Senior Principal Electronics Engineer

RTX; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace technology firm in England is looking for a Senior Principal Electronics Engineer to lead modular electronics transformation and drive strategic initiatives. This role requires expert communication skills and significant experience in electronics design, ensuring compliance with industry standards. Candidates will influence system architecture and manage globally distributed teams. The firm offers competitive salary, benefits, and commitment to innovation in air travel.

Benefits

Competitive salary & bonus scheme

25 days annual leave & bank holidays

Flexible working

Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Expert communication skills tailored for various audiences.
• Deep experience with V model and requirements management.
• Extensive aerospace application design knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead modular electronics transformation and platform strategy.
• Ensure compliance to DO-254 / ARP-4754.
• Act as a technical authority guiding distributed teams.

Skills

Agile project management

Electronics design compliant with RTCA / DO-254 and ARP-4754

Experience with modular electronics and design re-use strategies

Proficiency with requirements management tools (DOORS / Polarion)

Education

Expert level communication skills

Tools

ECAD design entry and PCB layout tools (e.g., Xpedition & Cadence)

Job description

Date Posted: Country: United Kingdom

Location: BE Aerospace UK Limited Nissen House Grovebury Road Leighton Buzzard LU7 4TB

Position Role Type: Unspecified

What You Will Do

As a Senior Principal Electronics Engineer you will operate as a technical authority guiding teams maturing design capability and ensuring compliance is built in. You will:

• Lead modular electronics transformation and platform strategy
• Direct day‑to‑day technical delivery across global teams
• Ensure full compliance to DO‑254 / ARP‑4754
• Act as a specialist in requirements management & traceability
• Influence system architecture from concept through certification
• Translate safety & hazard analysis into robust technical requirements
• Strengthen lifecycle discipline and engineering quality at scale

This is a role for someone who owns outcomes, raises standards and drives alignment through technical authority. You are:

• A clear, proactive and confident communicator
• Effective at leading distributed and remote‑enabled teams
• A subsystems‑level thinker with strong engineering depth

What You Will Learn

This position will accelerate your growth as a technical influencer and strategic systems leader trusted to shape the future of avionics assurance.

You will gain exposure to:

• Modular architecture evolution & design reuse strategy
• High‑integrity electronics in complex certification frameworks
• Scaling engineering maturity across multi‑region teams
• Collaboration across electronics, software systems & safety domains

Qualifications We Prefer

• Expert level communication skills able to communicate at all levels of the organization (design team, customer, executive, etc.) and tailor communication for the intended audience
• Experience driving functional change through technical leadership
• Expert domain knowledge of electronics design compliant with RTCA / DO‑254 and ARP‑4754
• Deep experience developing with the V model and requirements management
• Extensive experience of detailed electronics design for aerospace applications
• Proven experience across the full development life‑cycle from concept to certification

Experience Managing Globally Distributed Development Teams

Experience with managing safety requirements, working with functional hazard assessments and decomposing them to design.

Skills We Value

• Agile project management
• Experience with modular electronics and design re‑use strategies

Experience with RTCA / DO178

• Experience with Hardware‑in‑Loop and Software‑in‑the‑loop (HIL / SIL) test setups
• ECAD design entry and PCB layout tools (e.g., Xpedition & Cadence)
• Experience with Airbus ABD0100 Design Assurance Process & Boeing D6
• Experience with microcontroller‑based embedded electronics
• Experience with FPGA design using VHDL
• Familiar with FPGA / Electronics verification techniques
• Proficiency with requirements management tools (DOORS / Polarion, etc.)

What We Offer

• Competitive salary & bonus scheme
• 2 : 1 pension scheme up to 10%
• Car Allowance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Group Income Protection
• 25 days annual leave & bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• Flexible working

At Collins Aerospace our Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. We are committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services, we help airlines and OEMs create a positive experience for their customers.

Are you ready to join our team?

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employment Type: Full‑Time