Bright Purple
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Electronics Engineer - Aberdeen
Don't Just Build It. Make It Last.
Deep underground, thousands of metres below the surface, electronic systems are pushed to their absolute limits, extreme heat, immense pressure, zero margin for error. This is where your work matters most.
Our client is a global leader in wireless downhole technology, trusted by the oil and gas industry to deliver precision data from environments most engineers never have to think about. Their systems don't just have to work, they have to keep working. That's where you come in.
They're looking for an Electronics Engineer to join their Aberdeen-based Electronics R&D team, someone who gets under the skin of a failure, understands exactly why it happened, and puts in place the engineering rigour to make sure it never happens again.
What's In It For You:
- Aberdeen - office based with flexible working
- Salary range of £40,000 - £60,000
- 33 days holiday + long service awards
- Private healthcare
- Life insurance
- Company pension contributions
- Cycle to work & EV lease scheme
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Our client genuinely invests in their people, promoting from within, supporting further education, and trusting their team to manage their own work-life balance. You'll join a close-knit, family-feel culture backed by a genuinely global operation.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Investigating product and component failures and turning findings into actionable improvements
- Qualifying electronic components for use in high-reliability, high-temperature applications
- Identifying obsolescence and supply chain risks before they become operational headaches
- Supporting PCB manufacturing improvements through hands-on testing of electronics and materials
- Collaborating across engineering, production and quality to solve real-world reliability challenges
- Building and maintaining the technical documentation that keeps risk visible and managed
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What You'll Bring:
- A degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline
- A background in electronic design or test
- Sharp analytical thinking and a genuine appetite for problem-solving
- Clear communication skills as you'll be writing technical reports and influencing across teams
- Experience with failure analysis, accelerated life testing, or high-temperature electronics
- Knowledge of component packaging, PCB manufacturing or database tools
If you're ready to make electronics that go the distance, please apply with your most up-to-date CV for consideration.
Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.
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