EMC Engineer

Expleo Group

EMC Engineer developing complex defence systems at Expleo's Belfast facility. Contributing to the design and development of state-of-the-art electronic systems while ensuring compliance and performance.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeBelfast • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform EMC activities within the Electronics team, optimising designs through trade‑offs, studies, and analysis to ensure best‑in‑class product performance.
Develop and maintain EMC requirements, and review internal and external specifications for compliance and completeness.
Produce EMC test plans aligned with project, regulatory, and customer requirements.
Liaise with external EMC test houses, including obtaining quotations, defining test scope, and coordinating test campaigns.
Support CE marking activities, including conducting EMC Directive risk assessments and ensuring documentation readiness.
Perform EMC pre‑compliance testing to de‑risk formal qualification campaigns.
Conduct read‑across assessments and gap analyses to determine applicability of existing evidence to new designs or variants.
Carry out HERO, HERP, and HERF assessments and support associated trials.
Support and participate in EMC and HERO test campaigns, including on‑site technical assistance.
Produce high‑quality test reports, verification records, and supporting documentation.
Contribute to wider electronics engineering tasks as required, supporting cross‑functional design and development activities.
Complete all mandatory Thales training and adhere to internal engineering governance processes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree level qualification in Electronics, Electrical Engineering (or a related discipline)
A lower qualification would be acceptable for example HNC/HND should the candidate be able to demonstrate significant demonstrable relevant experience in lieu
Strong understanding of EMC principles, including emissions, immunity, coupling mechanisms, and mitigation techniques
Ability to interpret and apply EMC standards, regulations, and customer specifications (e.g., CE marking, EMC Directive)
Competence in writing technical documentation such as requirements, test plans, and verification reports.
Hands‑on experience performing EMC pre‑compliance testing using relevant test equipment (spectrum analysers, LISNs, GTEMs, transient generators, etc.).
Ability to conduct structured analyses, including read‑across assessments, gap analyses, and risk assessments
Experience supporting external EMC test campaigns and liaising with accredited test houses.
Familiarity with HERO, HERP, and HERF principles and the ability to support associated assessments and trials.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to propose practical, evidence‑based design improvements
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams
High level of attention to detail and disciplined approach to documentation, configuration control, and verification traceability
Ability to work independently, manage workload, and deliver high‑quality outputs within project timescales.
Knowledge of military or aerospace EMC standards such as DEF STAN, MIL‑STD‑461 or RTCA DO‑160
Understanding of electronic design principles including grounding, shielding and PCB layout impacts on EMC performance
Familiarity with systems engineering practices including requirements management and verification traceability
Ability to provide EMC‑focused input during design reviews and technical discussions
Awareness of wider compliance domains such as Low Voltage Directive, RoHS and safety‑related directives
Competence using modelling or simulation tools to support EMC analysis and design optimisation
Ability to collaborate effectively with external suppliers, partners and accredited test houses during design and certification activities
Understanding of HERO, HERP and HERF considerations within complex defence systems
Experience working in an EMC‑focused engineering role within electronics, defence, aerospace or a similarly regulated environment
Experience producing EMC documentation including requirements, test plans and verification evidence
Experience performing EMC pre‑compliance testing using industry‑standard test equipment
Experience supporting external EMC test campaigns and interacting with accredited test houses
Experience conducting structured technical assessments such as EMC risk assessments, read‑across studies and gap analyses
Experience contributing to CE marking activities or compliance with the EMC Directive
Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex electronic systems
Experience preparing technical reports and maintaining accurate configuration‑controlled documentation.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
Competitive company benefits
Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
Communicating and promoting vacancies
Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.
We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive.

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Hard Skills & Tools

EMC principlesEMC standardstechnical documentationEMC pre-compliance testingrisk assessmentsread-across assessmentsgap analysesHERO assessmentsHERP assessmentsHERF assessments

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillsattention to detailindependent workcollaborationworkload managementdisciplinetechnical discussionsdesign reviews

Certifications

degree in Electronicsdegree in Electrical EngineeringHNCHNDCE markingEMC Directive compliance