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Role: Advanced Electrical Engineer (Electronics)
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Employment Type: Hybrid Contract (Some project phases will require increased on-site presence)
Rate: £72 - £100 per hour (PAYE only) plus holiday pay in addition
Hours: 37 hours per week (flexible start/finish)
We can only accept UK or NATO passport holders due to the nature of the work. Please DO NOT apply if you do not hold a UK or NATO passport.
An opportunity is available for an experienced Advanced Electrical / Electronics Engineer to support the design and development of high-integrity electronic controllers used within Environmental Control Systems (ECS) and Life Support Systems for aerospace applications.
You will join a multidisciplinary electronics team working on safety-critical hardware integrated with specialised software, delivering solutions across commercial, defence, and space aircraft platforms. The role is based at a well-established aerospace engineering and manufacturing site with extensive test and qualification facilities.
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Main Responsibilities:
- Support the full electronics design lifecycle, from concept and requirements capture through detailed design, verification, production, and in-service support
- Define and document electronics requirements, design plans, and technical specifications
- Design analogue and digital circuits, progressing concepts through schematic design, PCB layout, and full manufacturing drawing packs
- Produce all required design, verification, and test documentation to support certification and manufacture
- Participate in design reviews, clearly presenting technical content to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with relevant quality processes, standards, and regulatory requirements
- Work closely with manufacturing teams and external suppliers to support PCB build, assembly, test, and system integration
- Provide technical support for manufacturing issues and in-service investigations
Ideal candidate profile:
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline
- Minimum 3 years' electronics design experience ideally within the aerospace, defence or naval industries (Essential)
- Strong analogue and digital electronics design capability
- Experience with low-power digital circuit design
- Solid understanding of low-frequency analogue interface design
- Proficiency with industry-standard ECAD tools (Mentor Graphics preferred)
- Knowledge of DFM (Design for Manufacture) and DFT (Design for Test) principles
- Familiarity with EMC design and qualification requirements
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- High attention to detail and documentation quality
- PCB layout experience is desirable
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