36 electronics design engineer jobs found

Role: Electronics Design Engineer Type: Contract - Inside IR35 Duration: 6-12 months Location: Reading, onsite. An Electronics Design Engineer is required to join an established business in Reading, on a 6 to 12 month contract basis. The successful Electronics Design Engineer will be responsible for the design of complex multi-layer circuits for electronic displays used for aerospace and military vehicle display and control units.   Due to the nature of the work, the successful Electronics Design Engineer will be required to gain security clearance, and be prepared to work onsite in Reading, Berkshire.   Essential Skills & Experience: Strong background in designing complex multi-layer PCBs Proficient in PCB CAD tools such as Altium, Cadence, Mentor. Altium preferred. Design and develop multi-layer PCBs between 4–12+ layers for complex electronics Good understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, and high-speed design principles Experience working with IPC...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Electronics Design Engineer / Test Design Support Engineer subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.   This role would suit a candidate who comes from an Electronics Design Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Production Support Engineer or Test Systems Designer background. Rate: £65.00 per hour Location: Bolton Hybrid / Remote working: 4-5 days a week onsite (possible for remote work occasionally). Compressed week of working Monday to Thursday is available. Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)      Interview Process: One stage Video Interview Test Design Support Engineer Job Description: The department have an excellent opportunity for experienced Electronic Design Engineers to play a leading role in the support of production...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage (the role can be a split of working Onsite and Working From Home) is currently looking to recruit a number of Electronics Design Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.    Electronic Design Engineers with excellent skills in Analogue Design or Digital Design or Power Design or FPGA are sought after.    Job Title: Electronics Design Engineer Rate: £58 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: This role will involve some remote working opportunities Contract: 37 Hours per week Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Electronics Design Engineer Job Description: The Electronic Engineering function is a friendly and supportive environment. Within the function, you will be working with other engineers who have a collective wealth of...

Electronics Design Engineer Location: Stevenage (Hybrid, 2 days onsite) Duration: 12 months (likely extension) Rate: Negotiable (DOE)  - Clearance: Active SC Clearance required  The Opportunity An industry-leading defence organisation is looking for an experienced Electronics Design Engineer to join their growing team in Stevenage. You’ll be part of a highly supportive engineering function that prides itself on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and delivering high-quality solutions. This role suits someone who enjoys taking ownership of design work packages, thrives in multi-disciplinary environments, and has a strong background across the full electronic product lifecycle. What You’ll Be Doing You’ll play a key part in developing advanced electronic solutions for complex weapon systems, covering both on-board subsystems and land, sea, and air-based firing units. Responsibilities include: Leading and delivering end-to-end electronic design packages Taking...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a High Speed Digital Design Engineer subcontractor.   Rate: £58.00 - £80 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: The role can be a mix of onsite and remote working Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: One stage video interview   Job Description: As part of a large team of analogue and digital electronics design engineers, you will be responsible for the electronics design and development of high speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions targeting SDR, radar signal processing and sensor fusion applications. As Digital Design Engineer you will support the Technical Lead/Architect in collaboration with the systems, software, firmware, mechanical and...

Senior Product Engineer Belcan seeks an experienced Senior Product Engineer for a 12-month Inside IR35 contract in Hertfordshire. The role involves leading engineering work packages for the development, validation, and industrialisation of smart motor and power generation technologies. Key Responsibilities Lead and mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver robust, manufacturable solutions aligned with cost and weight targets. Oversee and approve design solutions; support design reviews per client governance and product introduction processes. Produce high-quality technical documentation, including CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and assurance reports. Drive risk management and continuous improvement through design investigations, root cause analysis, and lessons learned. Author, review, and approve technical documentation for engineering and through-life support. Provide training, mentoring, and leadership to engineering personnel. Deliver fit-for-purpose designs with a...

A fast‑growing UK clean‑energy start‑up is developing an innovative domestic thermal energy storage system. As they move from prototype to pre‑production, they are seeking an experienced Electronics & Embedded Systems Engineer to take ownership of the full control‑electronics design for a safety‑critical, mains‑powered appliance designed for UKCA/CE certification and future volume manufacture. Key Responsibilities for Electronics & Embedded Systems Engineer System Architecture Define overall electrical & control system architecture Select MCU / embedded platform (e.g. STM32, NXP, ESP32) Develop power distribution & protection strategy Integrate sensors, actuators, heaters & communication interfacesPCB Design Schematic capture & multi‑layer PCB layout Industrial, manufacturable design (DFM/DFA principles) Component selection with availability, cost & reliability in mind Design for EMC, thermal performance, and safety compliancePower Electronics &...

