Electromagnetic; EMC Test Engineer

ALTEN UK is seeking a Controls Electronics Engineer with expertise in power electronics mixed‑signal design and EMI / EMC compliance to join our team supporting leading Defence & Aerospace clients in Derby.

This is a high‑impact role contributing to the design of mission‑critical hardware operating in harsh environments.

• Designing analog digital and mixed‑signal circuits with a focus on low noise radiation tolerance and temperature extremes.
• Developing DC-DC converters, motor drives and power distribution units.
• Implementing EMI / EMC mitigation strategies across PCB and system level aligned with DO-160 and MIL-STD-461G.
• Leading pre‑compliance and compliance testing including radiated / conducted emissions & susceptibility.
• Supporting system‑level grounding, shielding, filtering and bonding.
• Performing root cause analysis and corrective action on test failures.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams including hardware, PCB layout, systems and mechanical engineers.

• Strong background in controls or power electronics engineering.
• Hands‑on experience with oscilloscopes, logic/spectrum analyzers and electronics testing (thermal/ambient).
• Familiarity with SPICE, Altium, LTspice, MATLAB / Simulink.
• Working knowledge of DO-254, DO-160 and aerospace‑grade PCB design standards.
• Experience designing for redundancy, fault tolerance and reliability (FMEA).
• Confident working in a formally documented environment (requirements traceability, config/change control).

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs mentoring programs internal universities and more we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. Were here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow today!

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle‑to‑work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere regular gatherings and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full‑time