Digital Design Engineer in Hampshire, Romsey

At Roke, we imagine a more secure world. A world where technology protects, rather than exposes. A world where expert engineers, consultants and business support staff collaborate to protect what matters most to our clients. The role may give the opportunity to work on client site, from the office, in shared workspaces or from home as necessary. We pride ourselves on listening to each other's aspirations and accommodating wherever possible.

The Opportunity: Roke is a leader in cutting-edge technology solutions for the defence industry with clients spanning National Security, Defence and Intelligence areas. We work alongside our customers to solve their complex and unique challenges. If you are a dedicated and innovative Electronic Digital Design Engineer with a passion for contributing to the defence industry, particularly in electronic warfare applications, we encourage you to apply. Join our team and be a part of exciting projects that make a real impact on national security and electronic warfare technology at Roke.

Your projects will be diverse – working with varying clients, across a number of sectors, using a range of skills. Consequently, we are looking for individuals able to work flexibly across projects in different domains. You might apply your skills to rapidly prototype new approaches and solutions. Equally, you may apply them to complement or advance existing solutions.

You will be part of a stimulating, collaborative and driven team that offers you autonomy, challenge, and a strong sense of purpose. Depending on the project, there will be opportunities to demonstrate technology to customers and support customer test and acceptance.

We are looking for a talented and passionate Electronic Digital Design Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to the development of state-of-the-art electronics for defence and electronic warfare systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of engineering lifecycle for digital subsystems for electronic warfare applications and defence-related projects, including:
• Requirements management for digital subsystem
• High level design of major functional blocks to meet requirements
• Detailed schematic design of full design to meet requirements
• Simulation to de-risk aspects of design
• Test planning and specification to ensure requirements are met
• Conduct hands-on testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of digital and analogue designs, with a focus on optimizing electronic functionality.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.
• Participate in design reviews and provide valuable input to enhance project outcomes.
• Document design specifications, test plans, and results for reference and compliance, with a focus on electronic warfare technology and capabilities.
• Design of digital system manufacturing jigs.

Essential skills will include:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in digital electronic design with responsibility for complex and high-speed designs.
• Knowledge of analogue circuit design desirable.
• Knowledge/use of digital design tools (e.g., PCB CAD Spice simulation, HyperLynx signal integrity, Altium).
• Experience with hardware verification and debugging techniques.
• Familiarity with defence industry standards, security protocols, and electronic warfare principles is a significant advantage.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Ideally you will have experience in some of the following:

• Knowledge of analogue circuit design
• Design and development of microprocess, FPGA based systems, power supply and battery management systems
• Design for safety, reliability, test, manufacture, support and obsolescence management through volume manufacture and compliance to industry standards.

Why You Should Join Us:

We have a competitive salary and access to a number of additional flexible benefits, which will cover Health and Wellbeing, Savings and Protection and Life, Leisure and Entertainment. Roke has a great community of groups with shared interests. These enable people to share ideas and be passionate about tools, technologies and techniques, which interest them.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion. Our working environment is friendly, creative and inclusive and supports a diverse workforce and those with additional needs.

Security Information: Due to the nature of this position, we require you to be willing and eligible to achieve a minimum of SC clearance. To qualify, the candidate should be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years for SC.