Senior Electronics Engineer – Defense Hardware & Security

Ultra Electronics Group; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Cover

25 days' holiday (+5)

Pension Contribution 4x Life Assurance

Flexible working hours

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to lead the design and development of digital and analogue electronics within the Hardware Engineering team. The role requires independent judgment, technical leadership and mentoring of junior staff.

You will apply your expertise in high‑speed digital designs, analogue circuits and switched‑mode power supplies, PCB layout (PADS/Altium) and EMC/TEMPEST awareness.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in high-speed digital designs with processors and programmable devices.
• Experience in analogue circuit design and switched‑mode power supply design.
• Competent with schematic capture and PCB layout constraints.
• Developed large, multi‑layer PCBs; EMC/TEMPEST awareness preferred.
• Experience with PADS or Altium is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design and verify digital and analogue circuits and PCBs.
• Perform design calculations, simulations and prototyping to ensure quality.
• Develop electronics per hardware development process and meet schedules.
• Provide technical direction across multiple projects.
• Support production with debugging and issue resolution.
• Contribute to design reviews and mentor junior staff.
• Manage security of information per security manual.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

High-speed digital design

Analogue circuit design

Switch-mode power supply design

Schematic capture

PCB multi-layer design

PCB layout tools knowledge

Education

Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering

Tools

PADS

Altium

Job description

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to lead the design and development of digital and analogue electronics within the Hardware Engineering team. The role requires independent judgment, technical leadership and mentoring of junior staff.

You will apply your expertise in high‑speed digital designs, analogue circuits and switched‑mode power supplies, PCB layout (PADS/Altium) and EMC/TEMPEST awareness.