Electronic Engineer

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd is assisting a beachside employer near St Ives, UK, to find an Electronics Engineer for rugged industrial electronics. You will troubleshoot, maintain, and quality-control existing systems while gaining deep product knowledge through direct handover from an experienced engineer.

The role spans digital and analogue domains, emphasising analogue nuances, PCB design, and serial communications.

Qualifications

• Solid grounding in digital and analogue electronics.
• PCB design and layout experience.
• Familiarity with serial communications (I2C, SPI, UART).
• Microchip PIC development experience is a bonus.
• Exposure to closed-loop radio communications (LoRa) is helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting, maintaining, and quality-controlling existing electronic systems.
• Building deep working knowledge of established products through direct handover from an experienced Electronics Engineer.
• Working across both digital and analogue systems, with a focus on analogue nuances.
• Supporting PCB-level and serial communications work as part of day-to-day engineering.

Skills

Digital electronics

Analogue electronics

PCB design & layout

Serial communications (I2C, SPI, UART)

PIC microcontroller development

LoRa / RF concepts

Education

Bachelors degree in Electronic Engineering

Job description

eBased in a stunning beachside location near St Ives, our client designs and builds rugged electronics for demanding industrial environments — with a client list that includes household names across Europe and the USA. This is a genuine opportunity to work on real-world products where reliability matters, alongside an experienced engineering team who'll give you a thorough, hands‑on handover of the systems already in place

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What You’ll Be Doi

• ngTroubleshooting, maintaining, and quality-controlling existing electronic syste
• msBuilding deep working knowledge of established products through direct handover from an experienced Electronics Engine
• erWorking across both digital and analogue systems, with a strong focus on analogue nuan
• ceSupporting PCB-level and serial communications work as part of day-to-day engineeri

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What We're Looking

ForTechnical backgrou

• nd:Solid grounding in digital and analogue electronics, including Ohm's Law and op-a
• mpsPCB design and layout experie
• nceFamiliarity with serial communications (I2C, SPI, UA
• RT)Microchip PIC development experience is a bonus, not essent
• ialExposure to closed-loop radio communications (e.g. LoRa) is helpful but not essent

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Personal prof

• ile:A degree in Electronic Enginee
• ringHands-on electronics experience — from industry, academic projects, or personal/hobbyist
• workIndustry experience, including in a small business setting, would strengthen your applica
• tionStrong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a genuine desire to l
• earnAble to work on-site full time (note: no relocation budget provided, though candidates have relocated for this role bef

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Intere

sted?If you're a motivated engineer with a genuine grounding in electronics and an interest in real-world, rugged product design, we'd love to hear from you.