Senior Electronics Design Engineer

Job Description

Join our team as a Senior Electronics Design Engineer and take a leading role in the development of complex embedded and hardware systems for high-integrity defence programmes. You will work on challenging, long-lifecycle projects, focusing on critical electronic designs, simulation, and integration within marine defence environments. Your expertise will drive the full development lifecycle—from schematic capture to system validation—ensuring reliable, compliant, and high-performance solutions.

Location: Glasgow
On-site: 3 days per week
Seniority: Senior (5+ years of experience)
Clearance: SC clearable (no caveats)

Key Responsibilities

• Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits for embedded and hardware systems.
• Create schematics and PCB layouts using Altium Designer.
• Simulate circuits using LTspice for performance and compliance analysis.
• Integrate Microchip microcontrollers and support FPGA-based solutions.
• Validate and debug boards at prototype and system level, including EMC testing.
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, and layout engineers to ensure seamless integration.
• Support structured documentation and peer reviews for high-integrity designs.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• 8+ years of experience in electronics design or embedded hardware engineering.
• Proficiency in Altium Designer and LTspice.
• Experience with Microchip microcontrollers and FPGA development.
• Background in high-integrity environments (defence, aerospace, or marine).
• Understanding of mission-critical hardware development standards.

Soft Skills & Collaboration

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in regulated, high-stakes environments.
• Proactive approach to quality and compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering field, or relevant technical military background with equivalent hands-on experience.
• Must be eligible for or already hold UK Security Clearance (SC)

Desirable Skills

• Experience with EMC/EMI compliance testing.
• Knowledge of defence or marine industry standards.
• Familiarity with system integration and validation processes.

Additional Information

Why join us? 

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

About the Company

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!