Electronic Systems Engineer

Octagon Group; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon Group in Cambridge is seeking an Electronic Systems Engineer to support the design, development and integration of electronic hardware for next-generation products. You will work across analogue, digital and mixed-signal electronics and collaborate with RF, software, firmware and systems engineers to deliver complete systems.

Join a multidisciplinary team focused on requirements definition, hardware development, integration, testing and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• A degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience in electronic hardware design, electronic systems engineering, or hardware integration.
• A strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics and their interaction within a wider system.
• Experience working with hardware requirements, specifications, and electronic interfaces.
• Experience integrating, testing, and troubleshooting electronic hardware.
• Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB development.
• Confidence using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analysers, and spectrum analysers.
• The ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams

Responsibilities

• Translate product and system requirements into electronic hardware specifications.
• Contribute to electronic system architecture, hardware design, and interface definition.
• Support the development of analogue, digital, and mixed-signal electronics, including signal conditioning, power supplies, microprocessors, ADCs, and DACs.
• Work closely with RF, software, firmware, and systems engineers to integrate hardware into complete products.
• Support schematic development, component selection, and PCB design activities.
• Develop and carry out hardware and system-level testing to verify performance against requirements.
• Investigate technical issues during prototype development, hardware integration, and testing.
• Participate in design reviews and support new product introduction and ongoing product improvements.

Skills

Electronic hardware design

Electronic systems engineering

Hardware integration

Analogue electronics

Digital electronics

Schematic capture

PCB development

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Logic analysers

Spectrum analysers

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

N/A

Job description

A new Electronic Systems Engineer job is available in Cambridge with a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced RF and microwave solutions for the telecommunications, space, defence, and aerospace sectors.

Due to continued growth, our client is seeking an Electronic Systems Engineer to join its Systems Engineering team, supporting the development and integration of electronic hardware for next-generation products.

This Electronic Systems Engineer job in Cambridge offers the opportunity to work across analogue, digital, and mixed-signal electronics, with a focus on how hardware, RF, firmware, and software come together within a complete system. Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will contribute from requirements definition and hardware development through to integration, testing, and manufacture.

Key responsibilities for the Electronic Systems Engineer job in Cambridge:

• Translate product and system requirements into electronic hardware specifications.
• Contribute to electronic system architecture, hardware design, and interface definition.
• Support the development of analogue, digital, and mixed-signal electronics, including signal conditioning, power supplies, microprocessors, ADCs, and DACs.
• Work closely with RF, software, firmware, and systems engineers to integrate hardware into complete products.
• Support schematic development, component selection, and PCB design activities.
• Develop and carry out hardware and system-level testing to verify performance against requirements.
• Investigate technical issues during prototype development, hardware integration, and testing.
• Participate in design reviews and support new product introduction and ongoing product improvements.

Skills and experience for the Electronic Systems Engineer job in Cambridge:

• A degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience in electronic hardware design, electronic systems engineering, or hardware integration.
• A strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics and their interaction within a wider system.
• Experience working with hardware requirements, specifications, and electronic interfaces.
• Experience integrating, testing, and troubleshooting electronic hardware.
• Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB development.
• Confidence using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analysers, and spectrum analysers.
• The ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams