Electrical Engineer (Missile Architect)

Electrical Engineer (Architect)

We are passionate about empowering our customers to explore further with cutting-edge technology. With over 50 years of experience, we are at the forefront of missile systems innovation. Our team thrives in a positive, welcoming culture that encourages professional growth and a healthy work-life balance.

About the job:

We are expanding our Electrical Architecture team to help shape and mature the next generation of defence systems. As an Electrical Engineer (Architect), you will be pivotal in specifying electrical requirements, defining interfaces, designing power architectures, and ensuring signal safety. This role offers the chance to bring new missile system visions to life and support their development into operational systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Specify electrical requirements for subsystems and equipment.
• Define interfaces and characteristics between electrical components.
• Design power architectures, including load budgets and profiles.
• Ensure data communication and processing architecture meets system needs.
• Define requirements for EMC, bonding, grounding, and screening.
• Manage signal safety, including routing of safety-related signals.
• Collaborate with equipment suppliers and participate in testing activities.

Location: Stevenage or Bristol
Salary: 35,000 - 55,000 depending on experience
Working Arrangement: Full-time onsite role due to workload classification

Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in electrical/electronic engineering or a related field.
• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Willingness to obtain DV clearance.
• UK/international travel may be required for supplier and customer visits.

Desirables:

• Experience with missile system architecture.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market-leading organisation in an exciting role, with excellent career opportunities for further growth.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet these criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, to SC level.

This is a permanent position.