Viper Innovations Ltd
Senior Electronics & Electrical Engineer
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Primary location: Portishead office
Working hours: 37.5
Hybrid working available: Yes
Salary: Competitive
Would you like to be part of pioneering engineering projects that are shaping the future of technology?
Are you looking to lead the development of complex electronic and electrical solutions?
Do you want to develop your career with a unique, growing technology company that has a global reach?
Viper Innovations is a King’s Award-winning engineering technology company partnered with The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). We deliver advanced monitoring and asset integrity solutions that protect mission-critical electrical systems in subsea energy, rail, and industrial sectors worldwide.
The Role
Reporting to the Hardware Engineering Lead, you'll act as the technical authority for the design, development, testing and continuous improvement of electrical and electronic products from concept through to commercial delivery.
Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you'll take ownership of hardware design activities, ensuring products meet customer requirements, industry standards and Viper's high standards of engineering excellence.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Lead the design, development and testing of electrical and electronic hardware.
- Produce high-quality technical documentation including specifications, schematics, test procedures and manuals.
- Research and evaluate emerging hardware technologies.
- Support the transfer of new products into manufacture.
- Work collaboratively across engineering and wider business functions.
- Ensure designs comply with relevant British, European and international standards.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
- Support innovation activities, including patent submissions and technical publications.
- Communicate technical progress with stakeholders across the business
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What We Are Looking For
We're looking for someone who can combine strong technical expertise with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
You'll ideally have:
- A degree (or equivalent experience) in Electrical, Electronic or a related Engineering discipline.
- Extensive experience within a hardware development environment.
- Strong PCB design experience using Altium Designer.
- Knowledge of hardware development lifecycles and product qualification.
- Experience designing for safety and EMC compliance.
- Knowledge of isolation terra (IT) power supply systems.
- Hands-on laboratory testing experience.
- Chartered Engineer status or working towards.
- A passion for mentoring others and driving continuous improvement.
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What's in it for You
- 26 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to buy or sell 5 additional days)
- Comprehensive private medical healthcare scheme
- Life Insurance
- Critical illness Insurance
- Attractive contributory pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme/volunteering scheme/electric car scheme available
- Hybrid & flexible working arrangements: We offer a balanced hybrid working model, with three days based in the office and two days working remotely. Our flexible working hours include core hours from 10am to 3pm, allowing employees to structure their start and finish times.
- Bonus Scheme to celebrate the company’s successes and individual performance
If you are passionate about this role and want to be part of an exciting and innovative team, we’d love to hear from you!
Click 'Apply' to submit your application. Or for more information, please email careers@viperinnovations.com
Note on Sponsorship: We regret to inform you that at this time, we are unable to offer sponsorship for work authorisation for this role. Therefore, candidates must possess valid authorisation to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.
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