Electronic Design Engineer - Hybrid PCB & Embedded

Global Draw Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Hybrid working (4 days in the office)

Private medical insurance

Up to 8% employer pension contribution

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Job summary

Light & Wonder is seeking an Electronic Design Engineer to design hardware, develop embedded solutions, and troubleshoot complex systems across the full product lifecycle. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to bring innovative gaming products to market and support continuous improvement from concept through production.

The role emphasizes hands-on PCB/EMI, firmware development for MCUs, and driving manufacturability with PLM and DFx practices in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC/D in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience designing PCB-based electronic systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver high-quality PCB, electronic, and electromechanical solutions that meet technical, project, and business requirements.
• Develop digital and analogue circuits, including MCUs, power regulation, communication interfaces, and LED driver systems.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including schematics, BOMs, assembly drawings, Gerbers, and engineering records.
• Develop and debug firmware for microcontrollers and other programmable devices.
• Diagnose and resolve complex board-level issues, providing root cause analysis and design improvement recommendations.
• Review PCB layouts to ensure performance, manufacturability, EMC compliance, signal integrity, and reliability.
• Support component selection, qualification, and lifecycle management, including alternatives for EOL and long lead‑time parts.
• Drive products from concept to production and beyond, using PLM systems, applying DFM principles for mass manufacture, and proactively managing component obsolescence and EOL risks.
• Design, test, and troubleshoot interfaces such as USB, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, RS232, and RS485.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to take products from concept through validation and into production.
• Contribute ideas that improve product performance, quality, cost efficiency, and manufacturability.

Skills

Analogue & digital design

MCUs

Embedded systems

Troubleshooting

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium

Schematic capture

Job description

Light & Wonder is seeking an Electronic Design Engineer to design hardware, develop embedded solutions, and troubleshoot complex systems across the full product lifecycle. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to bring innovative gaming products to market and support continuous improvement from concept through production.

The role emphasizes hands-on PCB/EMI, firmware development for MCUs, and driving manufacturability with PLM and DFx practices in a hybrid work environment.