Electronic Design Engineer

Job description

Electronics Design Engineer x 4

£81.90 per hour (inside IR35)

Portsmouth

Monday to Thursday onsite

Defence

This is a technical role relating to the Electronic aspects of hardware design & test.

The Role Holder will :-

• Develop and/or support electronic design solutions for both new products and technology insertions into legacy products.
• Produce and/or support detailed designs from concept to completion and addressing a range of engineering challenges.

Participating in all aspects of board‑ and unit‑level design and test activities, including interfaces with higher‑level assemblies.

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):

§ Detailed electronic circuit design including component selection, evaluation, simulation, schematic capture, and liaising with PCB design teams.

§ Specification of bespoke procured hardware.

§ Design verification using a combination of simulation, analysis, and test techniques, including support to EMC test houses and customer installations.

§ Generate design documentation and technical reports.

§ Interfacing with related disciplines.

§ Assist the development of higher level system designs.

§ Assist the development of technical requirement specifications

§ Support system integration activities.

§ Work with embedded software and PLD engineers as necessary

§ Contribute to progress, peer, and design reviews.

Knowledge:

§ Generating component level electronic designs for introduction into volume production.

§ Digital design including processor interfacing, memory devices, PLD interfacing, UARTs, SPI, I2C, Ethernet etc.

§ ADC/DAC devices and techniques

§ Analogue design including op-amps, transistor-level design, control loops and low noise techniques.

§ High power techniques.

§ Design proving, integration, and defect resolution.

§ Gathering of evidence to support acceptance, fitness for purpose, legislative requirements, and safety.

Skills:

§ Previous experience of operating in a defence or high safety integrity environment.

§ Experience of low-noise analogue techniques

§ Experience of high power techniques (kW level)

Experience of FPGA/CPLD development

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Portsmouth

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

20-03-2026

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