Job Description

Job Title:

Senior Electronics Engineer

Location:

Ashford, England, United Kingdom

Role Type:

Permanent - Full Time

Job title:

Senior Electronics Engineer

Location:

Ashford, Kent

Company:

QinetiQ Target Systems

Salary:

Competitive

Hours:

37 hour per weeks, flexible hybrid working

About the role:

We are currently recruiting a Senior Electronics Engineer to join QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) within our Engineering Team. QTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Group PLC specialising in the design and manufacture of a range of state of the art Unmanned Aerial and Surface Target systems including the world leading Banshee target.



QTS targets are used to enable realistic weapons test and evaluation and operator training in over 40 countries worldwide with QTS providing a complete managed service in over 15 of these countries.



What will I be doing?



Reporting to the Electronics Engineering Manager, you will join a dynamic team of engineers who are responsible for the design and development of electronic systems and payloads for a family of Unmanned Target Vehicles . This role requires a strong understanding of Electronic Design Principles and the successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams, including mechanical and software engineers, to ensure all systems meet performance, safety, and regulatory requirements.

Duties will include:

Electronic System Design

Detailed low-level analogue and digital design to support both new and legacy products.

Production and maintenance of design records in accordance with company procedures

Project Management

Provide Technical Support to Engineering Trials Activities.

Mentoring and assisting in the training of more junior electronic design engineers

PCB Design

FPGA Design using VHDL

Occasional international travel to support worldwide operations may be required



What do I need?



You will be degree qualified in a relevant field or have equivalent experience and have a mi nimum of 3 years' experience in an electronic engineering development environment.



You'll also need to have experience in the design of electronic products, a good working knowledge of PCB and component level circuit design and hands on experience of using electronic test and measurement equipment.



Experience in the design of RF products is desirable as is being or a desire to work towards Chartered Engineer status.

We also ask that you:

are competent in technical report writing

have excellent communication skills

have a genuine interest to work with product realisation

are creative and pragmatic

are interested and willing to handle a diverse portfolio of projects and assignments

have strong time management skills

are self-driven and able to deliver

use structured and documented work methods



Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.

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