PCB Design Engineer - Outside IR35 - Competitive Rate - 6 Months - Oxfordshire (Hybrid) Electric Propulsion | Aerospace | High-Power Electronics An aerospace electrification company developing axial-flux motors and high-power motor controllers is urgently seeking a Contract PCB Design Engineer to support the next phase of development. You'll take ownership of high-density, multi-layer PCB layouts for safety-critical motor controller units, working closely with electronics and control engineers to move designs from concept through to fabrication release. The Contract *6 months initial term *Outside IR35 *Competitive day rate *Hybrid: 3 days onsite in Oxfordshire (flexible for the right contractor) What You'll Be Doing *Full lifecycle PCB design (schematic capture → layout → fabrication outputs) *High-density, multi-layer PCB layout (power + control electronics) *Working on compact, high-current motor controller designs *Generating fabrication and assembly documentation...

RF Design Engineer 12 month contract Based in Stevenage Offering £75ph Inside IR35 Are you an experienced RF Design Engineer? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answers to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the RF Design Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. Due to the nature of the work you will be involved in, active UK SC Clearance will be required. You will be involved in: Technical and hand on testing and proving Collaborate with other functions including Software & Firmware Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production and Future Systems Your skillset may include: Proven relevant RF electronics design experience, preferably for harsh environments (EMC, Vibration, Thermal)...

Principal Firmware Engineer Luton Paying up to £80p/h (Umbrella) Responsibilities: Artificial Intelligence, including machine learning and genetic algorithms Auto-generated code using model-driven engineering using MATLAB and Simulink tools Design tools such as Xilinx, TCL, Verilog, System Verilog and UVM Derivation of detailed Firmware requirements and architecture from system requirements A structured approach to firmware design (RTCA DO-254 or similar) Experience required: FPGA architectures such as Xilinx 7. Xilinx UltraScale; Intel (Altera) or Microsemi (Actel). Fast interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, and JESD is also required. Cryptography and anti-tamper techniques Electronics test methods and equipment HNC/HND or Undergraduate Degree (Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Games Programming, Physics, or Applied Physics), or you may just have lots of skills and experience gained through your hard work. Due to the nature of our work, any candidate must have 5...

We are looking for an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer to take a leading role in the design and development of advanced electronic systems. This position offers the chance to work across the full engineering lifecycle and contribute to complex, high‑reliability programmes.Initial 6 month contract, outside IR35. While many of our projects support defence applications, we welcome candidates with relevant experience from other safety‑critical or high‑integrity industries. In this position, you will be responsible for shaping hardware solutions from early requirements through to delivery, ensuring technical alignment across customer expectations, project goals, and internal engineering teams. You’ll collaborate closely with specialists across multiple electronic design domains, including: Analogue circuit design Digital electronics FPGA and ASIC development PCB layout and routing Signal integrity assessment You will also support adherence to rigorous engineering...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit an RF Design Engineer subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.    This role would suit a candidate who comes from a strong background working as an RF Designer, Microwave Design Engineer or RF Systems Engineer.  Any previous experience of Advanced Design System (ADS) or Cadence would be great. Hourly Rate: £75ph (Umbrella) Contract Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) RF Design Engineer Job Description: The successful candidate will be the designer for specific RF electronics designs. Interfaces to various stakeholders, such as the Datalink core team, Design Authority and other functional entities will need to be managed effectively to ensure the designs are delivered in a timely manner and will integrate to the other parts of the system Responsibilities: The role is substantially technical and hand on testing and proving is essential....

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton, Lancashire is currently looking to recruit 4x Development and Production Test Engineer - Electronics/Electrical subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.  Looking for somebody with substantial test engineering experience. Diagnosis of test failures Testing experience down to component level The department are keen to hear from candidates from a background with Electronics, RF, Microwave skills or candidates that have strong Test, Diagnostics, Repair Engineering skills.  Hourly Rate: £37.00ph (Umbrella).    Contract Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)   Development and Production Test Engineer – Electronic / Electrical Job Description: Technical support to the manufacturing test of weapons sub-systems in production and development test and diagnostics of complex weapons at system and Subsystem level. Provide Test Engineering support during Design / Development phases from initial...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Missile Test Architect subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.    Rate: £60.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bolton (depending on your preference)   Hybrid / Remote working: This role is a hybrid role, 1-2 days a week possibly in lab up to 3 in first weeks Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Missile Test Architect Job Description: The department are looking for experienced test equipment engineers that want to use their knowledge in a system/sub system management role. The role includes determining the project test equipment needs, managing the requirements for test equipment and managing the development through delivery and into service. In this role, you will be responsible for the projects test equipment and...

