Graduate Electronics Engineer – Space Imaging

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Graduate Electronics Engineer – Space Imaging



  • Chelmsford, Essex (onsite position)
  • £30,000 – £40,000 + excellent bens.



We’re working with a cutting-edge engineering organisation delivering advanced imaging technology used in space exploration and life-changing healthcare applications.


They’re growing fast, investing heavily, and now looking for a Graduate Electronics Engineer to join their Product Verification & Test team.


This is a brilliant opportunity for an early-career engineer to get hands-on experience across real, high-impact projects — from cleanroom testing to supporting space qualification campaigns.



Position Summary and Responsibilities – Graduate Electronics Engineer



  • Produce and implement test and verification plans flowing down from system level requirements for the various stages of development.
  • Plan, commission and perform functional, electrical, mechanical and environmental tests at detector, subsystem and system level.
  • Write project documentation including test procedures and test reports. Train Operations staff where necessary.
  • Provide documentation and present at design, test and project reviews for both internal and external audiences.
  • Define requirements for test equipment (GSE).
  • Commission test equipment (OGSE, EGSE, MGSE) in accordance with internal and customer specifications, including scripting and coding for automating the test equipment.
  • Detector, sub-system and system verification testing.
  • Verification and acceptance testing/screening of Front-End Electronics and Payload Systems to ECSS standards.
  • Perform technical investigations where necessary into failure modes and anomalous results.
  • Support teams outside of the Product Verification & Test Team, including Operations and Process Engineering.
  • Actively participate in ensuring that quality assurance practices are adhered to and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Support, help to identify, and carry out process improvement activities for both project-specific and more general processes.



Experience – Graduate Electronics Engineer



  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field.
  • Test planning and scheduling.
  • Experience working with verification / validation of requirements.
  • Good general electrical and electronics background.
  • Knowledge of environmental testing
  • Experience of fault finding.
  • Experience of engineering lifecycle management and requirements management.

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Graduate Electronics Engineer – Space Imaging

  • Chelmsford, Essex (onsite position)
  • £30,000 – £40,000 + excellent bens.

We’re working with a cutting-edge engineering organisation delivering advanced imaging technology used in space exploration and life-changing healthcare applications.

They’re growing fast, investing heavily, and now looking for a Graduate Electronics Engineer to join their Product Verification & Test team.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an early-career engineer to get hands-on experience across real, high-impact projects — from cleanroom testing to supporting space qualification campaigns.

Position Summary and Responsibilities – Graduate Electronics Engineer

  • Produce and implement test and verification plans flowing down from system level requirements for the various stages of development.
  • Plan, commission and perform functional, electrical, mechanical and environmental tests at detector, subsystem and system level.
  • Write project documentation including test procedures and test reports. Train Operations staff where necessary.
  • Provide documentation and present at design, test and project reviews for both internal and external audiences.
  • Define requirements for test equipment (GSE).
  • Commission test equipment (OGSE, EGSE, MGSE) in accordance with internal and customer specifications, including scripting and coding for automating the test equipment.
  • Detector, sub-system and system verification testing.
  • Verification and acceptance testing/screening of Front-End Electronics and Payload Systems to ECSS standards.
  • Perform technical investigations where necessary into failure modes and anomalous results.
  • Support teams outside of the Product Verification & Test Team, including Operations and Process Engineering.
  • Actively participate in ensuring that quality assurance practices are adhered to and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Support, help to identify, and carry out process improvement activities for both project-specific and more general processes.

Experience – Graduate Electronics Engineer

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field.
  • Test planning and scheduling.
  • Experience working with verification / validation of requirements.
  • Good general electrical and electronics background.
  • Knowledge of environmental testing
  • Experience of fault finding.
  • Experience of engineering lifecycle management and requirements management.

Posted: May 23rd, 2026