Electronics Engineer

Saab UK is a British company that is part of Saab Group’s global high-technology operations. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space and civil security. In the UK, we bring together the best of Swedish and British innovation and engineering to provide our customers with products and solutions that push boundaries for what is considered technically possible. Our mission is to help our customers to keep people and society safe.

As part of the global entity Saab AB, Saab UK combines the innovative spirit of a start-up with the resources and expertise of a larger corporation. Across the country, we have seven principal sites which focus on software engineering, AI swarming drones, underwater robotics, training services and radars. Globally, we number over 24,500 employees and have operations on all continents. Technologically, we are leaders in many areas and we reinvest a high proportion of our earnings in internal research and development. We collaborate with colleagues around the world who all share our challenge – to make the world a safer place.

Saab is a company with opportunities, a company where we see diversity as an asset and where you have both considerable responsibility as well as good opportunities for advancing in your career. Additionally, Saab is a company that respects each person’s needs for a rewarding life beyond work.

This is a 12 month contract role, part of our Saab Seaeye Underwater Robotics Business Unit in Fareham. As part of the Electronics team you will create design solutions for electronic/electrical products in underwater vehicles in line with the company’s business needs through innovation, creativity and professionalism. You may be required to lead projects, this will require you to direct and co-ordinate project activities within the Engineering Department and other areas of the business such as Purchasing, Operations, Sales and Logistics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and development of new Electronics designs
• Comfortable with novel designs with quantified acceptable risks
• Experience of full-lifecycle design and development with change management applied: from concept to end of life
• Mixed signal electronic design
• Microprocessor system design
• Board layout principles
• Interface buses and protocols including I2C, SPI, RS485, CAN and Ethernet
• Design for LVD/EMC Compliance
• Development of requirements specifications and test procedures
• System level integration and testing

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree or an accredited Qualification in a related Engineering discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with extensive professional experience.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision either on your own or within project teams.
• “Hands on” “can do” approach.
• Complex problem-solving skills.
• Design skills and knowledge.
• The ability to work well with others.
• To be flexible and open to change.

By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.