Electronic Engineer

Company Description Nextech is a UAV manufacturing company based in Cape Town, South Africa, specializing in complete and integrated UAV systems and sub-systems for advanced surveillance and monitoring. The company delivers multi-hour surveillance capability, high-power sensors, secure data streaming, and long-range operations of up to 200 km. Nextech’s solutions are deployed across diverse environments, including maritime, desert, bush, forests, borders, and urban areas. Team members collaborate on cutting-edge technologies that support critical security and monitoring missions worldwide.

Role Description We're looking for a skilled Electronic Engineer to join our avionics engineering team. You'll work across the full product lifecycle, from hardware design through integration and verification. This is a hands-on role for someone comfortable moving between design, integration and testing.

Duties

• Design and develop electronic hardware for avionics systems, including PCB layout, component selection, and schematic capture
• Perform functional testing, environmental testing, and troubleshooting of prototype and production hardware
• Support system integration and verification activities, including HIL (hardware-in-the-loop) test setups
• Produce and maintain engineering documentation
• Collaborate with mechanical, software and embedded firmware engineers and technicians throughout the design lifecycle
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to failure analysis and risk assessments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
• 3–6 years of experience in electronics design, preferably in aerospace, defence, or a similarly regulated industry
• Proficiency with EDA tools (Altium Designer, Cadence, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with avionics communication protocols (MAVLINK, ARINC 429, MIL-STD-1553, CAN, RS-422)
• Strong analytical and fault-finding skills
• Knowledge of EMC/EMI design principles and testing