Senior Electronic Design Engineer

Job description

This role is OPEN to UK citizens or ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain)

Senior Electronics Hardware Engineer

Salary £DOE + Benefits

Surrey Area

We’re supporting a world-leading engineering organisation specialising in the design and manufacture of advanced instruments used across Energy, Defence, Ocean Science, and offshore renewable markets.

They are now looking to appoint a Senior Electronics Hardware Engineer to play a key role in the development of next-generation subsea products. This is a hands-on technical role suited to an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, leading design decisions, and mentoring others within a collaborative engineering environment.

The Role

• Design and develop electronics hardware and embedded firmware for advanced subsea instruments.
• Act as technical authority on electronics design for new product developments.
• Design low-power, low-noise analogue and digital electronics (FPGA, MPU).
• Lead and participate in hardware design reviews, evaluating and selecting optimal technical solutions.
• Design for EMC compliance and support EMC testing against relevant standards (e.g. EN60945).
• Carry out hands-on electronics and embedded software fault-finding and debugging.
• Develop embedded software using C and C++ on microprocessor platforms.
• Produce high-quality technical and design documentation to support wider engineering teams.
• Work to established engineering processes and contribute to their continuous improvement.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers across engineering and production support teams.

Experience Required

• Strong background in analogue and digital electronics design, including low-power systems.
• Experience with FPGA, MPU, and embedded hardware design.
• Solid understanding of EMC design principles and compliance testing.
• Competent using Altium for schematic capture and PCB design.
• Embedded C experience (C++ knowledge beneficial).
• Proven hands-on fault-finding, debugging, and production support experience.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Proactive, detail-focused, and able to work independently or as part of a team.

Qualifications

2:1 or above in a relevant Engineering degree (Electronic, Electrical, or similar).

Candidate Requirements

• Candidates must be able to obtain UK Security Clearance.
• No sponsorship or visa support available.
• Must be able to get security cleared

This role is OPEN to UK citizens or ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain)

Senior Electronics Hardware Engineer

Salary £DOE + Benefits

Surrey Area

Apply today or contact Samson Amusa for a confidential discussion.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Surrey

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-02-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

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