Electronics Design Engineer - Experienced

Ubiq Aerospace; Trondheim; On-site; NOK 750,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubiq Aerospace in Trondheim seeks an Electronics Design Engineer to own electronic hardware from concept through to tested PCB assemblies. You will design, prototype, bring up and validate power and signal electronics, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure robust, manufacturable solutions.

You'll work hands-on across schematic capture, PCB layout and component selection, taking ownership from design to production and contributing to architecture decisions for next‑generation

Qualifications

• Relevant education within electronics, power electronics, electrical engineering or a related field. Practical experience and demonstrated ability are just as important to us as the specific educational path you have taken.
• Hands-on experience designing electronic hardware and taking PCB designs from an initial idea through to working hardware.
• Experience with schematic capture and complete PCB layout, including component placement and routing.
• Strong understanding of electronic design principles and good knowledge of analogue and digital circuits.
• Ability to select components and make sound engineering trade-offs based on electrical performance, reliability, availability and other design constraints.
• Comfortable bringing up and debugging newly manufactured PCBs and systematically finding and solving hardware problems.
• Experience using standard electronics lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and signal generators.
• Understanding of design for manufacturing (DFM) principles and how PCB design choices influence fabrication, assembly, testability and production reliability.
• Proficient in fine-pitch SMD soldering, wire crimping, and PCB modification to support rapid iteration.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills combined with a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.
• Enjoy taking technical ownership while collaborating closely with others.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end electronics design: Take ownership of electronic hardware from requirements and architecture through circuit design, component selection, schematic capture and complete PCB layout.
• Prototyping and bring-up: Take new hardware from design files to physical prototypes, including board bring-up, debugging and iteration.
• Design for manufacturing: Consider manufacturability, assembly and test from the outset, and work with manufacturing partners and colleagues to take designs smoothly from prototypes towards reliable production.
• Assembly and integration: Assemble and integrate electronics & wiring into higher-level subsystems.
• Testing and validation: Develop and perform testing to verify that designs meet their requirements and perform reliably in their intended environment.
• Hardware architecture: Analyse future hardware needs and contribute to system architecture and technical trade-offs.
• Cross-disciplinary development: Work closely with other engineering disciplines to ensure electronics are well integrated into the overall system.
• Documentation: Document hardware designs, design choices, test procedures and results to support effective collaboration and future development.

Skills

Electronics design

PCB layout

Schematic capture

DFM principles

Troubleshooting

Prototyping

Power electronics

Analogue & digital design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Power supplies

Signal generators

PCB design software

Job description

Ubiq Aerospace is a Trondheim-based deep tech company on an ambitious growth journey. We develop next-generation ice protection systems, smart aerostructures and sensing systems for aircraft operating in the world's harshest environments.

We are looking for a creative, open-minded and technically strong Electronics Design Engineer to join our team. Electronic hardware for power and signals is a crucial part of our solutions, and in this role you will take ownership of electronics development from early concepts and requirements through to working, tested hardware.

You will work hands-on across the entire electronics design process, including system and circuit design, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, bring-up, debugging and validation. We are looking for someone who is comfortable designing a PCB from scratch and taking it all the way through to functioning hardware.

You'll combine individual technical ownership with close collaboration across Ubiq's multidisciplinary engineering teams.You'll contribute to decisions about future hardware needs and architectures and work alongside colleagues across different engineering disciplines to develop robust solutions to challenging problems.

We're open to what your background specifically might look like. What matters to us is that you're comfortable taking responsibility, are self-motivated and have a learning mindset. We're a small team, so we also value people who are adaptable, pragmatic and enjoy working closely with others.

What you'll do

• End-to-end electronics design: Take ownership of electronic hardware from requirements and architecture through circuit design, component selection, schematic capture and complete PCB layout.

• Prototyping and bring-up: Take new hardware from design files to physical prototypes, including board bring-up, debugging and iteration.

• Design for manufacturing: Consider manufacturability, assembly and test from the outset, and work with manufacturing partners and colleagues to take designs smoothly from prototypes towards reliable production.

• Assembly and integration: Assemble and integrate electronics & wiring into higher-level subsystems.

• Testing and validation: Develop and perform testing to verify that designs meet their requirements and perform reliably in their intended environment.

• Hardware architecture: Analyse future hardware needs and contribute to system architecture and technical trade-offs.

• Cross-disciplinary development: Work closely with other engineering disciplines to ensure electronics are well integrated into the overall system.

• Documentation: Document hardware designs, design choices, test procedures and results to support effective collaboration and future development.

Your background, knowledge and skills

• Relevant education within electronics, power electronics, electrical engineering or a related field. Practical experience and demonstrated ability are just as important to us as the specific educational path you have taken.

• Hands-on experience designing electronic hardware and taking PCB designs from an initial idea through to working hardware.

• Experience with schematic capture and complete PCB layout, including component placement and routing.

• Strong understanding of electronic design principles and good knowledge of analogue and digital circuits.

• Ability to select components and make sound engineering trade-offs based on electrical performance, reliability, availability and other design constraints.

• Comfortable bringing up and debugging newly manufactured PCBs and systematically finding and solving hardware problems.

• Experience using standard electronics lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and signal generators.

• Understanding of design for manufacturing (DFM) principles and how PCB design choices influence fabrication, assembly, testability and production reliability.

• Proficient in fine-pitch SMD soldering, wire crimping, and PCB modification to support rapid iteration.

• Strong analytical problem-solving skills combined with a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.

• Enjoy taking technical ownership while collaborating closely with others.

Why join Ubiq Aerospace?

At Ubiq, you'll be trusted with real engineering responsibility from day one. You'll join us at a particularly exciting stage: our technologies are moving from R&D and low-rate production towards products that need to be manufactured reliably at greater scale.

You'll have the opportunity to influence not only what we build, but how we build it - from electronics architecture and component choices to schematic design, PCB layout, prototyping, testing and validation.

We're still a small multidisciplinary team, which means ideas can move quickly from a first concept to a physical PCB on the lab bench and into testing. Rather than owning one small part of a large programme, you'll be able to influence the full development cycle and take real ownership of the electronic hardware you design.

We're based in Trondheim, Norway, with a culture rooted in Scandinavian values: trust, humility, autonomy and meaningful impact. We believe great engineering comes from talented people who are given responsibility, support and the freedom to do their best work.

We know great engineers rarely meet every requirement on paper. If this role sounds exciting, we'd love to hear from you. Tell us a little about yourself and upload your CV or LinkedIn profile.

If you have questions about the position, you can reach out to Victoria, our Head of People, at [e-mail].

Please note: This role requires eligibility for security clearance and security suitability. Accordingly, relevant background checks and a security assessment may be conducted for relevant candidates. As part of the interview process, candidates must be prepared to answer security-related questions.