Job Description
Role: Electronics Engineer\n\nJob Type: Contract\n\nLocation: London, Buckinghamshire OR Dorchester\n\nIndustry: Defence, Maritime, Aerospace\n\nWe're looking for an experienced Contract Electronics Engineer to support full lifecycle electronics and firmware development for complex systems, ideally within the defence sector.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\n * Interpret system requirements and translate them into hardware requirements.\n\n * Design and review electronics/firmware across system, sub-system, and board level.\n\n * Ensure technical solutions meet all legislative, customer, and business needs.\n\n * Provide technical oversight throughout the project lifecycle.\n\n * Support project planning and estimation during kickoff phases.\n\n * Identify and resolve qualification, certification, and safety issues.\n\n * Produce technical documentation (specs, test plans, change requests).\n\n * Liaise with customers and suppliers.\n\n * Oversee test and integration activities, including formal testing.\n\nEssential Requirements\n\n * Proven experience across full hardware project lifecycle (preferably in defence).\n\n * Hands on design of complex electronic systems.\n\n * Track record of delivering reliable solutions on time and budget.\n\n * Collaborative experience in multi-disciplinary teams.\n\n * Degree in an engineering discipline (or equivalent).\n\n * Analogue and digital design\n\n * EMC, electrical safety, signal integrity\n\n * PCB design and schematic capture\n\n * Prototyping, test, and verification at various levels\n\n * Component selection with understanding of obsolescence/environmental constraints (REACH, RoHS)\n\n * PMRP/ECAD tools, DOORS, ERP, and configuration tools\n\nPlease note that candidates must be eligible for UK eyes only SC clearance.\n\n**INSIDE IR35 - RATES TO BE DISCUSSED AFTER APPLICATION