Lead Electronics Engineer  Edinburgh, Luton, Bristol, Southampton (2 days from home) circa £84 per hour + overtime Contract position Virtual interview Mon–Fri   Certain Advantage is collaborating with a key client to recruit a Lead Electronics Engineer. You will lead the electronics development of a key sensor project for aircraft. This is a key role in developing, maturing, and delivering a mission-critical, electro-optical system that will be installed onto the aircraft platform.   What will you be doing? Manage and lead a team of Electronics engineers in developing the sensor system’s electronic hardware through the full engineering lifecycle from requirements analysis to customer delivery. Ownership of electronics work packages, agreeing budget and schedule with engineering management, day-to-day planning and execution of the teams’ work, supervising engineers in completion of their tasks, and status reporting to key stakeholders. Lead the electronics architecture...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit an Electrical Systems Engineer / Architect subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Your base site can either be from the companies Bristol, Stevenage or Bolton office.  This role will be a hybrid position – 3 days per week onsite and 2 days remote.      Hourly Rate: £60 - £85 (Umbrella).      Contract Duration: 6 Months initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter.   Missile Electronic Architect Job Description:   Electrical Architects/Engineers are involved in all aspects of missile development, from the early concept studies to series production and in-service support. It’s an excellent opportunity for someone wanting to build on their engineering experience. Responsibilities: You will be responsible for the electrical architecture and requirements for missiles and/or their associated launcher systems with duties including: Specifying/determining system electrical requirements interface definitions...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit an Electrical Systems Engineer / Architect subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Your base site can either be from the companies Bristol, Stevenage or Bolton office.  This role will be a hybrid position – 3 days per week onsite and 2 days remote.      Hourly Rate: £60 - £85 (Umbrella).      Contract Duration: 6 Months initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter.   Missile Electronic Architect Job Description:   Electrical Architects/Engineers are involved in all aspects of missile development, from the early concept studies to series production and in-service support. It’s an excellent opportunity for someone wanting to build on their engineering experience. Responsibilities: You will be responsible for the electrical architecture and requirements for missiles and/or their associated launcher systems with duties including: Specifying/determining system electrical requirements interface definitions...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit an Electrical Systems Engineer / Architect subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Your base site can either be from the companies Bristol, Stevenage or Bolton office.  This role will be a hybrid position – 3 days per week onsite and 2 days remote.      Hourly Rate: £60 - £85 (Umbrella).      Contract Duration: 6 Months initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter.   Missile Electronic Architect Job Description:   Electrical Architects/Engineers are involved in all aspects of missile development, from the early concept studies to series production and in-service support. It’s an excellent opportunity for someone wanting to build on their engineering experience. Responsibilities: You will be responsible for the electrical architecture and requirements for missiles and/or their associated launcher systems with duties including: Specifying/determining system electrical requirements interface definitions...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a Principal Thermal Engineer Subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.   Hourly Rate: £50.00  Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: The role will likely be onsite 3 days per week. Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: One stage onsite interview   Principal Thermal Engineer Job Description: The Mechanical Analysis Group are looking for a Principal Thermal Engineer to join its team in Stevenage. The group consists of over 30 engineers working across a wide spectrum of cutting-edge military systems. Working for an internationally recognised company, you will play a critical role in ensuring that products deliver the necessary performance against key...

Principal Digital Hardware Engineer Certain Advantage is hiring for a Principal Digital Hardware Engineer based in the Edinburgh area. This role is on a contract basis and is hybrid-based. The Company We’re working with an engineering company specialising in solving complex engineering challenges across various industries—from aerospace and automotive to healthcare and semiconductors. Does this sound like your next career move? If you’re ambitious to grow, this may be your next role? The Role: This role is for a Principal Digital Hardware Engineer—someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed. You’ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for: Creating high-quality and robust digital electronics designs Documenting and recording deliverables Supporting integration & verification activities at the hardware and system level Keeping designs under configuration control Providing progress...