing, integration, and engineering.
• Good knowledge of current RF technologies, including low noise receiver design, PLL/Synthesizers, and digital attenuators.
• Understanding of RF Antenna Systems and Phase Array Antennas.
• Knowledge of GPS and its potential vulnerabilities is advantageous.
• Familiarity with common interface busses such as SPI, I2C, and PMBus.
• Proficiency in high-speed digital technologies, including CPLD, Microprocessors, FPGA, and DDR Memory.
• Experience in deriving and capturing system-level requirements.
• Experience in project lifecycle delivery from bids to operations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in design or manufacturing within the aviation industry is advantageous.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Teamwork ability and drive to deliver on time.
• C programming in an embedded environment.
• Experience with embedded processors and real-time operating systems.
• Proficiency in interfacing with hardware devices and peripherals.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle and processes.
• Experience in requirement analysis, software design, and architecture.
• Experience with source control tools such as SubVersion and Git.
• C++ experience and Object-Oriented Design knowledge are desirable.
• Familiarity with GUI/event-based design and issue-tracking tools like Jira is beneficial.
• Knowledge of DO-178 standards and software release processes is advantageous.

If you are a skilled electronics engineer looking to contribute to exciting and challenging projects within the Defence and Security sector, we would love to hear from you.