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Electronics Test Engineer
We are hiring an experienced Electronic Test Engineer to support the development, integration, and testing of advanced space and ground systems. Based in Noordwijk, this is a fantastic opportunity to work on mission-critical electronic systems within a highly skilled international engineering environment.
Role Overview: As an Electronic Test Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing and executing test procedures, supporting verification and validation (V&V), and ensuring the performance and reliability of electronic subsystems and PCBs used in communication and satellite technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop, and execute test procedures for electronic hardware, including digital and RF subsystems
- Support system integration, functional testing, and validation of electronic equipment
- Perform debugging, fault diagnosis, and root cause analysis on prototypes and final assemblies
- Work closely with design, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams to support the full test lifecycle
- Maintain test documentation, including plans, reports, and non-conformance records
- Operate and maintain electronic lab and test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, etc.)
- Contribute to continuous improvement of test processes and quality assurance
Key Requirements:
- Degree in Electronics Engineering or related discipline
- 2–5+ years of experience in electronic testing, preferably within space, aerospace, or defence sectors
- Hands-on experience with electronic test and measurement tools
- Good knowledge of hardware testing methodologies, circuit debugging, and signal analysis
- Understanding of EMC, environmental, and functional testing standards
- Strong skills in documentation, fault finding, and reporting
- Familiarity with ESA/ECSS standards is an advantage
- Ability to work independently in a lab environment and within cross-functional teams
What’s on Offer:
- Join a team working on high-impact space and ground segment technologies
- Competitive salary and a collaborative, international work environment
- Access to cutting-edge testing facilities and equipment
- Based in Noordwijk, with opportunities for growth and development
If you’re an experienced Electronic Test Engineer looking to work on leading-edge space systems, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now or contact us to learn more!
PA/QA Engineer
We’re recruiting for a Product Assurance/Quality Assurance (PA/QA) Engineer to join an innovative engineering company supporting cutting-edge space and ground segment solutions. Based in Noordwijk, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring high standards of quality and compliance in mission-critical aerospace projects.
Role Overview: As a PA/QA Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing and managing quality processes across the full lifecycle of space and communication systems, including design, development, integration, and testing. You’ll work closely with engineering and project management teams to ensure all deliverables meet internal and external quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and implement Product and Quality Assurance plans in alignment with customer and project requirements
- Ensure compliance with ESA, ECSS, and ISO quality standards
- Conduct internal audits, reviews, and inspections throughout the development cycle
- Lead and support non-conformance reviews (NCRs), root cause analysis, and corrective actions
- Manage the quality documentation, risk assessments, and project milestones
- Interface with customers and suppliers to ensure alignment on quality expectations and delivery standards
- Support configuration and documentation management processes
Key Requirements:
- Degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or related technical discipline
- 3+ years of experience in a PA/QA role within the space, aerospace, or defence industry
- Familiarity with ECSS and ESA standards is highly desirable
- Strong understanding of product assurance, reliability, and quality tools/methodologies
- Proven experience in audit preparation, quality planning, and risk management
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Detail-oriented and methodical with the ability to work cross-functionally
What’s on Offer:
- Work in a high-tech, mission-focused environment at the heart of the European space industry
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Access to leading-edge projects and international collaboration
- Opportunities for career growth within a respected and growing organisation
- Based in Noordwijk, with flexible working options
If you’re a quality-driven engineer looking to play a vital role in delivering reliable, world-class space systems, we want to hear from you. Apply now or reach out for more details!
Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer
Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer
Our client, a global leader in the Defence Industry is looking for a Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer working on avionics systems.
Role Overview:
The Senior / Principal firmware engineer would be responsible for design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog.
Job Responsibilities:
The firmware engineer would work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide firmware solutions and solve integration problems on complex systems.
- Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs
- Documenting and recording deliverables
- Verifying firmware designs
- Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control
- Providing progress reports
Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
Mandatory
- Proven expertise of developing firmware using VHDL or Verilog
- Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
- Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools
- Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route.
- Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements
- Independent verification using VHDL
- Experience of firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools
- De-bugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware
and system level
- A good understanding of firmware version control and revision control software
- Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for Firmware design activities.
- Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations
- Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead firmware engineer & other disciplines
- Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
- Linux and scripting experience
- Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation
Desirable
- Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical firmware, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL D
- Independent verification using SystemVerilog / UVM
- Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry
- Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs
- Familiarity with latest FPGA device families
Qualifications
- Honours degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-based subject
This role could be based in Luton or Edinburgh
Due to security requirements this role is open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY
Senior Human Factors Engineer
Are you passionate about Human Factors, cockpit design, and military aviation? Join a cutting-edge team shaping the future of fighter jet technology as a Senior Human Factors Engineer.
