Electronics Engineer

Electronics Engineer 12 month contract (Inside IR35) - Harlow (on site) – BPSS Required Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Electronics Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team…

Inside IR35 Public Sector
Pay rate £60 – £75/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 22 September 2026

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Electronics Engineer
12 month contract (Inside IR35) - Harlow (on site) – BPSS Required

Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Electronics Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team developing advanced Digital GPS Anti-Jam Systems for the military and defence market.
The successful candidate will work across a range of product development programmes, supporting the design, development, integration and verification of digital electronics and embedded firmware.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and manage electronic design requirements in line with relevant standards.

Design and develop digital hardware incorporating DSPs, microcontrollers, FPGAs, memory, ADCs, DACs and power supplies.

Create and manage architectures for digital electronics and embedded firmware, particularly FPGA-based systems.

Decompose, analyse and verify technical design requirements.

Develop FPGA designs using VHDL and Embedded C.

Define and perform unit-level and subsystem-level testing of embedded firmware.

Produce and maintain hardware and firmware design documentation.

Create detailed test documentation and verification reports.

Produce firmware simulation, timing and power analysis reports.

Work closely with embedded systems, software and electronics engineers throughout the development lifecycle.

Participate in technical reviews and support the formal release of engineering documentation.
Essential Experience

Proven experience creating top-level digital electronics design architectures.

Experience with requirements analysis, testing and verification.

Practical experience working with DSPs, microcontrollers, memory, ADCs, DACs and power supply technologies.

Experience working with FPGAs and SoC technologies.

Ability to understand and interpret VHDL code.

Experience analysing and reporting technical data.

Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a dynamic engineering environment.

Willingness to learn new techniques and technologies.

Eligible for, or currently holding, UK SC security clearance.

Desirable Experience

Experience using Xilinx Vivado and Vitis, or equivalent FPGA development tools.

Experience working with Xilinx FPGA devices.

Experience delivering embedded firmware as part of a complete product.

Knowledge of Embedded C.

Experience developing embedded system architectures.

Understanding of systems engineering principles across the design and development lifecycle.

Knowledge of defence engineering and/or airborne standards.

Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, such as MATLAB/Simulink

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