Electronics Design Engineer

A leading organisation in the defence and security sector is looking for an Electronics Design Engineer to support the development and delivery of advanced electronic systems within a busy Mission Systems environment.

Key details

• Contract length: 24 months
• Location: Portsmouth (Broad Oak) - onsite 1-2 days per week
• Rate: £60.63 PAYE or £81.90 UMB per hour
• Start: ASAP (subject to onboarding)

The role

You'll apply broad electronics design expertise to generate robust, production-ready digital design solutions. You'll be responsible for PLD-level designs and how they interface up into higher-level assemblies and systems, and you'll support peer reviews and design assurance across the wider product area.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver detailed digital circuit design including:
  • component selection and evaluation
  • simulation and analysis
  • schematic capture
  • providing guidance and design intent to PCB layout teams
• Develop FPGA/CPLD solutions, including:
  • VHDL design and implementation
  • simulation, test, integration and use of embedded IP where required
• Perform design verification using a blend of simulation, analysis and test:
  • support EMC test activity (including external test houses where needed)
  • support system bring-up and integration activities
• Produce clear engineering documentation, design packs and technical reports
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including:
  • systems engineering, EMC, mechanical/thermal, manufacturing, safety, ILS, and configuration / product data management
• Contribute to engineering lifecycle activities:
  • progress reviews, peer reviews, and formal design reviews
  • provide estimates for your work and deliver within agreed cost/timescale constraints

Skills & experience (essential)

• Strong background in board-level digital electronics design (processor interfacing, memory devices, PLD interfacing etc.)
• Significant experience in FPGA/CPLD development
• Confident working with digital interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet
• Experience in design proving, integration and defect resolution
• Able to communicate technical information clearly and work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment

Desirable experience

• Background in defence / high-integrity / safety-critical engineering environments
• Experience with ADC/DAC devices and techniques
• Knowledge/exposure to DSP techniques