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Senior Electronics Engineer – Space

Employer
QinetiQ
Location
United Kingdom (Farnborough)
Salary
Unspecified
Posting live until
16 Aug 2021

Job Details

About the role

QinetiQ’s UK business has a long history of supplying deep space communications, including solutions for Mars Express and Beagle 2 (2003) and the Rosalind Franklin rover (due to launch to Mars in 2022). Our Belgian facility has a track record in designing and building avionics for small satellites as well as dedicated electronics used to control scientific instruments for use on the International Space Station.

This role will be based at QinetiQ’s site in Farnborough, and will support our businesses in both the UK and Belgium. Support to the Belgian projects will be provided remotely, with occasional travel for specific project meetings.

The Senior Electronics Engineer will provide technical expertise and leadership in the development, verification and delivery of space flight digital and RF electronics solutions and other products across QinetiQ’s portfolio.

What I will be doing

  • The Electronics Engineer will deliver compliant and safe technical solutions in accordance with customer and business requirements, to time, cost and quality.
  • You will lead engineering project teams in the definition and execution of effective design, development and verification plans of work from bid stage through to delivery.
  • The Electronics Engineer will ensure requirements are effectively managed on projects (through derivation, flow down to sub-teams and sub-contractors, and the verification thereof).
  • Lead and support independent engineering reviews and generation of design certification.
  • Promote continuous process improvement.

What do I need

  • You must have an honours degree or equivalent in electronic engineering or related discipline.
  • The Electronics Engineer will have experience in the design, development and verification of electronic systems for space flight applications or comparable high-reliability engineering field.

Why join us?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation, courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here. 

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits.  You’ll receive highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more.

QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. People around the world depend on us for their safety and security, and to enable the safety and security of others. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Our site is a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines, and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, we get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Come and find out how you can play a role.

To apply

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Company

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QinetiQ is a company of scientists and engineers committed to listening, understanding and responding to our customers’ needs. This enables us to use our depth of experience, and our unique science and engineering expertise, to equip customers with powerful solutions to their most pressing challenges.

Why work for us
We understand that people want diversity from a career, so we’ve created a flexible working environment, where we offer opportunities to work on different projects and give people the freedom to innovate and try new things. Our peoples’ depth of expertise and their passion for defence and security makes the critical difference for our customers. We constantly encourage staff to think and do things differently, to always look for enterprising, agile ways to create real benefit. Collaborating with and learning from our world-renowned experts makes QinetiQ an exceptionally rewarding place to work; where no two days are the same.

Training and development
We encourage our people to challenge themselves, realize their full potential and to be proud to deliver outstanding performance for our customers. The QinetiQ Academy provides opportunities for further growth, and everyone are encouraged to develop technical skills and complete professional training.

Graduate schemes
Our two-year Graduate Development Programme gives graduates access to more than 250 rotational placements, unique facilities and a strong support network to help develop their career.

What we are looking for
We’re looking for outstanding technical people, creative and analytical thinkers, decision makers, influencers and excellent communicators. Working at QinetiQ is more than just a job – we’re making a difference in addressing some of society’s biggest technical challenges. Our purpose is to “save lives, protect sovereign interests, deliver where others can’t”. This is why we exist and the reason why we all get out of bed in the morning.


Location
UK/global

Number of employees
6000+

Positions recently recruited for
Physicists, optical scientists, systems engineers, software engineers, combat systems engineers, mission systems engineers, business analysts, project managers, data scientists, big data, dev ops, network, communications, training, synthetic environments and simulation engineers, cyber intelligence, cryptosecurity

Desired degree disciplines/class
Science degree or equivalent

Pre-requisites
Eligible to work in the UK or one of QinetiQ’s global businesses

How to apply
Visit careers.qinetiq.com

Closing date
All year round

Contact
careers.qinetiq.com

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0)1252 392000
Location
Cody Technology Park
Ively Road
Farnborough
GU14 0LX
GB

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