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Electronics Engineer - Consultant

Cambridge, England, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-05 → 2026-09-28

Core

Design and develop complex electronics solutions for UK Defence and Homeland Security projects, covering the full product lifecycle from requirements to delivery.

Role type

Senior IC Electronics Engineer (Hardware/Embedded)

Builds

Proof-of-concept prototypes and working electronic systems

Domain

Defence, Homeland Security, Embedded Systems

Required skills

Electronics hardware design, schematic capture, PCB layout design, FPGA firmware development, embedded software development, signal processing, RF/Microwave electronics design, C/C++/Python programming, low-level data protocols (SPI, I2C, Ethernet, Modbus)

Preferred skills

DSP design and modelling, high-speed electronics design, system architecture collaboration

Technologies

Altium, MATLAB, Simulink, C, C#, C++, Python

Responsibilities

Capture requirements, design and develop complex technology solutions, perform board bring-up and testing, document designs and test results, collaborate on system architecture and hardware procurement

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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