Role: Electronics design engineer
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.
• 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