Lead Electronics Eng - Aerospace and Defence

Jonathan Lee Recruitment
Bristol, Virginia 24201 United States  View Map
Posted: Apr 25, 2026
  • Full Time
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  • Summary

    Job DescriptionJob Description

    Lead Electronics Engineer - Permanent - Bristol Area - Attractive - Aerospace, MoD, and Defence

    A Lead Electronics Engineer is required within an Advanced Aerospace and Defence Services Organisation. The Lead Electronics Engineer will join the Software & Electronics team and help drive product development strategy. The Lead Electronics Engineer will be to support the design and development of products for the Aerospace markets.

    The Lead Electronics Engineer will have skills in things such as DO-254 Development, Model Based Design and toolsets such as Polarion, Matlab, Simulink, Speedgoat, Labview and Altium 365.

    Some flexible working may be available with a hybrid working model for part of the week.

    This Lead Electronics Engineer role will be predominantly based in the Bristol area with occasional travel to client sites as required.

    The Lead Electronics Engineer you will be required to:

    • Provide leadership for planning, executing, and documenting hardware verification activities in accordance with RTCA/DO?254 guidelines for airborne electronic hardware.
    • Planning, allocation, and oversight of technical work packages to meet deliverables within the project schedule.
    • Work in conjunction with the project delivery manager and other technical disciplines (systems, electronic hardware, safety, mechanical, simulation etc.)
    • Provide technical and engineering know-how to deliver DO-254 projects through to certification.
    • Plan, design, specify, verify, and validate electronic systems for electromechanical aerospace systems.

    The Lead Electronics Engineer Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:

    • Candidates will be degree qualified (or equivalent), in a related discipline preferably Electronics, Physics, Software or Mathematics.
    • Experience in electronic system architecture design, development, and verification activities.
    • A professional attitude and a good communicator - both written and verbal.
    • A flexible, can-do approach and someone who enjoys working in a team and collaborating.
    • Ability to multi-task and manage multiple simultaneous engineering requirements.
    • A person that is pragmatic and systematic by nature.
    • Self-motivated to see tasks through to successful completion.
    • Experience of Aerospace product development on DO-254 projects.
    • Able to Lead the end?to?end verification life-cycle for Electronic Hardware/FPGA/ASIC/PLD or complex electronic hardware in accordance with DO?254.
    • Experience developing, maintaining/owning verification plans, strategies, and compliance.
    • The ability to define verification, simulation, analysis, inspection, and hardware testing.
    • Able to coordinate verification activities across internal teams, suppliers, and certification authorities.

    Security Clearance and UK Nationals only for this role due to the nature of systems involved

    Demand for this role will undoubtedly be high, and interviews will be arranged very soon and to be considered, please apply today. If you have any questions about the Lead Electronics Engineer, then contact: Peter Heap at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on or

    Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
    In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

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  • Job Description

    Job DescriptionJob Description

    Lead Electronics Engineer - Permanent - Bristol Area - Attractive - Aerospace, MoD, and Defence

    A Lead Electronics Engineer is required within an Advanced Aerospace and Defence Services Organisation. The Lead Electronics Engineer will join the Software & Electronics team and help drive product development strategy. The Lead Electronics Engineer will be to support the design and development of products for the Aerospace markets.

    The Lead Electronics Engineer will have skills in things such as DO-254 Development, Model Based Design and toolsets such as Polarion, Matlab, Simulink, Speedgoat, Labview and Altium 365.

    Some flexible working may be available with a hybrid working model for part of the week.

    This Lead Electronics Engineer role will be predominantly based in the Bristol area with occasional travel to client sites as required.

    The Lead Electronics Engineer you will be required to:

    • Provide leadership for planning, executing, and documenting hardware verification activities in accordance with RTCA/DO?254 guidelines for airborne electronic hardware.
    • Planning, allocation, and oversight of technical work packages to meet deliverables within the project schedule.
    • Work in conjunction with the project delivery manager and other technical disciplines (systems, electronic hardware, safety, mechanical, simulation etc.)
    • Provide technical and engineering know-how to deliver DO-254 projects through to certification.
    • Plan, design, specify, verify, and validate electronic systems for electromechanical aerospace systems.

    The Lead Electronics Engineer Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:

    • Candidates will be degree qualified (or equivalent), in a related discipline preferably Electronics, Physics, Software or Mathematics.
    • Experience in electronic system architecture design, development, and verification activities.
    • A professional attitude and a good communicator - both written and verbal.
    • A flexible, can-do approach and someone who enjoys working in a team and collaborating.
    • Ability to multi-task and manage multiple simultaneous engineering requirements.
    • A person that is pragmatic and systematic by nature.
    • Self-motivated to see tasks through to successful completion.
    • Experience of Aerospace product development on DO-254 projects.
    • Able to Lead the end?to?end verification life-cycle for Electronic Hardware/FPGA/ASIC/PLD or complex electronic hardware in accordance with DO?254.
    • Experience developing, maintaining/owning verification plans, strategies, and compliance.
    • The ability to define verification, simulation, analysis, inspection, and hardware testing.
    • Able to coordinate verification activities across internal teams, suppliers, and certification authorities.

    Security Clearance and UK Nationals only for this role due to the nature of systems involved

    Demand for this role will undoubtedly be high, and interviews will be arranged very soon and to be considered, please apply today. If you have any questions about the Lead Electronics Engineer, then contact: Peter Heap at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on or

    Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
    In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

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