Principal Electronics Engineer - #2163594

Principal Electronics Engineer

The Role

We are looking for a Principal Electronics Engineer to act as a senior technical authority within the Electronics team. You will drive the definition, development, verification, qualification and improvement of spacecraft electronics and electrical architectures, bringing deep technical judgement to complex problems and helping the team deliver to a consistently high standard.

You will work closely with the Electronics Team Leader, project teams and cross-functional colleagues, providing expert input on architecture, technical risk, design quality and issue resolution. You will also mentor and develop the engineers around you.

Essential Requirements

• A relevant degree or equivalent work experience.
• Significant analogue and digital hardware design experience in high-reliability, regulated environments.
• Practical understanding of electronics design, verification, qualification and production release.
• Good understanding of EMC, reliability, manufacturability, testability, fault investigation and technical risk.
• Working knowledge of spacecraft electrical interfaces, including power, RF, digital, analogue, communications and harnessing.
• Hands-on experience with CAN, SPI, I2C and UART, embedded interfaces, hardware/software interface definition, ADCs, DC/DC converters and LDOs.
• Proven experience guiding complex designs from concept through verification, release, manufacturing support and issue resolution.
• Experience reviewing schematics, PCB layouts, manufacturing and release packs, test evidence, NCRs and ECNs.
• Practical application of DFM, DFT, DFA, reliability and configuration-control considerations.
• Proven ability to provide guidance, mentoring, supplier support and cross-functional technical advice.

Desirable Requirements

• Previous experience in the space industry or another regulated environment.
• Experience with spacecraft electrical architectures, subsystem interfaces and controlled baselines.
• Specialist experience in one or more of: power, battery, RF, onboard computing, embedded, mixed-signal, high-speed digital or high-reliability analogue electronics.
• Experience using FPGAs, HDL, microcontrollers, SDR interfaces or low-level device interfaces.
• Knowledge of C, Python or device-driver considerations.
• RF electronics experience, including LNAs, filters, SDR interfacing, impedance matching, shielding and RF PCB layout.
• Experience with EMC, grounding, shielding, harnessing, interface control and verification.
• Experience applying DFMEA, FDIR, reliability, radiation, thermal, vibration or environmental constraints.
• Knowledge of Altium, Cadence OrCAD or equivalent schematic and PCB tools.
• Awareness of ECSS, ESA, NASA, aerospace, defence or equivalent high-reliability standards and processes.
• Previous experience working in a small or medium-sized company.