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We're looking for a Senior Electronics Engineer to join our growing Engineering team at NPL. Reporting into the Principal Engineer, you will play a vital part in stretching our capability and taking our research to the next level. In this hybrid role, you will spend approximately 2–3 days a week on site in Teddington, and 2–3 days working remotely. We value your work-life balance and are open to discussing flexible or part-time working arrangements to accommodate your needs.
As our Senior Electronics Engineer, you will provide specialist expertise in instrumentation and automation systems design, while being responsible for ensuring compliance with legislation and standards of products provided by NPL. Your work will have a tangible impact on our business and the UK as a whole. You will work with a diverse team of professionals, celebrating the unique contributions everyone brings.
As a senior team member, you'll supervise less experienced colleagues, sharing your knowledge and motivating them to improve. You will also provide design solution advice and consultancy services across the department as an expert in your field.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Identifying and assisting in capturing customer requirements
2. Designing automation, instrumentation, and safety systems and products
3. Transferring requirements into designs and specifications
4. Installing, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning automation systems
5. Sourcing and testing instrumentation to prove suitability for applications
6. Preparing design risk assessments
7. Issuing electrical wiring and interconnection drawings using CAD
8. Managing and maintaining system documentation
9. Checking designs and documentation for correctness and compliance with standards
10. Working with suitable suppliers of equipment, services, and materials
Please note, this role is known internally as 'Senior Design Engineer.'
About You
We believe that diversity and unique perspectives are key to the success of our engineering projects. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups in STEM, including women, disabled individuals, black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, as well as Armed Forces service leavers transitioning into civilian roles.
Skills and experience you can bring:
* Designing electrical automation, instrumentation, and safety systems
* Small Signal Electronics
* Microcontrollers
* Prototype testing and validation
* Creating and interpreting electrical schematics
* Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design
* Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Design
* Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) Design
* Digital Signal Processors (DSP) Design
* Sizing protection components and cables
* BSc degree in Electrical, Electronic, or Control Engineering or equivalent experience
We also welcome candidates with experience in applying electrical safety standards (BS/EN 61010-1).
If you think you're a good fit, we look forward to hearing from you. In return, we offer an attractive salary, benefits, and the opportunity to join a passionate, welcoming team.
Note: We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds. Due to the nature of our work, specific departments may have additional nationality, residency, and security requirements. You will be asked about this during the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.
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