Be part of a unique opportunity to influence fast jet cockpit design, support simulator development, and collaborate with pilots and stakeholders to deliver intuitive, effective Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI).
UK citizenship and eligibility for full security clearance required.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Analyse pilot use-cases and concepts of operation to guide cockpit design
- Apply Human Factors principles to enhance HMI design for the Typhoon fighter aircraft
- Collaborate with Avionics System teams, Test Pilots, Flight Test communities, and customers
- Contribute to requirement derivation and conceptual HMI solutions
- Participate in the development of immersive simulators and full-scale cockpit mock-ups
- Support flight testing of new cockpit equipment and designs
- Work on capabilities such as sensor integration, navigation, communications, weapons control, and defensive aids
- Conduct Human Error Analysis to support safety and airworthiness
- Define and evolve cockpit control schemes and visual symbology
- Produce technical documentation, support usability assessments, and assist with qualification and system clearances
What You’ll Bring:
- A degree (or equivalent) in Human Factors, Psychology, or User-Centred Design
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Confidence in presenting to varied stakeholders
- Experience deriving system requirements from high-level customer needs
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks independently
Desirable Skills:
- Experience with usability testing, user assessments, and simulator-based trials
- Knowledge or background in the Military Air domain
- Familiarity with cockpit integration, HMI development, and fast jet systems
This Role Is Perfect For You If You:
- Are passionate about user-centred design and fast jets
- Want to experience operating fighter jet systems in immersive simulations
- Enjoy working in cross-functional teams to influence real-world defence technology
- Thrive in a fast-paced, high-impact engineering environment
Take the next step in your Human Factors career and help define the future of military aviation. Apply today and become a key part of a team delivering the next generation of fighter cockpit systems.
Systems Engineers – Multiple Levels & UK Sites
Opportunities at multiple UK sites (hybrid working): Somerset, Midlothian, Lincolnshire, Essex, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Tyne and Wear.
Are you ready to shape the future of cutting-edge Electronic Warfare and Radar systems? Our partner are growing their systems engineering capability and currently hiring at multiple levels – Senior, Lead, and Principal Systems Engineers – to support the development of advanced defence technologies.
Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team driving the development of next-generation electronic systems and contribute across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements definition to system verification.
UK citizenship and eligibility for full security clearance required.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Define and manage system and sub-system requirements using industry-standard tools (e.g., DOORS)
- Develop and implement requirements management and verification plans
- Ensure traceability from high-level system requirements to sub-system level
- Support the generation and review of verification evidence and compliance documentation
- Collaborate across disciplines including software, hardware, and systems teams
- Contribute to the design and integration of advanced RF, radar, and electro-optic systems
What You’ll Bring:
- Proven experience in systems engineering across the full lifecycle
- Strong skills in requirements definition, flow-down, and verification
- Expert-level or proficient in DOORS and requirements configuration
- Familiarity with engineering tools such as Atlassian suite, Cameo Systems Modeler, or MATLAB
- Understanding of EW, RF, Radar, or electro-optical system design
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across engineering teams
Opportunities Across Levels:
- Senior Systems Engineers – Contribute technically and support project delivery
- Principal Systems Engineers – Drive system architecture, strategy, and technical leadership
- Lead Systems Engineers – Provide technical direction and mentor junior staff
Join a team at the forefront of defence technology innovation, where you can take ownership of challenging projects, collaborate with experts, and grow your career at the level that suits your experience.
Apply today and be part of building tomorrow’s defence capabilities.
Systems Engineers (Senior / Lead / Principal)
Are you ready to shape the future of cutting-edge Electronic Warfare and Radar systems? Our partner are growing their systems engineering capability and currently hiring at multiple levels – Senior, Lead, and Principal Systems Engineers – to support the development of advanced defence technologies.
Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team driving the development of next-generation electronic systems and contribute across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements definition to system verification.
