Senior Electronic Engineer
2 days ago
Chertsey
Senior Electronics Engineer (Contract) – Defence We are seeking an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer to join a highly skilled team delivering advanced electronic products and systems into the UK Defence sector. This role offers the opportunity to work across the full design lifecycle on mission-critical programmes, within a technically strong and collaborative engineering environment. The Role As a Senior Electronics Engineer, you will play a key role in translating system requirements into robust, production-ready electronic designs, supporting system integration, and ensuring successful customer acceptance. You will work closely with project teams, stakeholders, and external test houses to deliver high-quality solutions on time and within budget. Key Responsibilities • Design of digital and analogue electronic circuits, PCBs, and electronic systems, • Apply design for manufacture and test (DFM/DFT) principles to ensure smooth production transition, • Systems integration and fault-finding at equipment and system level, • Support and participate in design reviews and technical presentations, • Liaise with external test houses to demonstrate compliance with MoD and European standards (including CE / UKCA), • Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation (schematics, BOMs, change notes, configuration data), • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams on electronic aspects of products and systems, • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and company engineering procedures Skills & Experience Required • Strong experience designing analogue and digital electronics, • Proven ability to deliver against technical requirements through design, integration, and customer acceptance, • Experience with schematic capture tools (e.g. Orcad or similar), • Hands-on, adaptable approach with the ability to prioritise and multitask, • Strong stakeholder engagement skills, both internal and external, • Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) in Electronics or a related discipline, • Current SC or DV security clearance (essential), • Prior experience working with MoD customers and defence test standards (highly desirable) Security & Eligibility • UK National from birth, • Background working within a MOD / Defence environment, • Role subject to security and export control restrictions Working Arrangements • Fully on-site role (South East England), • Either:, • 5 days per week (37.5 hours), • Compressed 5 days across 4 days (longer on-site hours) Contract Details • Outside IR35, • Rate: up to £75 per hour (all-inclusive) Why Join? You’ll be joining a technically focused defence engineering environment with a flat structure, real ownership, and exposure across the full product lifecycle. This role offers meaningful work on critical programmes, variety across projects, and the chance to make a tangible impact without excessive bureaucracy.
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