Electronics Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Electronics Design Engineer

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak

We offer a range of flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £43,000 (depending on skills and experience)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Role Description:

The Electronic Design Engineer provides technical expertise in the electronic aspects of Underwater Systems hardware design, repair, and obsolescence. The role supports legacy products through the insertion of new technologies. The Electronic Design Engineer applies broad engineering knowledge, skills, and experience, working in line with established company approaches, techniques, and governance within the electronics domain.

Core Duties:

• Design and development of electronic assemblies, from specification through testing to release into service
• Support existing designs and implementation of technology insertion programmes including fault diagnosis and rectification
• Translation of requirements into detail design of electronic subsystems
• Component selection, electronic circuits schematic capture, and support to PCB layout
• Specification of electronic circuit components and bespoke items for procurement
• Interfacing with related disciplines including mechanical engineering, ILS, Safety, and Production
• Follow the engineering lifecycle and provide support to progress reviews, peer and design reviews

Essential skills:

• HND or Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Ability to work with PCB designers and support on PCB/circuit layout
• Experience of generating component level designs for introduction into volume production using computer-aided engineering
• Experience of various communications protocols such as RS422 is desirable
• Experience of analogue to digital and digital to analogue conversion & FPGA/CPLD development is desirable

The team:

As an Electronics Design Engineer you will undertake design and electrical integration in respect of legacy products and technology insertion. You will also be responsible for the design elements and obsolescence of the electrical aspects of the Spearfish Underwater System.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date 10th May 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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