We are seeking a Principal EMC Engineer with specialist knowledge in Military and Aerospace EMC standards, including DEF STAN 59-411, MIL-STD-461 and RTCA DO-160, to join our expert team. This is a senior technical position providing leadership and technical direction across the Military & Aerospace EMC department, supporting the continued development of capability, consistency and technical excellence within the team.

The role will combine technical leadership, mentoring and competency development with responsibility for technical governance, including report signatory duties, calibration sign-off, maintaining test procedures and supporting and managing UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 audit activities.

The Principal EMC Engineer will also remain available to undertake hands-on EMC testing as and when required to support customer delivery, departmental workload and revenue requirements.

This role is ideal for someone with deep EMC technical knowledge who is confident supporting complex projects, reviewing and signing technical reports, developing junior engineers and helping shape the future capability of the Military & Aerospace EMC department. The role provides technical leadership but does not currently include direct line-management responsibility.

• Provide technical leadership across Military and Aerospace EMC activities, ensuring high-quality execution, technical consistency and compliance with applicable standards and procedures.
• Serve as an authorised report signatory for EMC technical reports under ISO/IEC 17025, ensuring accuracy, technical integrity and traceability.
• Undertake hands-on EMC testing as and when required to support customer programmes, laboratory workload and departmental revenue delivery.
• Support and guide engineers in test preparation, execution, troubleshooting and interpretation of requirements for DEF STAN 59-411, MIL-STD-461, RTCA DO-160 and related standards.
• Take an active role in the direct training, mentoring and technical development of junior engineers and technicians, supporting competency development and technical authorisation.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance to the EMC team and act as a senior technical point of contact for complex or unusual test requirements.
• Develop, review and maintain internal EMC procedures, test methods, work instructions and associated technical documentation in line with evolving standards, accreditation requirements and best practice.
• Act as an Authorised Person for calibration sign-off, reviewing calibration results and associated documentation to confirm equipment remains suitable for its intended use.
• Support the technical assessment of equipment following calibration failures, out-of-tolerance conditions or other technical concerns.
• Lead and coordinate technical preparation for UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 audits and assessments, ensuring procedures, competency records, equipment controls and technical documentation remain audit-ready.
• Manage and support the resolution of technical non-conformities, including root-cause investigation, corrective actions and continual improvement activities arising from UKAS assessments.
• Engage directly with customers and stakeholders to resolve technical queries, provide technical guidance and support successful project delivery.
• Collaborate with sales and commercial teams to scope technically complex projects and provide pre-sales technical support where required.
• Support the development and expansion of Military & Aerospace EMC capability, including identifying opportunities for new equipment, test methods, services and technical competencies.
• Help establish clear technical direction, consistent processes and strong technical support across the department as capability and headcount grow.

• Extensive practical experience in EMC testing for Military and Aerospace applications.
• Strong working knowledge of DEF STAN 59-411, MIL-STD-461, RTCA DO-160 and similar defence and aerospace EMC standards.
• Proven experience reviewing and signing EMC technical reports within an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory environment.
• Strong understanding of EMC test equipment, measurement techniques, calibration requirements and laboratory equipment control.
• Experience supporting or undertaking calibration sign-off and assessment of equipment suitability is desirable.
• Demonstrable experience developing and maintaining technical procedures, test methods and quality-controlled documentation.
• Strong understanding of ISO/IEC 17025 and UKAS audit and accreditation requirements.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills, with the ability to guide and develop less experienced engineers and technicians.
• The ability to provide clear technical direction without the requirement for formal line-management responsibility.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and the ability to support complex customer projects and technical investigations.

To be successful in your application for this role you will require:

• The ability to obtain and maintain UK security clearance (SC level).
• Availability to work full-time, five days per week, with flexibility around start and finish times where operationally practical and subject to customer and project requirements.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with the ability to work across departments and adapt to evolving project demands.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, quality and high-integrity testing within the TIC (Testing, Inspection & Certification) sector.
• A willingness to undertake practical EMC testing as and when required to support operational delivery and departmental revenue.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• The ability and willingness to directly train, mentor and develop junior members of the EMC team.

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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