MERITUS are recruiting for an Electronics Design Engineer to join our client in the defence sector on an initial 12 month contract to support missile sub-system projects from their site in Stevenage.

ELECTRONICS DESIGN ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - -58 PER HOUR (-429.20 PER DAY) - STEVENAGE, ONSITE - 12 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS - OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERGO SC CLEARANCE

You will be responsible for developing cutting-edge electronic solutions for weapon systems. This will include on board missile sub-systems and Land, Sea and Air based Firing Units. Your role will entail responsibility for the quality and performance of the electronic solution together with providing cost and schedule updates to a project manager.

You will have a sound track record in electronic design capability throughout the product life cycle, i.e. early concept through to production. The technical solutions you will implement will range across the Power and Analogue Electronics sphere of expertise and will be at both sub-system and board level.

This role will require you to liaise with other domains, e.g. Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Environmental, EMC etc. to ensure your designs perform in all respects to the requirements placed upon you. In so doing you will be key to delivering world class missile solutions to our customers.

Skillset/experience required:

• Ideally, degree qualified with significant post qualification experience in Electronic Design, development and delivery.
• Someone who can demonstrate the capability to lead significant Electronic design work packages and have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team with the awareness and understanding of the challenges that this may bring.
• Excellent problem solving skills and knowledge of a wide range of electronic technologies and products.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders across the business.