Electronic Design Engineer – Hybrid, 1 Day WFH, DFMEA/EMC

Melbreck Technical Recruitment; Littlehampton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions up to 10%

10% bonus

Private medical

25 days holiday

One day working from home

Early finish on a Friday

Job summary

Melbreck Technical Recruitment seeks an Electronic Design Engineer to develop and improve bespoke electronics from concept to production at a Littlehampton-based site. You will take ownership of analog and digital designs, create schematics and PCB layouts, and drive DFMEA/PFMEA-based robust designs that meet customer specs and regulatory requirements.

You will mentor colleagues, produce technical documentation, and contribute to CRA compliance while collaborating with NPD engineers on

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in both digital and analogue electronics design with microcontrollers.
• Knowledge of PCB design principles, layout rules, constraints, and best practices.
• Hands-on hardware development and awareness of embedded software development.
• Experience taking products from feasibility or concept through to production.
• Understanding of design for manufacture and assembly, including DFMEA/PFMEA.
• Exposure to EMC testing, product approvals, certification, or compliance.
• Experience planning or leading complex engineering development activities.
• Experience in verification and validation testing.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership and responsibility for assigned work packages and projects.
• Design and develop sophisticated analogue and digital electronics.
• Create electronic schematics, PCB layout, and select components to meet performance, reliability, availability, and cost requirements.
• Transform prototypes into production-ready products by applying DFMEA and PFMEA principles to create robust, practical, and manufacturable designs.
• Ensure designs meet EMC, environmental, EHS, RoHS/REACH, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Act as a technical mentor by sharing knowledge with developing engineers and helping strengthen engineering capability and best practices across the team.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation.
• Support the business in managing Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) compliance.
• Support operations in solving complex engineering challenges.

Skills

Digital electronics

Analog electronics

Microcontrollers

PCB design

DFMEA/PFMEA

EMC testing

Hardware development

Verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics or related

Job description

Melbreck Technical Recruitment seeks an Electronic Design Engineer to develop and improve bespoke electronics from concept to production at a Littlehampton-based site. You will take ownership of analog and digital designs, create schematics and PCB layouts, and drive DFMEA/PFMEA-based robust designs that meet customer specs and regulatory requirements.

You will mentor colleagues, produce technical documentation, and contribute to CRA compliance while collaborating with NPD engineers on