Join ALTEN UKs expanding Defence Electronics team in Northern Ireland working on mission-critical hardware that powers next-generation aerospace and defence platforms. Youll take designs from concept through to production contributing to high-integrity systems where performance safety and reliability are paramount. This role offers the opportunity to shape the foundation of our new Belfast engineering hub collaborating with some of the UKs most advanced defence programmes.
Location : Belfast
On-site requirement : 35 days per week
Clearance : Active SC Clearance preferred / must be eligible (5 years UK residency)
Seniority : 5 years experience
Key Responsibilities :
* Lead electronic design and development activities across digital and analogue domains including schematic capture simulation and design-for-manufacture checks.
* Deliver across the full PCB development lifecycle from requirements capture through layout and prototype bring-up to product release.
* Support EMC and environmental compliance working closely with test teams to investigate and resolve design issues.
* Perform lab-based debugging using oscilloscopes logic analysers and other measurement tools to identify and root-cause hardware issues.
* Collaborate with Systems Firmware and Manufacturing teams to ensure seamless hardware integration and product maturity.
* Participate in design reviews ensure traceability to requirements and uphold high standards of quality and reliability.
Qualifications : Required Skills :
* Strong background in analogue and digital circuit design (schematic capture simulation component selection).
* Experience across the PCB design lifecycle including layout review and hardware bring-up.
* Knowledge of IPC standards and EMC / ENV design principles.
* Skilled in hardware debug test instrumentation and fault diagnosis.
* Awareness of requirements management configuration control and design documentation best practices.
Desirable Skills :
* Experience with Altium Designer Mentor Graphics or similar ECAD tools.
* Understanding of signal integrity power electronics or mixed-signal systems.
* Familiarity with safety-critical or high-reliability hardware design environments (e.g. aerospace defence or energy).
* Exposure to hardware-software integration and embedded systems verification.
* Practical experience supporting environmental qualification or EMC testing.
Required Qualifications :
* Must be eligible for or already hold UK Security Clearance (SC)
* A Bachelors degree in Electronics Electrical Engineering or a related field OR
* A relevant background in UK Armed Forces with equivalent hands‑on engineering experience.
Why join us
We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.
Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs mentoring programs internal universities and more we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.
We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.
We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.
Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow today!
In short you get :
* A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
* A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
* A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
* A competitive salary
* Private Medical Insurance
* Pension Scheme
* Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
* Social atmosphere regular gatherings and team buildings
* Flexible way of working (role dependent)
Remote Work : No
Employment Type : Full-time
Key Skills
Embedded Software,Electrical Engineering,System Design,Firmware,C / C++,LabView,PCB,Sensors,Signal Processing,Matlab,Fpga,Assembly
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1
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