Summary: The Senior Electronic Design Engineer role at a leading defence prime in Basildon involves supporting the development of high-fidelity thermal imaging and airborne sensor products. The position requires expertise in electronic design, circuit simulation, and PCB layout, with a focus on precision guidance programmes. The successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplined Integrated Project Team, contributing to various stages of the product lifecycle. This role offers significant opportunities for personal and professional growth within a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support new designs for precision guidance programmes.
• Conduct requirement definition and support the generation of verification plans.
• Perform electronic design analysis, circuit simulation, and prototyping.
• Provide electronic schematic capture and PCB layout support.
• Design power supply and interface circuits for digital processors and microcontrollers.
• Engage in high-speed digital design, including FPGA, DDR, and high-speed LVDS video designs.
• Test and debug electronic circuits.
• Develop subsystem engineering solutions and specifications.
• Specify cabling and connector solutions.
• Integrate and verify system and sub-systems.
• Support qualification processes, including EMC.
• Assist with production and delivery support.

Key Skills:

• SC clearance or ability to obtain it.
• Knowledge and experience of all stages of the engineering development lifecycle.
• Experience in digital and analogue electronic design.
• Board level PCB design experience, ideally using Siemens EDA Xpedition Enterprise.
• Ability to operate at the product system level.
• Experience in specifying and defining COTS items.
• Experience working with subcontract suppliers.
• Ability to specify cable and connector solutions.
• System level integration skills.
• Technical decision-making ability within own sphere of responsibility.
• Proactive approach in a fast-moving and dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of safety, security, and other legislative constraints (desirable).
• Domain experience in Electronics Warfare and Thermal Imaging Systems (desirable).

Salary (Rate): £65.00

City: Basildon

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT