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The purpose of the role is to design and build electronic instrumentation, unavailable commercially, as part of the team of electronic & software engineers in the Electronics Workshop and to provide support and expertise to the scientific staff.
Responsibilities include the design, production and development of electronic equipment and instrumentation to meet the needs of the science in an innovative and flexible way and conforming to all statutory and local health and safety regulations. The role involves the design of electronics circuitry, development of embedded or PC control software and converting this to hardware including the design and layout of circuit boards, manufacturing all the required infrastructure, and carrying out any testing and debugging. Where necessary, work is carried out in collaboration with engineers from the Mechanical Workshop in order to develop workable solutions to problems in an efficient and timely manner.
The applicant will be educated to HND or Degree level with experience in high level analogue & digital electronics-based design, PCB layout and embedded software development in C. You will be expected to provide innovative solutions to diverse design challenges, work safely without close supervision, communicate with staff at all levels and provide clear documentation.
The LMB has a collaborative working culture and state-of-the-art building based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. We have on-site parking, cycle enclosures and excellent public transport links to the site. We have a staff restaurant with roof terrace and access to a Campus nursery and sports and social facilities. You will be eligible to join our defined benefit pension scheme, a holiday entitlement of 40.5 days (including bank holidays and privilege days) and a generous employee discount scheme. We are also committed to providing training and development opportunities including support towards role-related qualifications.
To apply and access full details of the vacancy please visit our website.
Closing date: 20th January 2026
Final appointments will be subject to a pre-employment screening.
We actively support equality, diversity and inclusion in all our activities, processes and culture. We encourage applications from all sections of society. The LMB particularly welcomes women, minority ethnic and disabled candidates to apply for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.
