Job description
We are seeking a Senior / Lead Electronics Engineer to design, build, and qualify electronics for the next generation of space missions.
- Own end-to-end development of space-qualified electronics, from requirements and architecture to flight hardware.
- Design, prototype, and review analog, digital, and mixed-signal electronics and PCB layouts.
- Lead schematic capture, component selection, PCB design, and design-for-manufacturing/test.
- Define and execute test, validation, and qualification plans for space electronics (functional, environmental, and reliability testing).
- Ensure designs meet space requirements including radiation tolerance, EMI/EMC, reliability, and derating.
- Collaborate closely with systems, mechanical, software, and AIT teams to integrate electronics into satellite subsystems.
- Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentoring, and guidance of junior engineers.
- Contribute to process improvement, technical standards, and architectural decisions across the electronics domain.
Fundamental Requirements
- Education: Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience:
- 5+ years of professional experience developing electronics for demanding environments.
- Demonstrated experience with space electronics or similar high-reliability systems (e.g. Aerospace, defense).
- Strong fundamentals in analog and digital electronics.
- Proven experience with schematic design, PCB layout, and board bring-up.
- Solid understanding of space-specific constraints such as radiation, EMC/EMI, thermal behavior, and reliability.
- Experience taking hardware from concept through testing and qualification.
- EMI/EMC design, testing, and compliance for space hardware.
- Reliability analysis, including derating, worst-case analysis, and FMECA.
- Interface electronics for sensors, actuators, RF, or avionics subsystems.
Preferred Experience
- Prior experience in a technical lead or team lead role, including mentoring or guiding other engineers.
- Electronics development for satellites, spacecraft, or other space systems.
- Radiation-tolerant design, component selection, and mitigation techniques.
- Environmental testing (thermal vacuum, vibration, shock).
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- Winnersh
- Type of Contract
- Full-time jobs
- Published at
- 29-04-2026
- 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
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