Principal Electronics Engineer

Job Description

AAC Clyde Space is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to join our growing team and provide principal-level technical capability within the Electronics team, driving the definition, development, verification, qualification and improvement of spacecraft electronics, electrical architectures and related subsystems within assigned scope.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing necessary technical depth across electronics architecture, high-reliability design, technical risk reduction, mentoring, design review and complex problem resolution, supporting the Electronics Team Leader and project teams with expert technical judgement.

You will be an established Electronics Engineer looking for your next opportunity. This is a hands-on role that collaborates closely with systems, electronics, AIT and project teams to ensure robust and flight-ready solutions.

The role is based on site where Hybrid Working is available. Please note that in future, you may be required to complete a Basic Disclosure check (https://www.mygov.scot/apply-for-level-1-disclosure)

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a technical authority within assigned scope, supporting delegated engineering design activities for spacecraft electronics and electrical architectures.

• Provide senior input to spacecraft-level electrical and electronics architecture decisions.

• Design, review and support electronics hardware activities across the engineering lifecycle. § Conduct senior-level design reviews, investigations, NCRs, ECNs, risk assessments and decision records, ensuring DFX requirements are addressed throughout.

• Advise on complex design issues including EMC, signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, shielding, reliability, manufacturability and testability.
• Support the Electronics Team Leader by advising Engineering, project and cross-functional teams within assigned scope on technical risk, estimates, approach and issue resolution.
• Provide accurate technical information and estimates for agreed work plans through company systems and records for leadership to monitor achievement of operational and/or financial plan
• Support continuous improvement of design quality and engineering efficiency with their associated processes
• Mentoring and share knowledge within the team to develop capability and maintain high technical standards.