Electronic Design Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Bristol is seeking an experienced Electronic Design Engineer to play a pivotal role in hardware development within a high-performance R&D environment. You will take ownership of hardware designs, lead prototype builds, and support a team of engineers. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Electronics Engineering and solid PCB design expertise, particularly with Altium. This role offers a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits, including hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Highly Competitive Salary

Bonus

Flexible Working Hours

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven end-to-end R&D electronics design experience.
• Strong expertise in PCB design and layout.

Responsibilities

• Translate product requirements into electronic hardware designs.
• Lead prototype builds, board bring-up, and validation.
• Act as the technical authority for hardware decisions.

Skills

PCB design and layout expertise

Problem-solving skills

End-to-end R&D electronics design experience

C/C++ programming

Education

Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Overview

Electronic Design Engineer. Highly Competitive Salary + Bonus + Hybrid Working + Flexi Hours + Excellent Benefits. Commutable from: Bristol, Clevedon, Portishead, Weston-super-Mare, Nailsea, Portbury, & Surrounding Areas.

Are you an Electronic Design Engineer with a strong background in end-to-end hardware development, looking to play a key technical role within a high-performance R&D environment?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking engineering company at an exciting stage of growth, where you will act as a technical authority for hardware design and contribute directly to the development of innovative, high-end products used in the global Subsea Oil & Gas and UK Rail industries.

You\'ll be joining a well-established and highly respected organisation known for delivering robust, safety-critical electronic solutions in demanding, regulated environments. The company invests heavily in R&D and values engineering excellence, quality, and continuous improvement.

In this senior-level role, you will take ownership of hardware design activities across the full product lifecycle—from translating requirements into robust architectures, through schematic design and PCB development, to prototyping, bring-up, validation, and production support. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners, while also supporting and mentoring engineers within the research team.

This role is ideal for an electronics engineer with technical expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and confidence leading hardware decisions in complex, high-reliability applications.

The Role

• Translate product requirements into robust electronic hardware designs, including architecture, schematics, component selection, and PCB layout oversight.
• Lead prototype builds, board bring-up, debugging, testing, and validation, ensuring designs are production-ready and compliant with DFM/DFA principles.
• Act as the technical authority for hardware decisions, design reviews, issue resolution, and support R&D project delivery through coordination and risk management.

The Person

• Degree-qualified in Electronics/Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience) with proven end-to-end R&D electronics design experience.
• Strong PCB design and layout expertise using Altium, with solid understanding of analog, digital, and power electronics in regulated or safety-critical industries (e.g. Subsea, Oil & Gas, Rail).
• Experience with embedded electronics and C/C++ programming, circuit simulation, hardware testing, and a mindset focused on quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Please click "Apply Now" or contact Ben Dunsford at Rise Technical Recruitment.

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The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates