Principal Electronics Engineer

Location: Belfast City District

## Principal Electronics Engineer Apply:
Hybrid:
Belfast:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 23, 2026 (30+ days left to apply):
R0284418

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Belfast, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.
** Principal Electronics Engineer
**** Belfast – Hybrid
** Thales Integrated Airspace-protection Systems (IAS) UK designs and manufactures a range of cutting-edge technologies ranging from air surveillance and mission planning systems to missiles. The company specialises in lightweight missiles and the integration of weapon systems into various platforms along with the systems to manage and exploit critical mission planning and air surveillance data. Belfast is also home to the Thales’s global Space Electric Propulsion Integration Centre.
** The Role
** As a Principal Electronics Engineer you will be expected to mentor, guide and lead others in the design of state-of-the-art electronic systems that deliver world-class performance. You will be working and developing alongside a multi-disciplinary team of 45 Electronics Engineers, who are some of the most experienced Engineers in the industry.

Your role will span the entire product lifecycle from design requirements capture and analysis through to defining the system architecture and designing, building, testing and verifying that the solution meets the customer’s requirements.

The Principal Electronics role requires working within the team to optimise the design through trade-offs, studies, analyses, modelling and simulation to produce a best-in-class competitive product. Your responsibilities will include:
* Lead in the design of circuit assemblies and systems
* Develop electronic architectures to meet design requirements
* Lead component and sub-system selection and manage evaluation activities
* Lead the creation of electronic schematics and PCB layout
* Define testing, validation and debug of circuit assemblies
* Support development and integration testing of electronic assemblies
* Creation of electronics specifications, development and verification plans
* Responsible for compliance to regulatory standards
* Contribute to bid and estimating activities
** What are we looking for from you.
*** A relevant Engineering, Scientific or Numerate degree with a deep understanding of electronic design
* Proven experience leading electronic engineering development or leading topics within the engineering development lifecycle.
* Experience in design of equipment for safety critical environments
* Experience of requirements for DFT and DFM
* Solid, relevant, experience of analytical and problem solving
* Highly effectively communicator within a diverse, professional environment
* Self-motivated, able to lead and take the initiative
* Outstanding team working skills
* Experience of mentoring and coaching others
** Security Clearance Statement
** This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance.  Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years.  In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. For further details of the evidence required to apply…