UK citizenship and eligibility for full security clearance required.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Define and manage system and sub-system requirements using industry-standard tools (e.g., DOORS)
- Develop and implement requirements management and verification plans
- Ensure traceability from high-level system requirements to sub-system level
- Support the generation and review of verification evidence and compliance documentation
- Collaborate across disciplines including software, hardware, and systems teams
- Contribute to the design and integration of advanced RF, radar, and electro-optic systems
What You’ll Bring:
- Proven experience in systems engineering across the full lifecycle
- Strong skills in requirements definition, flow-down, and verification
- Expert-level or proficient in DOORS and requirements configuration
- Familiarity with engineering tools such as Atlassian suite, Cameo Systems Modeler, or MATLAB
- Understanding of EW, RF, Radar, or electro-optical system design
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across engineering teams
Opportunities Across Levels:
- Senior Systems Engineers – Contribute technically and support project delivery
- Lead Systems Engineers – Provide technical direction and mentor junior staff
- Principal Systems Engineers – Drive system architecture, strategy, and technical leadership
Join a team at the forefront of defence technology innovation, where you can take ownership of challenging projects, collaborate with experts, and grow your career at the level that suits your experience.
Apply today and be part of building tomorrow’s defence capabilities.
Principal / Lead Software Engineer
Are you ready to take the lead in developing cutting-edge embedded software solutions for next-generation Electronic Warfare systems? We’re seeking a Principal / Lead Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in driving innovative and mission-critical solutions.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer to combine hands-on development with leadership, guiding a multidisciplinary team and delivering robust embedded solutions in a high-integrity environment.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of engineers
- Take ownership of project planning, technical reviews, and reporting
- Drive all phases of the software lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, and integration
- Develop embedded software using RTOSs such as VxWorks or embedded Linux
- Deploy software across multi-core or distributed hardware platforms
- Collaborate closely with hardware and firmware teams to deliver integrated systems
- Follow standards such as RTCA DO-178C and MISRA C/C++ for airborne software development
- Contribute to design reviews, gate reviews, and agile development ceremonies
What You’ll Bring:
- Strong experience with C++(14 or above)
- Proficiency in UML and Object-Oriented Design techniques
- Deep understanding of the full software lifecycle in regulated environments
- Experience working in Agile environments (e.g. Scrum), with tools like Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and GitLab
- Exposure to airborne software standards such as RTCA DO-178C DAL C or similar
- Ability to communicate effectively and influence technical direction
Bonus Skills:
- Familiarity with tools like Matlab Simulink, Cameo, DOORS, or Dimensions
- Previous experience in systems requiring high design assurance and real-time performance
- Capability to operate as a technical authority or team lead
Requirements:
- Degree in Software, Electronics, or another STEM-based discipline
- Must be a UK national and eligible for full UK security clearance
Join a dynamic, forward-thinking team where you can lead innovative projects, grow technically, and contribute to the future of electronic warfare systems.
Apply now and help shape the next generation of mission-critical defence technology.
Principal / Lead Software Engineer
Are you ready to take the lead in developing cutting-edge embedded software solutions for next-generation Electronic Warfare systems? We’re seeking a Principal / Lead Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in driving innovative and mission-critical solutions.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer to combine hands-on development with leadership, guiding a multidisciplinary team and delivering robust embedded solutions in a high-integrity environment.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of engineers
- Take ownership of project planning, technical reviews, and reporting
- Drive all phases of the software lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, and integration
- Develop embedded software using RTOSs such as VxWorks or embedded Linux
- Deploy software across multi-core or distributed hardware platforms
- Collaborate closely with hardware and firmware teams to deliver integrated systems
- Follow standards such as RTCA DO-178C and MISRA C/C++ for airborne software development
- Contribute to design reviews, gate reviews, and agile development ceremonies
What You’ll Bring:
- Strong experience with C++(14 or above)
- Proficiency in UML and Object-Oriented Design techniques
- Deep understanding of the full software lifecycle in regulated environments
- Experience working in Agile environments (e.g. Scrum), with tools like Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and GitLab
- Exposure to airborne software standards such as RTCA DO-178C DAL C or similar
- Ability to communicate effectively and influence technical direction
Bonus Skills:
- Familiarity with tools like Matlab Simulink, Cameo, DOORS, or Dimensions
- Previous experience in systems requiring high design assurance and real-time performance
- Capability to operate as a technical authority or team lead
Requirements:
- Degree in Software, Electronics, or another STEM-based discipline
- Must be a UK national and eligible for full UK security clearance
Join a dynamic, forward-thinking team where you can lead innovative projects, grow technically, and contribute to the future of electronic warfare systems.
Apply now and help shape the next generation of mission-critical defence technology.
Lead FPGA Engineer
Our Client, a global leader in the defence industry has an exciting opportunity for a Lead FPGA design Engineer / Manager.
