Senior Electronics Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer to join a specialist engineering team based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.

Reporting to the Design Team Lead, you will take responsibility for the design, development, testing and support of electrical and electronic solutions, working from initial concept through to completion within a structured phase-gate development process.

This is a fully on-site role at Ampthill, with the expectation that the successful candidate will work on-site on a full-time basis due to the nature of the work and security requirements.

You will play a key role in developing robust electronic hardware for demanding environments, while supporting the wider engineering team across design, manufacturing, integration and testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical and electronic hardware from concept through to production.
• Develop analogue, digital, microprocessor, FPGA and power electronic solutions.
• Produce and review electrical/electronic schematics and PCB designs.
• Carry out circuit analysis, simulation, testing and evaluation.
• Undertake electronic analysis including derating, stress and tolerance assessments.
• Develop and maintain specifications, processes and technical procedures supporting design and manufacture.
• Support the definition of functional and physical design requirements and integrated system architectures.
• Provide technical input into supplier capability assessments and source selection.
• Support Assembly, Integration and Test activities, including troubleshooting and technical investigations.
• Use laboratory test equipment to support development and fault finding.
• Support JTAG design and debugging of electronic circuits.
• Produce technical documentation including trade studies, requirements documentation, compliance evidence and test documentation.
• Work closely with other engineering disciplines, suppliers and manufacturing teams to deliver technically robust solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes and ways of working.

About You

We are looking for an experienced electronics engineer who is comfortable taking ownership of technical work and working across the full product development lifecycle.

Essential Experience

• HNC, HND, BEng or equivalent qualification in Electronics, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in electronics hardware design and electrical product development, ideally for harsh or demanding environments.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Good understanding of IPC standards and PCB design principles.
• Experience with electronic analysis, including derating, stress and tolerance analysis.
• Awareness of EMC requirements at both product and PCB level.
• Experience using laboratory test and measurement equipment.
• Experience with JTAG design and electronic circuit debugging.
• Experience supporting Assembly, Integration and Test activities.
• Awareness of Defence Standards / DEF STAN, military standards, safety and quality processes.
• Experience using Windchill or another Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload and deliver against deadlines.
• Existing SC clearance, or the ability to obtain SC clearance. Progression to DV clearance will be required.
• Willingness and ability to work fully on-site in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.

Desirable

• Experience using Altium Designer or a similar PCB design package.
• Experience with FPGA and microprocessor-based designs.
• Previous experience designing electronics for defence, aerospace or other harsh-environment applications.
• Experience working within a formal phase-gate product development process.
• Knowledge of relevant EMC, environmental and military qualification standards.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Electronics Engineer to work on technically challenging products within a specialist engineering environment, taking ownership of projects from initial design through to testing, integration and manufacture.

The role offers the opportunity to work on complex engineering programmes within a highly secure environment, with the successful candidate expected to be on-site at Ampthill on a full-time basis and progress from SC to DV clearance.