Overview
Senior Product Safety Engineer (ATEX) - Safety-Critical Electronics - Cambridge area | 5 days On-site | Up to £85k+ benefits
This is a senior engineering position within a UK-based company developing electronic products used in hazardous and regulated environments. The role focuses on ensuring products are designed and developed in line with ATEX requirements from the earliest stages of the design process through to certification and release.
You'll be part of a multidisciplinary engineering team working across hardware, firmware, and verification. The position combines practical electronics engineering with responsibility for guiding products through the ATEX certification process, working closely with internal teams and external test houses.
The work covers the full development lifecycle. You'll be involved in early-stage design reviews, assessing intrinsic safety considerations, supporting detailed hardware design, and ensuring products meet the necessary compliance standards before release.
This role suits someone comfortable taking technical ownership, interpreting safety standards, and working closely with engineers to ensure designs meet certification requirements.
Responsibilities
* Ensure products are designed and developed in line with ATEX requirements from early design through certification and release.
* Be part of a multidisciplinary team across hardware, firmware, and verification; guide products through the ATEX certification process with internal teams and external test houses.
* Participate in the full development lifecycle, including early-stage design reviews, assessing intrinsic safety considerations, supporting hardware design, and ensuring compliance before release.
* Take technical ownership, interpret safety standards, and collaborate with engineers to ensure designs meet certification requirements.
Qualifications
* Experience working with ATEX certified products.
* Practical understanding of intrinsic safety (IS) design principles.
* Experience supporting or leading product certification with external test houses.
* Background in electronics or hardware engineering within regulated or safety-critical industries.
* Ability to review designs and guide engineering teams on compliance requirements.
* Clear written documentation and a structured approach to engineering processes.
How to express interest
Keen to express your interest, or find out more?
* Option 1: Click apply (we'll always have a conversation before anything progresses).
* Option 2: Drop a message on LinkedIn (Rachel Bush - SoCode Recruitment).
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