FINTEC recruit is supporting hiring for an Electronic Design Engineer, with a leading manufacturing business in Hertfordshire. Salary is up to £45,000 plus generous bonus and benefits. Working within a small skilled team of Engineers within a laboratory setting. Working Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week, early finish on Fridays. We are looking for an Electronic Design Engineer, who has experience/knowledge with embedded systems, hardware, instrumentation OR R&D who is looking for a varied hands-on development role. Ideally you will be comfortable working across electronics, software, and mechanical aspects of product development within a small specialist manufacturing company.
Responsibilities:
• Design and develop new scientific instruments from concept through to production
• Support and improve existing electronic and embedded systems products
• Work with analogue and digital electronics, A to D conversion, and serial interfaces
• Contribute to embedded software development and debugging, primarily in C
• Assist with mechanical and whole-instrument design considerations
• Learn and apply infrared measurement techniques, optics, and low-pressure gas systems
• Provide occasional technical support input for long-life products used in research environments
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, and service teams
Skills and Experience required for the Electronic Design Engineer
• Two years’+ experience in electronic product design or development engineering
• Understanding of analogue circuitry, A to D converters, and embedded systems
• Familiarity with interfaces such as I2C, SPI, USB, or RS232
• Experience writing and debugging software, ideally in C
• Broad engineering mindset with willingness to work across disciplines
Desirable to have:
Degree or hold a relevant qualification in electronics, physics, engineering or another STEM subject
Knowledge of DSP techniques or embedded FORTH language
Understanding of infrared sensing, optics, or gas measurement systems
Appreciation of mechanical design within complete instruments
Experience in scientific instrumentation, laboratory equipment, or precision devices
Full details of the Electronic Design Engineer role is available on application. To apply please submit your current CV or apply via our FINTEC recruit web site