Principal Electronics Design Engineer

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Principal Electronics Design Engineer, Basildon

Client:

Synergize Consulting

Location:

Basildon, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

8

Posted:

18.04.2025

Expiry Date:

02.06.2025

Job Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen with our client, a leading defence prime. They are now looking to recruit 2 Principal Electronics Design Engineers.

Job Description – Principal/Lead Electronics Design Engineers

HALO (Hostile Artillery Locating System) is a state-of-the-art long-range acoustic weapon locating system designed to meet the increasing threat of electronic warfare based targeting and anti-radar weapon systems countering radar-based weapon locating systems.

As the Principal/Lead Electronics Design Engineer, you will be part of a team supporting their next generation Hostile Artillery Locating System development.

Starting at the beginning of the engineering lifecycle, you will assist with requirement and architecture definition and maturation, design new PCB level electronics to work alongside COTS modules, and work with the wider project team to support integration and qualification.

What you’ll do as a Principal/Lead Electronics Design Engineer:

• Development of hardware solutions to include the design of in-house PCBs
• Supporting Systems Engineers in developing requirements and architecture
• Supporting the integration of hardware, firmware, and software
• Supporting trials proving activities
• Fully documenting and recording your work products; keeping them under configuration management, and providing plans and progress reports
• Working within a multi-disciplined team of engineers to resolve technical issues

In order to be considered, you must have:

• SC clearance, or able to obtain it and be a British National
• Minimum of a BTEC, HND, or Apprenticeship in an Electronics based Engineering course
• Knowledge of all stages of the engineering development lifecycle
• Familiarity with circuit design (schematic capture) and simulation tools
• Practical experience of Hardware, Firmware & Software Integration of Microprocessor Based designs
• Integrating in-house designs with COTS modules (power supplies, single board computers, RF interfaces)
• Practical experience of debugging, testing, and verifying new designs
• A methodical approach to the full hardware design lifecycle, working to a structured hardware process
• DFx knowledge specifically Design for EMC
• Ability to schedule work and manage time in keeping with project timescales and budgets
• Ability to attend the Basildon site regularly for testing and integration activities

It would be nice if you had:

• Domain experience in low noise analogue electronics

Please send a copy of your CV in the first instance.

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