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Electronic Design Engineer

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2 weeks ago
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Role: Electronics Design Engineer

Location: Dorset - ability to work hours in 4 days

Rate: £65 per hour

Start Date: ASAP

The Role: A defence-focused electronics company is seeking an experienced Electronics Engineer to support a high-impact project on an initial 9-month contract, to be based on their Dorset site.

The successful Electronics Engineer will join a programme still in its early stages, playing a key role in delivering design, testing and verification tasks across the full product life cycle.

As an Electronics Engineer, you will ideally have a background in communications products and be confident working with analogue and digital design. Strong experience in PCB design and schematic capture is essential, with ORCAD being the preferred tool. Knowledge of FPGA or VHDL taskwork will be a valuable addition.

An Electronics Engineer with active SC Clearance is highly desirable, though candidates eligible to obtain clearance will also be considered.

Key Skills:

Electronics Design Engineer
Analogue
Digital
PCB Design/Schematics - ORCAD preferredIf you are an Electronics Engineer looking to make a real impact on a defence project, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute your expertise in a technically rewarding environment

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