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Other applications may include products like, flight recorders, air data computers and video systems.\nThis role is focused on the design and development of complex PCBs, including high-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe and Ethernet, within ruggedised VPX/XMC-based systems deployed in military aircraft.\nYou will be involved across the full product lifecycle - from early concept and schematic design through to layout, bring-up, test, qualification, and production support.\nThis is a practical engineering role. You will be expected to design, build, debug, and improve real hardware.\nLocation: Letchworth office, UK.\nWe Take Care of Our People\nWork-life balance through our Hybrid working, flexitime program and condensed work week (role dependent) I Paid Time OffI Retirement with Employer MatchIHealth and Wellness Benefits ILearning and Development Opportunities I Competitive PayI Bonus SchemeI Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase PlanI Inclusive & Supportive Culture *\nYour Challenge:\nDesign and develop multi-layer PCBs for high-speed embedded systems\n\nWork on interfaces including PCIe and Ethernet\n\nContribute to schematic capture and guide PCB layout with signal integrity, grounding, and EMC in mind\n\nSupport board bring-up, debug, and verification in the lab\n\nWork across analogue, digital, and power domains\n\nCollaborate with firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams\n\nSupport environmental and qualification testing\n\nContribute to design reviews and technical decision-making\n\nSupport production and resolve issues in deployed hardware\n\nWhat You Bring:\nExperience in electronic design\n\nUnderstanding of high-speed design, grounding, and EMC and willingness to develop\n\nExperience with Altium, OrCAD, or similar\n\nDesirable:\nVPX / XMC experience\n\nDC-DC PSU design\n\nAerospace / Defence background (CDR, PDR, DO245 etc)\n\nQualification testing exposure\n\nHands-on debug and lab experience\n\nPractical, problem-solving mindset\n\nAbout Us\nOur Values\nEnvironmental, Social and Governance\nCurtiss-Wright's Defense Solution division is a trusted, proven leader, delivering superior products and services that meet the defense and aerospace industries' toughest challenges with best-in-class value. In 2017, Curtiss-Wright relocated its Avionics, Sensors & Controls and Industrial Business Units into a brand new, purpose-built 160,000 ft2 facility at Bournemouth International Airport. The state-of-the-art facility has extensive design and manufacturing capabilities as well as in-house environmental stress screening. The facility is committed to quality and excellence in manufacturing for our flight recorder, air data computer, video management systems, computing systems, mission displays and video recorder products.\nAs the design center of excellence for flight recorders and air data computers, the units had to be lightweight and small -- crash survivability requirements exceeding the existing standards for commercial aircraft.\n*Please note, benefits are country specific and may vary from location to location.\nNo unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by ourTalent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.\nCompliance Statement\nThis position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.\nCurtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. 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