Senior Electronics Engineer

<p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>SENIOR ELECTRONICS ENGINEER</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">FULL-TIME | ENGINEERING</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">LOCATION: CALMSDEN, CIRENCESTER, UK - WITH FIELD TRAVEL</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><br /></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>THE LAST FRONTIER</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The Arctic is a place of extremes: unforgiving, untamed, and undergoing rapid change. A literal defrosting reveals a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity spanning energy, defence, logistics, research, and infrastructure.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">ARD was founded on a paradox. The Arctic is both the next great economic frontier and one of the most hostile environments on Earth. Rich in resources and strategically vital, yet bone-chillingly cold, dark for months, and fundamentally inhospitable to humans. This paradox—an explosion of activity in a place that resists human presence—is why we exist. Our solution is autonomy.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We build systems that operate reliably and intelligently in the Arctic, so that humans don't always have to.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Founded by record-holding pioneers with decades of polar experience, we take calculated risks on hard problems that matter. If you want to build and deploy ground-up technology with real-world impact, at an inflection point in history that won’t reappear, we’d like to talk.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>THE ROLE</strong><br />We’re looking for a Senior Electronics Engineer to design, build, and test all electrical systems within ARD’s product stack. You’ll work at the intersection of hardware, software, and real-world deployment making an impact at every layer – from the PCB to Arctic field tests. You’ll move fast and take end-to-end ownership in the electronic architecture you’ll build, ensuring seamless operation in the harshest climate on Earth.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>CORE RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Architect, build, and iterate embedded systems from first principles - including MCUs, PCBs, physical comms modules, and ARD’s custom subsystems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Own electrical integration across ARD’s full stack, optimising for SWaP-C at every iteration</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Serve as the go-to technical lead across electrical, RF, systems, and mechanical interfaces</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Work tightly with deployment, software, and systems teams to ship field-ready hardware</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Get hands-on in field – travel to Arctic test sites and client installations</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>WHAT WE VALUE</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">7+ years of hands-on experience building electronics for real-world systems – ideally with exposure to battery-powered platforms, RF comms (MANET, LoRa), and pLEO/GEO satellite systems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proven track record designing and debugging high-density, high-reliability PCBs for harsh environments</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with a portfolio ready to demonstrate</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Skilled in RF testing and analysis (Spectrum analyser, Network Analyser, etc) and RF simulation tool suites</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Confident soldering, PCB design, prototyping, and field-testing under pressure</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Track record of delivering systems from sketch to deployment — managing time, cost, and complexity</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Field-ready mindset — you're comfortable testing gear in sub-zero environments</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>WHAT WE OFFER</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Competitive compensation</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Private health insurance</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Dental &amp; Optician</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Equity — meaningful options as an early employee at an early-stage company</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Real field exposure — travel to Arctic sites and Outposts when needed (genuinely, not as a gimmick)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Mission-driven culture — focus on impact, not hours logged</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Small team, real ownership — what you build matters and ships<br /></p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>A note on who we want to hear from</strong><br />We're building for one of the most demanding environments on Earth and we believe diverse teams build more resilient systems. We actively welcome applications from people who are underrepresented in engineering - whether that's by gender, ethnicity, disability, or background. If you're not sure you meet every requirement, apply anyway and tell us what excites you about the problem.</p><p>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk">Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>