Electronic Design Engineer

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