Senior Electronics Engineer

Job description

Senior Electronics Engineer

Location: Rochester, Kent (4 days onsite)

Salary: £44,000 - 54,000 depending on skills and experience

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

As a Senior Electronics Engineer you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors, and other associated safety-critical technology.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with innovating cutting-edge projects as a member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to progressing your career in this industry.

What you’ll be doing: Senior Electronics Engineer

• Executing complex hardware design tasks in accordance with the hardware development plan, whilst meeting agreed timescales and allocated budgets
• Conducting hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, detailed design including a range of analysis tasks
• Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members
• Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards
• Working with other disciplines within an integrated team
• You’ll also have people manager responsibilities in this role

Your skills and experiences: Senior Electronics Engineer

Essential:

• Degree/HND in electronics engineering or an equivalent qualification
• Proven knowledge and experience of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies
• Experience of working through the engineering development lifecycle, from concept to product certification
• Ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs
• An inquisitive mind-set, articulate, with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable:

• Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise
• Analogue simulations tools, such as Simetrix or Spice
• System development tools, such as Enterprise Architect, Matlab, Simulink

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Rochester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

25-01-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English