Role Overview:
The Lead FPGA Engineer would be responsible the success of the engineering activities within an Integrated FPGA Product Team or one of the products within an FPGA Product Line.
Job Responsibilities:
The Lead FPGA Engineer is responsible for defining and leading the Work Packages for the team members on a day-to-day basis. Assignment of the work packages would happen in consultation with the Project Engineering Manager. You would be responsible for providing your team with clear expectations of the engineering outcomes, ensuring that they operate consistently within the Policies & Procedures and to foster the improvement goals defined by the Engineering Function.
Specific responsibilities:
- Lead the Engineering aspects of the FPGA Project or Product Line
- Manage an FPGA Engineering Team to deliver the project outcomes
- Ensure that the outcomes for success are clearly defined and well communicated
- Ensure that the FPGA Engineering activities are well planned, costed and scheduled with the Project Planning and Project Management Community.
- Ensure that the FPGA Engineering team has a well-documented Engineering Plan and that the plan is followed
- Report on progress of the Engineering plan as needed
- Ensure the FPGA Engineering team follows an effectively tailored Life Cycle Management Process, leading the Design Reviews.
- Oversee the completion of the project outcomes to quality, cost and schedule ensuring that the project performance is accurately reported throughout
- Maintain an effective dialogue with the Project Engineering Manager and PM, reporting status and risks to the project throughout
- Work closely with the FPGA & Systems Design Authorities ensuring they are fully informed on technical progress and technical risks, requesting support as required
- Support the Project Engineering Manager for engineering reviews and team briefs
- Support the team with day-to-day technical queries and hands-on troubleshooting
Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
Mandatory
- Proven experience in FPGA engineering management and delivery of projects
- Engineering or scientific Degree qualification (or equivalent)
- Excellent communicator and able to provide clear direction to FPGA teams
- Ability to manage complex situations with sound judgement and the ability to balance conflicting challenges
- Commercial and business awareness
- Experience of working across the full life cycle
- Familiarity with latest FPGA device families and verification methodologies
- Proven expertise of developing FPGA using VHDL or Verilog
- Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
- Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools
- Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route.
- Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements
- Independent verification using VHDL
- Experience of FPGA requirements capture and requirements management tools
- De-bugging FPGA designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level
- A good understanding of FPGA version control and revision control software
- Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for FPGA design activities.
- Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations
- Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities
- Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
- Linux and scripting experience
- Practical experience with agile methodology
- Experience in writing technical reports/documentation
Desirable
- Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical FPGA, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A/B or below
- Electronic Warfare or RF Systems Experience
- Defence domain experience or relevant experience in the Aerospace industry
- Development and certification of airborne equipment
- New Product Introduction experience
- Independent verification using SystemVerilog / UVM
- Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs
Qualifications
- Honours degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-based subject
Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage
Due to the security requirements this role is open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY
Systems Engineering Lead
Are you ready to lead and inspire the next generation of engineers while solving complex infrastructure challenges? We’re looking for a Systems Engineering Lead to join a high-performing team working on critical facilities and infrastructure projects.
In this role, you’ll mentor and guide a small team of junior and graduate engineers, applying systems thinking principles to real-world problems. You’ll act as a technical leader, providing oversight, shaping project scope, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and ensuring quality delivery across the project lifecycle.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Lead and support a team of junior systems engineers, offering coaching and technical guidance
- Apply practical systems engineering in the context of infrastructure and facilities maintenance
- Ensure effective project scoping, requirements capture, and problem definition
- Represent the systems engineering function in customer-facing engagements
- Review and develop technical documents: requirements sets, interface definitions, V&V plans, etc.
- Integrate systems engineering into broader project and design assurance processes
- Drive continuous improvement of tools, templates, and systems engineering practices
What We’re Looking For:
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field (Master’s or working toward CEng status preferred)
- 5+ years’ experience in systems engineering within a regulated industry (e.g. aerospace, defence, infrastructure)
- Solid understanding of systems engineering across the full lifecycle
- Confident communicator with stakeholder management experience
- Proven mentorship or team leadership capabilities
- Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to complex challenges
Desirable Skills:
- Familiarity with INCOSE SE Handbook or defence systems standards
- Exposure to MBSE, SysML or similar modelling tools
- Knowledge of IBM DOORS
- Understanding of digital twin or BIM integration
- Experience in maintenance planning or asset management systems
Additional Information:
You must be a UK National and eligible for Security Clearance to be considered for this role.
If you’re passionate about solving real-world engineering problems and growing your career in systems leadership, we’d love to hear from you.
