Contract Electronics Engineer - Product Test & Development
Rate: Up to £70 per hour (Outside IR35)
Location: East Glasgow - Hybrid (3 days onsite)
Contract: 6 months initially (likely to extend)
A medical electronics company is looking to hire a Contract Electronics Engineer to join an established engineering team. This role covers the full electronics product lifecycle, with a strong emphasis on electronics testing, characterisation and verification, rather than brand new electronics design.
You'll work in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment alongside electronics engineers, mechanical engineers, embedded software engineers and scientists, helping to understand and improve complex medical systems.
The role
Work across the full electronics product lifecycle, from design review through to test and verification
Lead and execute electronics testing, characterisation and system level investigations
Develop and run test plans to assess performance, limits and system interactions
Review schematics and PCB designs and contribute to design discussions
Collaborate daily with mechanical, software and scientific teams
Support systems involving fluidic control mechanisms and opticsThis role suits an Electronics Engineer who enjoys hands on hardware work and understanding how systems behave in the real world.
Skills required
Strong experience as an Electronics Engineer, covering both design and test
Solid electronics fundamentals with the confidence to challenge designs
Hands on experience with electronics testing and characterisation
Able to communicate clearly with non-electronics specialists
Curious, practical mindset and interest in electronicsYears of experience are flexible. The focus is on capability, attitude and the ability to contribute quickly.
Tools & environment
Schematic and PCB design using Altium
On site lab and test facilities
Close collaboration with other electronics engineers and wider engineering teamsIf you're an electronics engineer who enjoys testing, problem solving and working on real products, this is a great contract opportunity