Electronics Design Engineer

ONYX Insight; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

ONYX Insight in the UK is seeking an Electronics Design Engineer to own electronic hardware development from concept to production within the Advanced Sensing team. You will design circuits, prototypes, and collaborate with manufacturing to deliver reliable sensing solutions.

Based in Nottingham, this hands-on role requires proven hardware development experience and strong documentation skills to support product certification and manufacturing readiness.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience designing electronic hardware, including schematic capture and PCB design.
• Proven track record of developing and testing electronic products.
• Strong practical skills with a hands-on approach to prototyping and debugging.
• Experience working with external manufacturers and suppliers.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve hardware issues effectively.
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.
• A structured and methodical approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Designing electronic circuits, schematics, and PCB layouts.
• Developing, assembling, and testing prototypes.
• Conducting functional verification and validation of hardware designs.
• Coordinating EMC, environmental, and product compliance testing with external laboratories.
• Working closely with manufacturing partners to support production and product improvements.
• Troubleshooting existing hardware and identifying robust solutions to complex technical issues.
• Creating technical documentation such as user manuals, assembly documentation, and manufacturing guides.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative monitoring and sensing solutions.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB design

Prototyping

Debugging

Hardware development

Manufacturing liaison

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Product testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

The Role

We're looking for an Electronics Design Engineer to join our Advanced Sensing team. This is a hands-on role where you'll take ownership of electronic hardware development from concept through to production, working on products that make a real impact across the renewable energy sector.

If you enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, building prototypes, and seeing your designs deployed in the real world, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll do

As an Electronics Design Engineer, you'll be involved throughout the full product development lifecycle, including:

• Designing electronic circuits, schematics, and PCB layouts.


• Developing, assembling, and testing prototypes.


• Conducting functional verification and validation of hardware designs.


• Coordinating EMC, environmental, and product compliance testing with external laboratories.


• Working closely with manufacturing partners to support production and product improvements.


• Troubleshooting existing hardware and identifying robust solutions to complex technical issues.


• Creating technical documentation such as user manuals, assembly documentation, and manufacturing guides.


• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative monitoring and sensing solutions.

What you will bring

Required

• A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.


• Experience designing electronic hardware, including schematic capture and PCB design.


• Proven track record of developing and testing electronic products.


• Strong practical skills with a hands-on approach to prototyping and debugging.


• Experience working with external manufacturers and suppliers.


• Ability to diagnose and resolve hardware issues effectively.


• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.


• A structured and methodical approach to problem solving.

Preferred

• Mechanical design, including enclosures and mounting solutions.


• Sensors, instrumentation, or IoT devices.


• Embedded software or firmware development.


• Wireless communication technologies such as LoRa.


• Product certification, quality systems, and regulatory compliance processes.

About ONYX

ONYX Insight is a growing technology and engineering organization in the renewable energy sector. Every day we monitor the performance of 32,000-plus wind turbines in 45+ countries, giving owner-operators the clarity and confidence to maximize reliability, minimize downtime, and increase annual energy production.

ONYX Insight is part of the Macquarie Group. Macquarie is a global financial services group operating in 34 markets in asset management, leasing and asset financing, market access, commodity trading, renewables development, specialist advisory services, capital raising and principal investment. The diversity of Macquarie Group operations, combined with a strong capital position and robust risk management framework, has contributed to a 54-year record of unbroken profitability.

For any further information, or to understand our products and services better, please feel free to look through our website: https://onyxinsight.com/

ONYX Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.