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Senior / Principal Electronics Engineer
Job Posted: 11 hours ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: East Sussex
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Important: All applicants must be eligible for security clearance.
Working: The role offers flexible & hybrid working. It would be beneficial to be on-site 3 days a week.
The Opportunity: As a Senior/Principal Electronics Engineer you will work within the avionics product development teams, developing a range of product solutions to meet the needs of new and advanced avionic platforms. The role requires leadership experience across the product development lifecycle from conceptual design, requirements capture and analysis through to system integration and commissioning.
The Company: Consistently recognised for ethics, veteran support, early‑career development, and innovation, while delivering some of the most trusted programmes in aerospace and national security. Chosen for some of the most complex, single‑award defence programmes, showing clear evidence of proven delivery, technical depth, and trusted security expertise.
Role Responsibilities:
Design and Development: Lead hardware aspects of unit design and development of electronic systems, ensuring they meet performance, reliability, and cost targets.
System Integration: Integrate electronic components and systems into larger products, ensuring seamless functionality and performance.
Leadership: Skills in managing timelines, resources, and project deliverables. Leading and mentoring junior engineers and guiding project teams
Compliance: Ensure designs comply with relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Experience needed:
Degree‑level education in Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience.
Experience in electronic engineering design, including component and sub‑system development
Ability to interpret customer or system requirements and contribute to technical solutions
Exposure to defining technical requirements, interfaces, and design documentation
Experience or understanding of analog and digital electronics
Familiarity with programmable logic, embedded systems, or hardware description languages
Use of electronic simulation or analysis tools
Awareness of PCB design, signal integrity, EMC, and mixed‑signal concepts
Knowledge of power supply design and power management principles
Experience with testing, verification, and debugging of electronic hardware
Comfortable working across the full engineering lifecycle, from concept through delivery
Leadership & Delivery:
Project leadership, including ownership of schedules and deliverables
Technical leadership and mentoring of junior engineersPersonal Attributes:
Strong understanding of the challenges associated with electronics engineering
High levels of motivation, integrity, and professionalism
Flexible, innovative, and committed to delivery
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