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Senior or Principal Electronic EngineersNewcastle Upon TyneSalary: £55,000-£80,000 + benefitsJackson Hogg is delighted to be working with a growing defence organisation as a Senior or a Principal Electronic Engineer to lead the design and delivery of advanced electronic systems used in electro-optical products and autonomous tracking platforms.This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role for an engineer who wants end-to-end ownership and technical authority. You’ll operate at a system level while staying close to the hardware, driving designs from concept through certification and into deployment.Principal Electronic Engineer Key Responsibilities:Lead the design, development and validation of electronic systems for complex electro-optical and autonomous products.Define electronics architectures, balancing performance, safety, cost, manufacturability, environmental constraints and long-term maintainability.Act as design authority, setting and upholding electronics engineering standards across the organisation.Oversee and review schematic capture and PCB design, ensuring robustness across power integrity, signal integrity and EMC.Guide verification, validation and compliance, working with external test houses to achieve EMC, safety and environmental certification.Take ownership across the full product lifecycle – from requirements and architecture through prototypes, qualification and fielded systems.Mentor and develop electronics engineers, building capability and reinforcing best practices.Collaborate closely with mechanical, firmware, software and systems teams to ensure cohesive, integrated designs.Balance hands-on technical delivery with leadership, prioritising across multiple programmes in a fast-paced environment.Principal Electronic Engineer Key Requirements:Degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering or a related disciplineSignificant experience delivering complex, safety-critical or high-performance electronic systems.Strong expertise in schematic capture and PCB design (Altium preferred), including multilayer, high-density and mixed-signal boardsSolid technical grounding across several of the following domains:Power electronics and power distribution (DC/DC, protection, motor drivers)High-speed digital design (Gigabit Ethernet, USB, microcontrollers, FPGA)Analogue electronics (sensors, amplifiers, precision interfaces)EMC design, grounding, filtering and shieldingRuggedised or defence-grade design practicesExperience in defining system architectures, requirements and structured engineering processes.Proven ability to plan and execute verification and validation, including environmental and EMC testing.Comfortable mentoring others and operating as a senior technical authority.Able to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and make sound engineering decisions under pressure.This is a permanent, full-time on-site role with flexible working hours and a competitive benefits package.If you are interested in the role please get in touch using the details below.