Senior Electronics Engineer

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At Teleplan Forsberg, we specialise in solving complex positioning, navigation and timing challenges. Whether delivering trusted, off-the-shelf products or designing fully tailored solutions, we bring deep cross-sector expertise and a commitment to innovation that keeps us at the forefront of PNT technology.

Our people are central to our success. We foster an environment where employees can grow, develop and thrive through hands-on experience, meaningful opportunities and ongoing training. With accreditations that demonstrate our dedication to our teams and our community, we're proud to promote a culture that values diversity, inclusion and continuous improvement across everything we do.

What you will be doing:

Technical Leadership & Design

• Own the architecture, design and development of electronic systems (analogue, digital, embedded, power, or mixed-signal depending on product needs).
• Translate requirements into clear hardware solutions, specifications and design documentation.
• Lead design reviews, enforce engineering standards, and ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.
• Develop test plans, validation strategies and verification activities to ensure product reliability and quality.

Project Delivery

• Define work packages, schedules and technical deliverables to ensure projects are delivered on time, in scope and on budget.
• Monitor and manage technical risks, issues and design changes.
• Report project and technical progress to internal stakeholders and the wider management team.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Support Sales and Project Management by providing technical input, costings, and feasibility assessments for bids and proposals.
• Work closely with Production teams to ensure smooth transfer of designs into manufacturing, including DFM/DFT considerations.
• Support products throughout their lifecycle, providing expertise to Production, Sales, and Customer Support teams as required.

Supplier & Partner Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and technology partners, contributing to component selection and new product ideas.
• Drive value-engineering initiatives to reduce cost without compromising performance or quality.

Continuous Improvement & Mentoring

• Champion high-quality engineering practices, documentation standards and structured development frameworks.
• Mentor and support junior engineers, sharing experience and developing capability within the team.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, streamline processes, and enhance product performance.

Your experience:

• Essential
  • 5 years full product development and life cycle support.
  • Proven experience in electronic hardware design, development and validation.
  • Strong knowledge of analogue/digital circuit design, PCB design, simulation tools, and schematic capture.
  • Ability to lead development activities, plan work packages and coordinate cross functional engineering tasks.
  • Strong problem solving, analytical and decision making abilities.
• Desirable
  • Degree in Electronics / Mechatronics or qualified by experience
  • Industry and market knowledge
  • Knowledge of RF (GNSS and Communication), embedded systems, firmware interfaces, FPGA development.
  • Familiarity with Lean engineering, DFMEA, DFM/DFT, and product cost optimisation

The successful candidate must be able to achieve NSV security clearance for this role.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Occupational sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering day
• Pension salary exchange scheme
• Bike2Work scheme
• Car salary sacrifice scheme
• Flexible working
• Free parking