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Lead Electronics Engineer – Defence & Space Systems
Location: Oxford
Salary: Circa £100,000
Working arrangement: Hybrid
I’m recruiting on behalf of a leading technology organisation seeking a Lead Electronics Engineer to lead the development of advanced electronics for FPGA and ASIC-based space systems.
This is a senior technical leadership position offering responsibility across the full hardware development lifecycle - from specification and detailed circuit design through to manufacture, integration, testing and space qualification.
The role
As Lead Electronics Engineer, you will:
- Lead complex electronic hardware development and manufacturing activities.
- Design high-speed digital circuits featuring FPGA, ASIC and SerDes technologies.
- Direct the design of complex multilayer and HDI PCBs.
- Support hardware, software and systems integration, validation and qualification.
- Coordinate internal engineers, PCB layout teams and external manufacturing partners.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
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Your background
You will ideally bring:
- Extensive experience in electronic hardware or electronics product design.
- A background in space, aerospace, defence or another safety critical industry.
- Strong high-speed digital design and SerDes interconnect experience.
- Experience designing complex multi layer HDI PCBs.
- Knowledge of FPGA or ASIC-based systems.
- Experience with schematic capture, PCB design and circuit simulation tools.
- The ability to lead complex projects and influence multidisciplinary teams.
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