Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link
Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:
Job Title: Senior Electronics Systems Engineer
Location:
Leicester, LEC, GB, LE49JD
Business Unit: Taylor Hobson
Posting Date: May 30, 2025
Job Description:
Position Summary
As a key member of a multi-discipline team, this is a great opportunity to experience product development from concept through to production & aftersales, pooling on a wealth of knowledge and best practice with a world-class metrology company.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Chief EE, this person is responsible & accountable for:
* Deriving the required electronics architecture and performance specifications for the overall system from the product functional requirements.
* Following the NPD process to prove out concepts, technology demonstrators through to preproduction & production units including quality assurance through automated testing.
* Generating the necessary supporting documentation to introduce the product into manufacturing.
* Leading electronics/systems project design reviews.
* Contributing to overall program planning & execution.
* Assisting the project leader in planning and risk management.
Required Essential Skills:
* Proven track record with hands-on product design - embedded systems, modules, and full product architecture.
* Sound knowledge of motor drives and controls.
* Experience of taking transducer signals from conditioning through embedded processing to graphical display.
* Demonstrable, thorough, analytical skills reinforced with practical problem-solving abilities.
* Experience in pre-compliance design & testing (EMI, ESD, etc.).
* Experience in DfX (Design for Reliability, Serviceability & Manufacturability).
* Proven track record for prototyping & transfer to production.
Proficient in the use of the following tools:
* Familiar with PCB layout software packages, etc.
* MS Office or similar
Desirable Skills:
* Some experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams.
* Skillsets in the precision engineering, machine tool, or automation industry.
* Supplier engagement for prototyping / manufacturing.
* Some applied experience with a math package such as MATLAB, Mathematica, etc.
* C/C# Programming.
Required Personal Attributes:
* A natural interest in technology.
* Track record of taking initiative and making pragmatic decisions.
* Confidence and intelligence, with the ability to mentor junior engineers, oversee contractors and external suppliers.
* Flexible approach to tasks and the ability to investigate problems with an open and enquiring mind.
* Understanding why technology people get out of bed in the morning to come to work!
Experience/Qualifications
* Good Degree Level education in Electronic/Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent with at least 3 years’ experience in a senior design engineer role from concept through to end-to-end product lifecycle or a significant portion thereof.
* Sound knowledge with a proven track record in manufacturing engineering, test methods, processes, and quality systems.
*Instrumentation/motion control engineering role desirable but not essential.
* Future Development Opportunities
* Coachable with potential to Lead EE or within <3 years
What Taylor Hobson offers you:
* A fun, relaxed, and supportive working environment.
* 1 pm Friday finish.
* Competitive salary and 25 days holiday including Christmas.
* Excellent onboarding to ensure new joiners are well integrated and comfortable at Taylor Hobson.
* Generous matched pension scheme.
* Life assurance.
* Option to join private health plan.
* Enhanced maternity pay.
* Investment in your skills with opportunities for progression within the business.
* Mentoring and guidance for accreditation.
* Involvement in charity and fundraising activities.
* Sports and Social Club – events and activities throughout the year including Christmas party.
* Perkbox rewards app offering discounts, a GP service, and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Program.
* Employee referral scheme of £1000.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* An inclusive workforce.
* Free onsite parking, electric charging points, and easy access to the city center.
Business Unit
Established in 1886, Taylor Hobson is a world leader in surface and form metrology, developing the first roundness and surface finish measuring instruments.
We provide contact and non-contact measurement solutions for demanding applications globally, with a worldwide infrastructure to support our clients; we are a truly global ultra-precision metrology company.
We are pioneers, continually developing our products to meet the demands of next-generation technologies, particularly in optics, bearings, space, defense, aerospace, automotive, medical, and renewable energy sectors.
Our brands include Talyrond, Form Talysurf PGI, Form Talysurf i-Series, Surtronic, LUPHOScan, Formalysurf PGI, Talyvel, Autocollimators, Micro-Alignment Telescope, and AMECare.
Taylor Hobson is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies Division of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.
Website: www.taylor-hobson.com
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving diverse niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.
AMETEK is committed to a safer, sustainable, and more productive world, employing differentiated technology solutions to solve complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues across 35 countries, grounded in our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is part of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.
#J-18808-Ljbffr