Electronics Design Engineer - Aerospace

Company Description

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

Job Description

As a Electronics Design Engineer you will join our team in Bristol to support our activities within the Aerospace sector. 

You will be responsible for the design and development of electronic hardware solutions supporting aerospace products across the full engineering lifecycle. The role involves schematic design, design reviews, and close collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams within a regulated aerospace environment.

• Location: Birmingham
• On Site: Hybrid
• Clearance: Clearable
• Experience Level: Mid- level

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop electronic hardware solutions for aerospace products
• Produce and maintain schematics, design documentation, and technical reports
• Support design reviews, verification, and validation activities
• Work closely with manufacturing, test, and quality teams to ensure designs are robust and manufacturable
• Support troubleshooting and design updates during development and production

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Proven experience in electronics design within a regulated engineering environment
• Strong ability to produce and interpret electronic schematics and design documentation
• Experience working with analogue and/or digital electronic circuits
• Knowledge of design for manufacture and test (DFM/DFT) principles

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
• Proven experience in electronic hardware design
• Familiarity with engineering design processes and documentation standards

Desirable Skills:

• Aerospace industry experience, ideally with OEM or Tier 1 suppliers
• Experience with PCB design tools (Altium, Mentor, OrCAD, or similar)
• Exposure to qualification, environmental, or compliance testing
• Eligibility for security clearance

Additional Information

Why join us? 

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.