Design Engineer - Electronics

3 мес. назад

GermanyEurope

pcb designelectronic circuitsschematic designpower electronicsdigital electronicsmixed-signal

Design Engineer focused on Electronics responsible for creating innovative concepts for integrating electronic components and developing electronic circuits and PCBs.

О компании

is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.  
As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously.  
We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers.  We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.

Обязанности

As a Design Engineer focused on Electronics, you will create innovative concepts for the mechanical integration of electronic boards, connectors, and harnesses, ensuring their proper form, fit, and function. Your expertise will be vital in realising robust, scalable, and cost-effective solutions that enhance the performance of 's systems, directly supporting our mission to provide advanced defence capabilities.
Design and develop electronic circuits and PCBs — from requirements capture through schematic design to layout — covering power electronics, digital electronics, and mixed-signal architectures
Collaborate proactively with mechanical, software, and systems engineers to ensure seamless integration of electronic assemblies into the airframe and overall system architecture
Drive requirements-to-design traceability, actively supporting requirements flow-down and contributing to aircraft-level (A/C) requirements and flight support documentation
Design and integrate cable harnesses and connectors, including selection, routing, and integration into complex electromechanical assemblies
Develop and execute unit-level tests and support system-level integration and flight testing, troubleshooting issues pragmatically across hardware/software boundaries
Produce complete design documentation including schematics, PCB layouts, BOMs, and integration drawings using tools such as Altium Designer or KiCad
Perform circuit simulation and analysis using tools such as LTSpice to validate design decisions early in the development cycle
Contribute to reliability and safety analyses, including FMEA and reliability prediction, to ensure designs meet required standards
Design and integrate communication interfaces, including protocols such as CAN Bus, Ethernet, RS422/485 and similar interfaces, ensuring robust and reliable data and power distribution across the platform
Work with RF and radio systems, including datalinks, GNSS, SATCOM, and other radio-frequency technologies relevant to UAV platforms, ensuring reliable connectivity and positioning across all operating conditions
Support production and test teams throughout the manufacturing, bring-up, and verification phases, providing hands-on engineering support on the shop floor when needed
Stay curious and keep learning — our domain evolves rapidly, and we value engineers who actively seek out new technologies, methods, and best practices

Условия

A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking
Competitive compensation and VSOP options
Relocation support
Social and education allowances
Regular company events and all-hands to bring together employees as one team across Europe
is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.

Другое

Have professional working experience in electronic circuit design, PCB design and layout, covering power electronics, digital electronics, and mixed-signal systems — ideally within aerospace, UAV, or similarly demanding domains
Are proficient in PCB design tools such as Altium Designer or KiCad, and comfortable using circuit simulation tools such as LTSpice for design validation and analysis
Have an understanding of RF and radio systems used in UAV or aerospace applications — including datalinks, GNSS, SATCOM, and related antenna and signal integrity considerations
Have hands-on experience with onboard communication protocols such as CAN Bus, Ethernet, and similar digital interfaces, and understand their integration within complex embedded electronic architectures
Have proven experience with cable harness and connector design, including selection, routing, and integration of harnesses into complex electromechanical assemblies
Possess solid ECAD/MCAD co-design experience, and are comfortable collaborating with mechanical engineers to ensure proper form, fit, and function of electronic assemblies within their physical enclosures and airframe interfaces
Can perform requirements flow-down and traceability, translating system-level requirements into electronic design specifications and supporting aircraft-level (A/C) documentation and flight support activities
Are familiar with reliability and safety engineering practices, including FMEA and reliability prediction methods, and understand their importance in safety-critical systems
Have experience defining and executing unit and system-level tests, and are comfortable working hands-on during integration, verification, and troubleshooting campaigns
Can apply ASME/ISO drawing standards and relevant aerospace design and documentation standards
Are comfortable working cross-functionally with mechanical, software, and systems engineers in a fast-paced, iterative development environment
Are able to support production and test teams during manufacturing bring-up and verification phases
Communicate excellently in English, both written and verbal
Are pragmatic, curious, and eager to learn — you adapt quickly, take ownership, and thrive in a highly flexible and mission-driven environment
Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically   under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.
’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns
The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world
Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward
In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts
We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about