Electronics Engineer

Our client, a leading organisation in the defence and security sector, is seeking an Electronics Engineer role to be based in Harlow. The position will support the development of Digital GPS Anti-Jam Systems within an Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT) engineering team serving the military market.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop electronics and digital hardware requirements to ensure compliance with relevant defence and engineering standards
• Design digital hardware incorporating DSP, microcontrollers, FPGAs, memory, ADCs, DACs and power supplies
• Create and manage digital electronics and firmware architectures, predominantly involving FPGA technology
• Decompose, verify and validate design requirements across product development activities
• Develop FPGA designs using VHDL and embedded C
• Define and perform unit-level and subsystem-level testing for embedded firmware
• Produce hardware and firmware design documentation, test documents, simulation reports, timing analyses and power analysis reports
• Collaborate with embedded systems, software and electronics design engineers, while conducting technical reviews and supporting document release

Job Requirements:

• Significant experience in electronics design, digital hardware development and top-level design architecture
• Experience testing and verifying engineering requirements
• Practical knowledge of DSP, microcontrollers, memory devices, ADCs, DACs and power supplies
• Experience working with FPGAs and System-on-Chip technologies, with the ability to understand VHDL code
• Understanding of embedded firmware development, embedded C and embedded system architectures
• Experience using Vivado and Vitis design tools, or equivalent, and familiarity with the Xilinx chip family would be advantageous
• Knowledge of systems engineering approaches across the design and development lifecycle, with experience of MATLAB/Simulink or Model-Based Systems Engineering tools desirable
• Eligibility for, or possession of, current SC security clearance, together with the ability to analyse technical data and communicate information clearly

Additional Information:

This is a contract opportunity suited to an adaptable Electronics Engineer who can work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic defence engineering environment. Knowledge of defence engineering or airborne standards and experience delivering embedded firmware as part of a product would be beneficial.

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