Electronics Design Engineer
| Company: | Carbon60 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £55 to £58 an hour |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Stevenage, SG1 2DA |
| Working pattern: | Hybrid - 2 days remote |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Closing date: | 6 Dec 2026 |
Summary
Senior Electronics Design Engineer
Location: Stevenage
Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC Clearance
Working Pattern: Primarily site-based with some flexibility by agreement. Compressed working available with a 9-day fortnight.
Shape the Future of Advanced Defence Technology
Our client is a leading engineering and technology organisation delivering complex, mission-critical systems for defence applications across land, sea and air domains. They are seeking an experienced
Senior Electronics Design Engineer to play a key role in the development of advanced electronic systems that support highly sophisticated products used in demanding operational environments.
Working within a collaborative, highly skilled engineering team, you will have the opportunity to contribute throughout the entire product lifecycle, from early concept and design through to qualification, production and support.
The Role
As a Senior Electronics Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development and delivery of electronic solutions for cutting-edge defence systems.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading electronic design activities from concept through to production.
- Designing and developing analogue and power electronic circuits at board and subsystem level.
- Ensuring technical performance, quality, cost and schedule objectives are achieved.
- Working closely with multidisciplinary teams including Software, Firmware, Mechanical, EMC and Environmental Engineering.
- Supporting technical reviews and providing engineering updates to project stakeholders.
- Driving continuous improvement and sharing technical knowledge within the engineering community.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:
- A degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in electronic design, development and product delivery.
- A proven track record of leading complex electronic design work packages.
- Strong knowledge of analogue and power electronics.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
What's on Offer?
- Opportunity to work on technically challenging, high-impact defence programmes.
- Collaborative and supportive engineering environment.
- Exposure to advanced technologies throughout the full product lifecycle.
- Flexible working arrangements subject to business requirements.
- 37-hour working week with the option of a 9-day fortnight, giving every second Friday off.
- Streamlined one-stage interview process.
If you're an experienced electronics engineer looking for a role where you can contribute to innovative defence technologies while working alongside some of the industry's leading engineering talent, we'd love to hear from you.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.