# Principal Electronics Engineer

Our client operates in the defence and security sector, designing and sustaining complex antenna systems and products for demanding aerospace environments. They are seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer and Capability Lead to join their Antennas Business Unit in Marlow on a permanent basis, providing technical leadership across the full electronics development lifecycle while supporting the professional development of the design team. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, simulate, prototype, optimise and test innovative antenna electronics solutions Capture, analyse, review and substantiate technical requirements with customers and internal stakeholders Lead product characterisation, verification and qualification activities to ensure compliance with requirements Provide technical leadership across high-speed digital, FPGA, CPLD, microprocessor, power supply and interface bus designs, including SPI and I2C Manage bids, develop concept designs, prepare technical proposals and produce project-level estimates to support new business Develop project plans and work package estimates with Project Managers, providing progress updates and identifying risks Line manage and mentor Elect

- **Id**: 4028693
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/matchtech-principal-electronics-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T17:50:04Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T17:50:04Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4282
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Space & Aerospace

## Company

- **Id**: 2073484
- **Name**: Matchtech
- **Domain**: matchtech.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/matchtech-com>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 30
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 57
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 75000
- **Max**: 75000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 99880

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **AS9100** — Optional: no
- **DO-178C** — Optional: no
- **DO-254** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Jira** — Optional: no
- **VHDL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T17:50:04Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 3 of its adverts here in 24 months; Cap exempt: no

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.516
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 57
- **Reasons**: conf:6, agency, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T23:53:03Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 99880
- **Is top pay**: no

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