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Role: Electronics design engineerÂ
Location: Cambridge (Onsite Only)
Salary: Competitive, based on experience
Role Overview
Deliver complete electronics solutions that meet functional, regulatory, and manufacturing requirements. Ideal for candidates with strong hardware and firmware design skills and a track record of developing commercial products.
Who You Are
We’re seeking a motivated engineer with a passion for embedded software and electronics design.Â
•     Enjoy writing code, simulating circuits, and working with discrete components
•     Are methodical, organized, and take pride in quality work
•     Thrive on debugging and root cause analysis
•     Can develop code from scratch or build on existing codebases
•     Value documentation and collaborative problem-solving
Key Responsibilities
•     Own the full lifecycle of electronics development—from concept to production
•     Design, develop, and test embedded firmware and hardware for commercial products
•     Lead EMC testing, including lab visits and rapid iteration
•     Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies into next-gen products
•     Maintain complete design documentation (schematics, BOMs, PCB files, source code)
•     Troubleshoot faults across code, components, and systems
•     Improve existing designs for performance, cost, and reliability
•     Support quality, repair, and customer service teams
•     Collaborate with external contractors to deliver high-quality solutions
Skills & Competencies
Essential:
•     Experience designing electronic circuits and embedded software for commercial products
•     Proficient in schematic capture and PCB layout (Mentor Graphics PADS preferred)
•     Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
•     Hands-on hardware design experience including:
•     Transistor-level circuits
•     Low-power DC-DC SMPS (<50W)
•     LED drive circuits
•     High-speed microcontroller comms (SPI, USB, etc.)
•     Analog signal processing for microcontroller input
•     Prototyping skills: fine-pitch soldering, lab equipment use (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer)
•     Bare-metal and RTOS development in C
•     Deep understanding of microcontroller peripherals and low-level driver development
•     Ability to write clean, reusable, non-blocking code
•     Familiarity with IoT technologies and protocols (Wi-Fi, BLE, MQTT)
•     Experience working within EN ISO 13485 or ISO 9001 quality systems
Qualifications
•     Degree in Electronics Engineering
•     5 years + of industrial experience in electronics and firmware design
Desirable Experience
•     Working with Far East suppliers
•     Regulatory knowledge: CE directives, MDR, EMC, RED, LVD
•     App development for iOS/Android
Perks
•     Competitive salary
•     Discretionary bonus scheme
•     25 days holiday + bank holidays
•     Enhanced parental leave
•     Generous product discounts
•     Team socials and lunches
•     A genuine opportunity to play a key role in a high-growth business
