Onsite Electronics Engineer - Unmanned Aircraft

About the role

Tekever Bristol is recruiting an onsite Electronics Engineer for its R&D department. The work covers electrical and electronic engineering for uncrewed aircraft, including avionics and payload wiring, power distribution, bench testing and integration support. Graduates are welcomed and given design ownership early, with support from senior engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and development of avionics subsystems such as power generation and distribution, navigation and sensor interfaces.
• Produce schematics and simple board layouts in Altium under review, and support component selection and obsolescence checks.
• Produce harness drawings, wiring lists and interface documents for avionics and payload installations, reviewed by a senior engineer.
• Support power and load budget work, including measuring real consumption on the bench and in the aircraft.
• Build and run test setups, support integration, ground test and environmental test, and write up findings clearly.
• Keep configuration records, part data and test documentation accurate and current.

Required profile

• Degree at 2:1 or above in electrical, electronic, mechatronic or systems engineering; final-year students are welcome to apply.
• Understanding of analogue and digital fundamentals, power conversion and common serial and network interfaces.
• Some practical laboratory experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and soldering.
• Evidence of hands-on engineering, such as an industrial placement, robotics or aircraft projects, student competition teams or personal build projects.
• Eligibility for and willingness to undergo UK SC level security clearance vetting, due to defence contracts.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to Tekever sites in the UK, Portugal, the US and Europe, and potentially to deployed operations globally.

Required skills

• Altium for schematics and PCB layout (welcome but not essential)
• Sensors, microcontrollers, signal conditioning (welcome but not essential)

What we offer

• Competitive salary plus a discretionary annual bonus, and a company pension contribution matching up to 10%
• Private medical insurance, Employee Assistance Programme and 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible hybrid working model (minimum 3 days a week in the office at core UK sites such as Bristol)
• Regular monthly social events and clear career development opportunities