Senior Electrical / Electronics Engineer
Job Description: Senior Electronics Engineer
Key Responsibilities:
* Interpret system requirements and break them down into hardware requirements.
* Lead Electronics and/or Firmware development, including full system, sub-system, and individual board design and coding.
* Ensure technical solutions meet customer, legislative, and business requirements.
* Provide technical oversight throughout the project lifecycle.
* Support team planning and estimation activities at the start of new projects.
* Act as Project Engineering Lead (PEL) and/or Work Package Manager (WPM) on multiple projects.
* Identify and resolve qualification, certification, and safety issues.
* Produce technical project documentation such as Management Plans, Requirements Specifications, Design Documents, Interface Specifications, and Acceptance Tests, as well as approve design change requests and concessions.
* Mentor and coach junior engineers.
* Liaise with customers and suppliers as necessary.
* Oversee initial test and integration, including formal testing.
Role Requirements:
* Extensive experience across the full project lifecycle as an electronics/firmware engineer, ideally within the defence sector.
* Hands-on experience designing complex systems across multiple electronics disciplines, with a strong understanding of the associated challenges and pitfalls.
* Successful delivery of reliable solutions within time and budget on fixed-price contracts.
* Experience collaborating with stakeholders beyond the electronics domain (e.g., Project Management, Systems, Mechanical, and Software Engineering) to resolve project issues.
* Degree (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
* Exposure to:
o Analog and digital technologies.
o Design for EMC, Electrical Safety, & Signal Integrity, including schematic and PCB layout.
o A relevant branch of electronics (e.g., power, high-speed digital, analogue, RF, Sonar).
o Familiarity with PMRP and ECAD tools.
o Design for manufacture and an understanding of the full project lifecycle.
o Prototyping, testing, and verification of electronic subsystems at PCB, unit, and sub-system levels.
o Component selection, including obsolescence and environmental considerations (REACH, RoHS).
o Use of engineering tools like DOORS, ERPs, and Configuration Management tools.
* Design of Low Noise, Low Power Analogue Receiver Front Ends using JFETs and Low Noise Differential Amplifiers.
* Experience with MicroSemi/Intel FPGA Design.
* Expertise in 24-Bit ADC Design and Filter Design.
* Experience with VME/VPX design.
* Power Amplifier design using SIC FET technology up to 1500V DC.
* Power Supply Design, including Mains Supply and DC-DC converters.
Benefits:
* Optional 9-day fortnight.
* Time off in lieu (TOIL).
* No core working hours / flexible working hours.
* Early finish at 1pm on Fridays.
* Annual bonus.
* Hybrid working for certain roles.
* Casual dress code.
* 25 days holiday + Christmas shutdown.
* Option to buy or sell holiday.
* Option to purchase private healthcare, dental, and critical illness cover via salary sacrifice.
* Discounts at over 200 online stores through the Reward Hub.
* 4x annual salary life cover.
* Pension scheme: Employer contributes 5%, Employee contribution from 4% to 70% (subject to National Minimum Wage/ Living Wage).
Join us and be part of an innovative team delivering cutting-edge engineering solutions!
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