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Senior Electronics Engineer

Matchtech
Posted a day ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Marlow, Buckinghamshire SL7, England

Salary

£48,000 - £57,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer for a contract position in Marlow within the Defence and Security sector.
  • The role requires extensive experience in electronics design, testing, integration, and engineering, with a focus on aerospace and defence applications.
  • Candidates should have a strong knowledge of RF technologies, digital systems, and experience with embedded systems and software development.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of £50,000 to £60,000 per year, depending on experience.
  • Applicants should ideally have at least 5 years of relevant experience in the field.


Our client, a leading firm in the Defence and Security sector, is currently seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer for a contract position in Marlow. The Avionics Business Unit is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting a variety of products including Search & Rescue Direction Finders, Emergency Services Air to Ground Radios, and GNSS Anti-Jam equipment.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to apply extensive knowledge of electronics circuit design and development within a high-impact industry. You will engage with customers, support meetings, and participate in systems integration and product verification/validation trials.



Key Responsibilities:

  • Take ownership for the design and development of electronic sub-systems for the aerospace and defence market.
  • Deliver project tasks to schedule, cost and quality while adhering to internal processes and best practice.
  • Research, design, develop and prototype electronic solutions in support of product development.
  • Characterise, test and down-select components for performance and cost.
  • Schematic capture of mixed signal circuit design (Analogue, RF, and Digital) using Altium or similar.
  • Test, characterisation and verification of prototype designs.
  • Circuit simulation using LT Spice, Agilent ADS.
  • Develop, write, and deploy software to aid evaluation of electronic devices or automate test equipment using C# or similar.
  • Provide inputs to ensure designs meet requirements for manufacture utilising DFx and/or lean concepts.
  • Use laboratory equipment such as VNAs, RF Spectrum Analyser, and Oscilloscopes to conduct measurements.
  • Prepare documentation such as Technical Reports, Production Test Schedules etc.


Job Requirements:

  • Experience in electronics design, testing, integration, and engineering.
  • Good knowledge of current RF technologies, including low noise receiver design, PLL/Synthesisers, and digital attenuators.
  • Understanding of RF Antenna Systems and Phase Array Antennas.
  • Knowledge of GPS and its potential vulnerabilities is advantageous.
  • Familiarity with common interface busses such as SPI, I2C, and PMBus.
  • Proficiency in current high-speed digital technologies, including CPLD, Microprocessor, FPGA, and DDR Memory.
  • Experience of deriving and capturing system level requirements.
  • Experience in Project life-cycle delivery from bids to operations.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Experience of design or manufacturing within the aviation industry is advantageous.


Qualifications and Experience

  • Team working ability and drive to deliver on time.
  • C experience in an embedded environment.
  • Experience with embedded processors and real-time operating systems.
  • Proficiency in interfacing with hardware devices and peripherals.
  • Solid understanding of software development life-cycles and processes.
  • Experience of requirement analysis, software design and software architecture.
  • Experience with source control tools such as SubVersion and Git.
  • Self-starting, adaptable problem-solver.
  • C++ experience and Object-Oriented Design is desirable.
  • Familiarity with GUI/event-based design and issue-tracking tools such as Jira is beneficial.
  • Knowledge of DO-178 and releasing software to production is advantageous.


If you are a skilled electronics engineer looking to contribute to exciting and challenging projects within the Defence and Security sector, we would love to hear from you.

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