Electronics Design Engineer

Laboris Solutions; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing engineering company in Oxford seeks an Electronics Engineer for a permanent role focused on designing electronics for machine vision and robotics. Ideal candidates will have at least three years of experience, a relevant degree, and strong skills in circuit design, documentation, and using design tools like Altium. The position requires excellent written communication skills and a keen attention to detail as you work within a lean but effective team. Local applicants are preferred for easy commuting.

Qualifications

• At least three years of experience in a relevant design role.
• Experience in design for harsh environments with appropriate certifications would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design electronics for applications that include machine vision, robotics and industrial wireless networks.
• Support testing and documentation for product regulatory approvals and certifications.
• Development of automated production test hardware.
• Produce engineering documentation including assembly drawings, manufacturing instructions and test procedures.
• Review product designs for manufacturability and failure modes.

Skills

Analogue and digital circuit design

Design for manufacturability techniques

Board-level electronics debugging

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Education

2.1 or higher in electronics engineering or a related discipline

Tools

Altium

LTSpice

TINA

COMSOL

Job description

Laboris Solutions are pleased to be working with a rapidly growing, privately-owned company originally formed around technology from Oxford University. Headquartered in the UK with overseas subsidiaries, the company has established a reputation for rapid delivery of specialist equipment within hazardous industrial environments.

Try client seeks a new Electronics Engineer to support hardware development. This is a permanent position on-site in Oxfordshire. Applicants will ideally be locally based or within 45 minutes commute.

Engineering aptitude, high attention to detail and excellent written communication skills are essential for this role. This is lean but powerful team where you will be working with engineers best in field.

Responsibilities

• Design electronics for applications that include machine vision, robotics and industrial wire- less networks
• Support testing and documentation for product regulatory approvals and certifications
• Development of automated production test hardware
• Produce engineering documentation including assembly drawings, manufacturing instructions and test procedures
• Review product designs for manufacturability and failure modes

Qualifications and experience levels

• Ideally graduated with a 2.1 or higher in electronics engineering or a related discipline
• At least three years of experience in a relevant design role

Skills – Required

• Tangible and credible experience is required in the following:
• Analogue and digital circuit design, from schematic capture through to layout (preferably with Altium)
• Design for manufacturability techniques
• Board-level electronics debugging with common test equipment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel)
• Experience in one or more of the following would be beneficial:
• Design for harsh environments with appropriate certifications (e.g., IECEx, ATEX, DNV-GL)
• EMC and regulatory requirements for devices that feature radio communications
• Camera and ranging technologies (e.g, ToF, LIDAR)
• RF/Microwave circuit design and testing techniques
• Simulation software (e.g., LTSpice, TINA, COMSOL)
• DCDC power supplies
• Basic system administration (Windows and Linux)