Electronic Design Engineer

Vantage Consulting; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Vantage Consulting in Reading is seeking an Electronics Design Engineer for a hybrid 8-month contract to develop wearable medical hardware.

You will lead analogue, digital and mixed-signal design, perform schematics, PCB layouts, prototyping and testing, and collaborate with software, mechanical, textile and quality teams to ensure robust, compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing electronic hardware within medical devices or regulated industries.
• Understanding analogue, digital and mixed-signal electronics with sensors.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB design, prototyping and lab validation.
• Experience developing low-power or compact electronics for wearables.
• Knowledge of EMC/EMI, signal integrity and reliable design with documentation.
• Familiarity with ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and IEC 60601.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic hardware for wearable medical technologies, including sensor-based monitoring.
• Schematic capture, component selection, circuit simulation, PCB design and layout reviews, prototyping and testing.
• Develop analogue, digital and mixed-signal electronics for physiological sensing and data acquisition.
• Support verification and validation, including electrical performance, EMC and reliability testing.
• Collaborate with embedded software, mechanical, textile, manufacturing and quality teams to deliver robust solutions.

Skills

Medical device design

Sensor interfaces

Schematic capture

PCB design

Low-power electronics

Regulatory standards

Job description

Contract Details

Electronic Design Engineer - Medical

READING

Duration: 8 months (initially)

Location: Hybrid (2 days per week), Reading

Outside IR35

£50--£65 per hour

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic hardware for wearable medical and healthcare technologies, including sensor-based and physiological monitoring systems.
• Schematic capture, component selection, circuit simulation, PCB design and layout reviews, prototyping and laboratory testing.
• Develop analogue, digital and mixed-signal electronics for applications such as physiological sensing, data acquisition, signal conditioning and wearable monitoring.
• Support design verification and validation, including electrical performance, EMC, environmental and reliability testing.
• Collaborate with embedded software, mechanical, textile, manufacturing and quality teams to investigate design issues and deliver robust, production-ready electronic solutions.

Essential Skills

• Experience designing electronic hardware within medical devices, healthcare, wearable technology or another highly regulated industry.
• Understanding of analogue, digital and mixed-signal electronics, including sensors, signal conditioning and microcontroller-based systems.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB design, component selection, prototyping and laboratory validation.
• Experience developing low-power or compact electronics for embedded or wearable applications.
• Knowledge of EMC/EMI, signal integrity and reliable electronic design, with technical documentation and communication skills.
• Understanding of regulated product development and standards such as ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and IEC 60601