Principal Electronic Engineer

Principal Electronic Engineer

This is a principal individual contributor role, not a people-management position, though there is potential to take on managerial responsibility as the business grows. You'll bring deep knowledge of digital and power electronics and a strong grasp of satellite electronics architecture, and you'll drive requirements down into subsystem development. Working closely with mechanical, software, systems and other disciplines, you'll make sure the electronics team is joined up with the rest of the programme in real time. When things go wrong, you'll be the one the team turns to for problem-solving.

Key responsibilities

• Define and own electronics architecture at satellite level, including architectural layout
• Flow requirements down into subsystem developments and keep them traceable
• Provide hands-on design input and technical review across digital and power electronics
• Act as the link between the electronics team and other engineering disciplines
• Lead problem-solving and root-cause analysis when issues arise in development or test
• Support and mentor colleagues through reviews and technical guidance

Essential requirements

• Significant experience in spacecraft or other high-reliability electronics development
• Strong understanding of both digital and power electronics
• Experience in satellite or complex systems-level electronics architecture
• Proven ability to derive and manage requirements at subsystem level
• Hands-on engineering background combined with the ability to review others' work
• Excellent English communication skills, as the role involves real-time liaison across teams
• Right to work in the UK and ability to meet export control requirements

Desirable requirements

• FPGA design experience
• Experience working across multiple sites or product lines
• Previous exposure to defence-related programmes
• Experience mentoring or technically leading engineers