Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Farnborough

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours:37 - Hybrid (3 days a week onsite)

Travel: Infrequent or not expected

AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace. Based in Farnborough, AALTO is an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates, and delivers services with its solar-powered, stratospheric platform: Zephyr.

Zephyr’s persistence enables continuous flight for months at a time. Its current flight-time record of over 67 days in the stratosphere. From above 60,000+ft, or 20km above ground, AALTO can deliver several applications including direct-to-device connectivity and high-resolution Earth observation.

AALTO operates in a new operational layer between most of air traffic and low-Earth orbit, Stratospace. This is where high-altitude platforms led by Zephyr deliver services to commercial and government partners. We can help monitor environments, observe borders, track natural disasters and connect unconnected communities.

Join us as we create a new domain of aerospace: Stratospace. You’ll be part of a highly-skilled, innovative and passionate group of people – Team AALTO. Together, we can Unlock Stratospace.

About The Role

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you will contribute to the design, development, and delivery of electrical products across multiple Zephyr programmes.

Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will help generate and maintain the digital design record, collaborating closely with both internal teams and external manufacturing and installation partners.

This is a dynamic role in a growing organisation, offering exposure to evolving programmes and complex, rewarding design challenges.

Please note, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role

Responsibilities to include:

• Support Avionics and Systems Engineering teams in developing and maintaining the production design record for new concepts and design changes.

• Produce detailed electrical design solutions using SolidWorks Electrical.

• Select appropriate electrical components to satisfy schematic and system level requirements.

• Act as a key contact for electrical design queries across engineering and production.

• Provide hands on support to the build line in resolving emerging electrical issues.

• Support and participate in design maturity gate reviews in accordance with AALTO’s design processes.

• Help manage design changes in line with configuration and change control processes.

• Collaborate with Production and Procurement teams to ensure Design for Manufacture (DFM) considerations are addressed early in the lifecycle.

Skills and Knowledge Required

• An interest in developing experience in aviation‑focused electrical design

• BEng or MSc, or equivalent qualification in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering.

• Must have experience and a good proficiency in SolidWorks Electrical

• Understanding of and interest in resolving emergent electrical issues and developing innovative solutions

• Understanding of translating system level requirements into complete design solutions

In addition to an attractive market-aligned salary, we offer:

Rewarding Excellence: Benefit from our short-term incentive plan that rewards your hard work and dedication.

Enjoy Your Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of holiday to relax and recharge.

Stay Healthy: We’ve got your health covered with private medical insurance, along with dental and optical cash back.

Secure Your Future: Take advantage of our personal pension plan to ensure a comfortable retirement.

Peace of Mind: Our income protection and life assurance schemes are there to support you when you need it most.

Getting around: Drive the latest vehicles with our discounted salary sacrifice scheme.

We Care About You: Our employee assistance programme is always available to provide the support you need.

Perks Galore: Enjoy a range of employee discounts via Perkbox, from household goods to travel!

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at AALTO, you can register your details here: https://careers.aaltohaps.com/connect