Systems Engineer (Electronics & Avionics)
Join our advanced aerospace engineering team and play a key role in developing next‑generation avionics, electronics, and UAV/rotorcraft systems. You'll support the full lifecycle-from architecture and requirements through integration, testing, and airworthiness compliance.
What You'll Do
- Develop and manage system architectures for avionics, power systems, and onboard electronics.
- Lead requirements capture, validation, and verification to ARP4754A, ARP4761, DO‑254, DO‑178C and EASA/FAA standards.
- Integrate avionics, sensors, EWIS, comms, and power systems into airframes.
- Plan and execute system‑level testing, troubleshooting issues and driving resolutions.
- Support safety assessments, FMEA/FTA, DAL allocation, and certification artefacts.
- Collaborate across hardware, software, manufacturing and external partners/OEMs.
What You'll Bring
- Degree in Systems, Electronics, Avionics or Aerospace Engineering.
- Experience in aerospace electronics/avionics systems engineering.
- Knowledge of embedded systems, digital/analogue electronics, comms protocols and sensors.
- Experience with DOORS/Polarion/JAMA.
- Strong problem‑solving, communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
Desirable
- Experience with UAVs, rotorcraft, electrified propulsion or Tier 1/OEM environments.
- MBSE, configuration management or full V‑model lifecycle experience.
- Chartered Engineer (or working toward it).
Why Belcan?
At Belcan, we invest in our people. You'll join a supportive, collaborative engineering community with genuine opportunities to grow.
Enjoy:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday allowance including a long Christmas shutdown
- Life assurance and salary‑sacrifice schemes
- Discounts on shopping, food, entertainment, and more
- Access to mental health support, online GP services, and wellbeing resources
- Continuous learning, development pathways, and a culture that values innovation
About Belcan
Belcan, a Cognizant company, is a trusted global provider of engineering and technical services. Our teams work across aerospace, defence, marine, nuclear, automotive, industrial, and cyber sectors-delivering innovative, high‑quality engineering solutions worldwide.
This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan.
