Principal Electronics Engineer

The Role

As a Principal Electronics Engineer you will be expected to mentor, guide and lead others in the design of state-of-the-art electronic systems that deliver world-class performance. You will be working and developing alongside a multi-disciplinary team of 45 Electronics Engineers, who are some of the most experienced Engineers in the industry.

Your role will span the entire product lifecycle from design requirements capture and analysis through to defining the system architecture and designing, building, testing and verifying that the solution meets the customer’s requirements.

The Principal Electronics role requires working within the team to optimise the design through trade-offs, studies, analyses, modelling and simulation to produce a best-in-class competitive product. Your responsibilities will include:

Lead in the design of circuit assemblies and systems

Develop electronic architectures to meet design requirements

Lead component and sub-system selection and manage evaluation activities

Lead the creation of electronic schematics and PCB layout

Define testing, validation and debug of circuit assemblies

Support development and integration testing of electronic assemblies

Creation of electronics specifications, development and verification plans

Responsible for compliance to regulatory standards

Contribute to bid and estimating activities

What are we looking for from you.

A relevant Engineering, Scientific or Numerate degree with a deep understanding of electronic design

Proven experience leading electronic engineering development or leading topics within the engineering development lifecycle.

Experience in design of equipment for safety critical environments

Experience of requirements for DFT and DFM

Solid, relevant, experience of analytical and problem solving

Highly effectively communicator within a diverse, professional environment

Self-motivated, able to lead and take the initiative

Outstanding team working skills

Experience of mentoring and coaching others

Security Clearance Statement

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we can offer

We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Our packages will include significant bonus, a strong pension contribute, private healthcare, development focused targets and relocation support can be provided if required along with a variety of learning, development and career enhancement opportunities. Further support can be provided towards academic and membership attainments.

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At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.

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