Senior Electronics Engineer

Job Title: Senior Electronics Engineer (2-yr FTC, PAYE)
Location: Hybrid (3 days on-site)
Reporting To: Engineering Manager / Technical Lead
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Electronics Engineer to design, develop, and validate complex electronic systems. This role focuses on advanced analogue and digital circuit design, with occasional involvement in Microwave RF systems. The successful candidate will take ownership of the full product lifecycle from prototyping and circuit design through to design verification and production support. You will be given responsibility for delivering one of the radar electronic sub-systems.
Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd. designs and sells electronic-scanning ground radar systems for national border security, counter-drone, perimeter security and coastline security. Our radars have a reputation for performance and reliability, protecting lives and critical assets worldwide. As an SME, we are able to develop and adapt our designs quickly in response to user requirements. Based in Great Chesterford just south of Cambridge, we are easy to reach by car and only two minutes' walk from the nearest rail station.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead a projects from initial design through to validation and production
• Design and develop advanced analogue and digital circuits
• Perform simulation, testing, debugging, and verification
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues at both system and component levels.
• Conduct design reviews and ensure compliance with engineering standards and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing engineers.
• Support transition from prototype to production, including working with our production team.
• Support and mentor junior engineers
Key Requirements:
• Degree (BEng/MEng or equivalent) in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Several years’Significant industry experience in electronic design
• Strong analogue and digital design expertise
• Experience with PCB design tools and lab equipment
• Familiarity with embedded systems and interfaces (e.g., SPI, I2C, UART, CANbus high-speed buses).
• Understanding of signal integrity, EMC and approvals testing
• RF/Microwave knowledge desirable
If you are a proactive electronics engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and taking designs from idea to reality, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note this is a fixed term contract with the company, not a self-employed role