Senior Electronic Engineer – Avionics Job Centurion area,South Africa,Engineering

Position:
Senior Electronic Engineer – Avionics Closing date: 6 November 2026

Incomar is an aerospace and defence company based in Centurion, South Africa. We are continuously expanding our specialised product development and flight operations capabilities. The group was established in South Africa in 1999, with its origins in military aircraft weapons and avionics integration and flight testing. The company is well established in the local and international industry, with a strong capability in several specialist areas, including:

Systems Design, Development, and Integration.
System Testing on a range of platforms / products.
Product Development.
Flight Test Execution and Support.

Incomar Dynamics is seeking a motivated individual to conduct research and support the hardware development and integration of avionics systems for unmanned aerial platforms. The role incudes component research, component selection and integration, loom design, and the testing and validation of both custom-developed and off-the-shelf hardware for unmanned aerial platforms. The role also includes electronic hardware and PCB design, electrical design, hardware testing, and the verification, validation, and qualification of developed hardware.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic or Mechatronic Engineering, or a relevant related tertiary qualification.

Required

Skills and Experience:

8+ years of electronic hardware and electronic system development experience.
Electronic hardware design & development skills.
Hardware testing, debugging and qualification skills (functional & environmental).
Knowledge of avionics and electrical systems, architectures, modules and components typically used in unmanned aerial platform.
Experience in avionics system integration, including the design, development, commissioning, and execution of testing within System Integration Benches (SIBs), Integration Test Benches (ITBs), and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environments to support verification, validation, and qualification activities.
Product development and system engineering skills.
Proficient in requirements management.
Configuration and product lifecycle management skills.
Knowledge of applicable standards related to your technical field (e.g. MIL-STDs, RTCA & IPC standards).
Proficient in required design & simulation packages (e.g. Altium, Solidworks Electrical, Ansys SIwave or Hyperlynx, MATLAB, LT-SPICE, MS-Visio).

Preferred

Skills and Experience:

Military, Defence Industry and/or Avionics development experience preferable.
Experienced in PCB development using Altium Designer.
Knowledge or experience in the RTCA DO-254 design process.
Knowledge or experience in hardware environmental qualification to military and civilian standards (RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704, etc).
Experience in avionics LRU design & development.
Experience in electronic thermal management & simulation.
Experience in signal integrity analysis on PCB’s.
System safety engineering skills.
Logistical support engineering skills.
Exposure to version control tools.
Experience in project/team management is preferable.

Job Description:

Performing avionics designs for unmanned aerial systems:
- Avionics architectural and detailed design.
- Avionics component research & selection, including:
  - Flight controllers / computers.
  - Servos and Actuators.
  - Air data sensors.
  - Inertial and navigation sensors.
  - Radios and antennas.
  - Batteries and power modules.
  - Fuel & propulsion components.
- Bench integration of avionics modules and other systems, including the establishment of HILS & SILS environments.
- Generation of relevant design & interface documentation.
- Ensuring design compliance against requirements and applicable standards.
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