Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer: Arctic Field Deployments

Arctic Research and Development; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Dental & Optician

Equity

Real field exposure — Arctic travel

Mission-driven culture

Small team, real ownership

Job summary

Arctic Research and Development (ARD) is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to design, build and test electrical systems across the product stack, from PCBs to field deployments in extreme Arctic environments. You’ll own end-to-end hardware architecture and drive robust, field-ready solutions.

Based in Calmsden, Cirencester with periodic Arctic travel, you’ll collaborate across hardware, software and deployment teams to ship reliable hardware that performs in harsh climates.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience building electronics for real-world systems – ideally with exposure to battery-powered platforms, RF comms (MANET, LoRa), and pLEO/GEO satellite systems
• Proven track record designing and debugging high-density, high-reliability PCBs for harsh environments
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with a portfolio ready to demonstrate
• Skilled in RF testing and analysis (Spectrum analyser, Network Analyser, etc) and RF simulation tool suites
• Confident soldering, PCB design, prototyping, and field-testing under pressure
• Track record of delivering systems from sketch to deployment — managing time, cost, and complexity
• Field-ready mindset — you're comfortable testing gear in sub-zero environments

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and iterate embedded systems from first principles - including MCUs, PCBs, physical comms modules, and ARD’s custom subsystems
• Own electrical integration across ARD’s full stack, optimising for SWaP-C at every iteration
• Serve as the go-to technical lead across electrical, RF, systems, and mechanical interfaces
• Work tightly with deployment, software, and systems teams to ship field-ready hardware
• Get hands-on in field – travel to Arctic test sites and client installations

Skills

Embedded systems design

RF testing & analysis

PCB design & debugging

Field deployment experience

Soldering & prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Spectrum analyser

Network Analyser

RF simulation tools

Job description

Arctic Research and Development (ARD) is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to design, build and test electrical systems across the product stack, from PCBs to field deployments in extreme Arctic environments. You’ll own end-to-end hardware architecture and drive robust, field-ready solutions.

Based in Calmsden, Cirencester with periodic Arctic travel, you’ll collaborate across hardware, software and deployment teams to ship reliable hardware that performs in harsh climates.