Flexible working:
We offer a range of flexible working patterns, including offering full-time, part-time,
While homeworking isn’t
GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber, and security agency with a mission to keep the UK
We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity and partnerships to identify, analyse
Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect
At GCHQ you’ll do varied and
As a Senior Electronic Engineer, working alongside other engineers, you will design,
test and integrate analogue electronics and hardware that keep our teams at their
The role spans the entire project lifecycle, from design to delivery, focusing on
component-level analogue electronics and hardware systems with Electromagnetic
hardware, and system-level testing and verification.
If successful, you could be producing high-quality design and test documentation,
contributing to forward-looking analogue electronics research, developing and
mitigating risks, and supporting hardware integration across different systems.
Depending on your experience, developing and contributing to embedded Linux
We’re seeking engineers with experience in component-level analogue electronic
design and who have taken projects from concept through to delivery.
Proficiency in component-level analogue electronic design, including power
supplies and complex discrete electronic circuits
Familiarity with a wide range of electronic test equipment and a good
opportunities, learn new skills quickly, and drive projects forward.
Additionally, experience with scripting and basic coding (BASH, Python, or C on
Microcontrollers), and familiarity with Linux and networking, is desirable but not
We’ll provide comprehensive training to ensure you have the tools and
Training and development
department induction, designed to help you understand how things work and who
We’ll support professional development, including opportunities to gain professional
Your training and ongoing support will be tailored to you, as you’ll be working within a
training is delivered in-house, we also offer regular opportunities to top up your
knowledge through external training providers.
encouraged to identify additional courses or learning opportunities that help deepen
We offer a competitive salary of between £48,782 and £58,194, dependent on your
All successful candidates receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500.
25 days’ annual leave, automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service,
and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays
opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme
an interest-free season ticket loan
an excellent pension scheme
a cycle to work scheme
facilities such as a gym, restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some
paid parental and adoption leave
At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages,
disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people
with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.
Find out more about our culture, working environment and diversity on our website:
We’re Disability Confident
GCHQ is proud to have achieved Leader status within the Department for Work and
Pensions ‘Disability Confident scheme. think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain,
and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, we aim to ensure that
role, the minimum criteria (in order of application process) are:
evidence of successfully delivering a technical project or piece of work
extensive component-level analogue electronic design experience.
experience with both a wide range of electronic test equipment and designing
see our website for information on reasonable
Online technical and competency based interview, including a presentation
PENNA link to appropriate website Eligibility
This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting
(It’s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. PENNA link to org website vetting page).
Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you
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Please consider any financial implications and practicalities before
based overseas, you should wait until you visit the UK to launch an application.