Senior Electronics Engineer

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to take technical ownership of the development and certification of complex electronic hardware for aerospace and high-integrity applications.

This hands-on, senior role combines electronic system architecture and hardware development with technical leadership across the full DO-254 lifecycle, collaborating closely with systems, safety, mechanical and software engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Strong electronic hardware development experience within aerospace or other high-integrity systems
• Experience working to DO-254
• Electronic system architecture, design and specification experience
• Hardware requirements definition and requirements-driven development
• Experience taking electronic products through verification, validation and certification
• Understanding of DO-160 environmental qualification
• Ability to lead technical work packages and provide technical guidance to engineering teams
• Power electronics and motor drive design
• DO-254 planning activities and SOI audits
• FPGA-based systems
• Communications interface electronics
• Electromechanical sensors including LVDTs, RVDTs or encoders
• MATLAB / Simulink and Model-Based Design
• Altium 365, LabVIEW, Speedgoat or similar engineering toolsets

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of the development and certification of complex electronic hardware for aerospace and high-integrity applications
• Lead electronic product development through DO-254 lifecycle across cross-functional teams
• Develop electronic controllers for electromechanical systems and collaborate with systems, safety, mechanical and software engineers

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Electronics Engineer to take technical ownership of the development and certification of complex electronic hardware for aerospace and high-integrity applications.

This is a senior, hands‑on position combining electronic system architecture and hardware development with technical leadership. You’ll work across the full DO-254 lifecycle, developing electronic controllers for electromechanical systems while collaborating closely with systems, safety, mechanical and software engineering teams.

Skills & Experience

• Strong electronic hardware development experience within aerospace or other high-integrity systems
• Experience working to DO-254
• Electronic system architecture, design and specification experience
• Hardware requirements definition and requirements-driven development
• Experience taking electronic products through verification, validation and certification
• Understanding of DO-160 environmental qualification
• Ability to lead technical work packages and provide technical guidance to engineering teams
• Power electronics and motor drive design
• DO-254 planning activities and SOI audits
• FPGA-based systems
• Communications interface electronics
• Electromechanical sensors including LVDTs, RVDTs or encoders
• MATLAB / Simulink and Model-Based Design
• Altium 365, LabVIEW, Speedgoat or similar engineering toolsets

Additional Information

• UK nationals only due to programme security requirements (NATO nationalities considered)
• Opportunity to lead electronic product development through to aerospace certification