Electronics Design & Obsolescence Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Electronics Design & Obsolescence Engineer

Salary: Up to £51,000 dependent on skills and experience

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

What you’ll be doing:

• Analyse legacy solutions, identify obsolescence drivers, and define requirements for bespoke replacement concepts
• Working with supply chain, lead the engineering engagement with suppliers to develop new or re-establish the capability to deliver electronic/electrical systems, considering all stages of the engineering lifecycle
• Collaborate with wider engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure solutions remain consistent with the product core design and production principles
• Contribute to peer reviews, preliminary design reviews (PDR), and critical design reviews (CDR) to ensure all designs comply with safety legislation and key customer requirements
• Support internal and supplier verification activities through analysis, inspection, and test, including support to EMC testing, environmental qualification, and product installation activities
• Oversee the integration and of electrical/electronic hardware into the product
• Generate technical reports, design documents, specifications, and release artefacts required for procurement of bespoke hardware and progression through design gates
• Ensure that solutions delivered into service remain safe, compliant, and maintainable, supporting long‑term sustainment

Your skills and experiences:

• Educational Foundation: Degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or a closely related discipline
• Industry Experience: Proven experience in developing electronic designs engineered for manufacturability, quality, and seamless transition into full‑scale production environments
• Qualification & EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility): Substantial expertise in design proving, integration, and defect resolution, including compliance against environmental and EMC requirements
• Safety & High Voltage: A rigorous approach to high-power/high-voltage safety, with experience operating in high-safety integrity or defence environments
• Compliance & Evidence: Considerable ability to gather technical evidence to support legislative compliance

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Stingray Mid Life Upgrade Afterbody Engineering Team:

The role is with the Stingray Mid Life Upgrade (SRMLU) project, it an enduring role, sitting within the SRMLU Afterbody Engineering team, supporting and leading a small team of engineers focussed on AUR (All-up-round) obsolescence and technical issues resolution.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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: 19th March 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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