Electronics Engineer

SF Partners; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking a senior electronics engineer to own products from schematic and PCB design through bring-up, testing, certification and production. You'll work across analogue, digital, power and high-voltage circuits, with emphasis on safety-critical systems and high-speed interfaces.

You will prototype, test, debug and collaborate with software, suppliers and manufacturing teams to deliver robust boards.

Qualifications

• Strong schematic and multi-layer PCB design experience.
• Analogue and power electronics skills.
• High-voltage and safety-critical circuit experience.
• High-speed digital design and signal integrity knowledge.
• DFM/DFT and production test experience.
• BOM, wiring and harness experience.
• Hands-on prototyping, soldering and board bring-up.
• Fault-finding and root cause debugging skills.
• 2:1 or above degree in electronics preferred; exceptional candidates considered.

Responsibilities

• Own schematics and multi-layer PCB layout in Altium.
• Design analogue and power electronics, including high-voltage circuits.
• Develop safety-critical gas ignition and flame-sensing circuitry.
• Implement high-speed interfaces (Ethernet, HDMI, LVDS, USB, SDIO).
• Plan Bluetooth/Wi-Fi integration and antenna layout.
• Select SoM and MCU; address thermal, EMC and grounding.
• Support DFN/DFT, production test fixtures and automation.
• Create BOMs, wiring diagrams and cable harnesses.
• Prototype, solder, rework and bring-up boards; debugging.
• Maintain supplier relationships and gather certification evidence.

Skills

Schematic design

PCB layout

Analog & Power

High-voltage safety

High-speed IO

DFM/DFT

Prototyping

Altium

SoM/MCU selection

Education

2:1 or above degree in electronics

Tools

Altium

Job description

You'll own the electronics from schematic and PCB design through bring-up, testing, certification and manufacturing.

You'll work across analogue, digital, power, wireless and safety-critical electronics, including gas-control circuitry, while working closely with software, engineering, suppliers and manufacturing.

What you'll own

• Schematics and multi-layer PCB layout in Altium
• Analogue and power design, including high-voltage circuits, protection and drivers
• Safety-critical gas ignition and flame-sensing circuitry
• High-speed interfaces including Ethernet, HDMI, LVDS, USB and SDIO
• Bluetooth/Wi-Fi integration and antenna layout
• SoM and MCU selection
• Thermal, EMC, grounding and signal-integrity design
• DFM/DFT, production test fixtures and automation
• BOMs, wiring diagrams and cable harnesses
• Prototyping, soldering, rework, board bring-up and debugging
• Supplier relationships and certification evidence

Who we're looking for

You'll ideally have 5+ years' experience taking electronics from design through to certified, manufactured boards.

You'll bring:

• Strong schematic and multi-layer PCB design experience, ideally Altium
• Strong analogue and power electronics skills
• High-voltage and safety-critical circuit experience
• High-speed digital design and signal-integrity knowledge
• DFM/DFT and production test experience
• BOM, wiring and harness experience
• Hands-on prototyping, soldering, rework and board bring-up
• Strong fault-finding and root-cause debugging skills
• A 2:1 or above degree in electronics, electrical engineering or a related discipline is preferred, although exceptional candidates without this background will be considered.

What you'll know

Ideally, you'll also have experience with:

• Bluetooth/Wi-Fi antenna integration and radio compliance
• SoM/MCU selection
• EMC and grounding
• Thermal management
• Safe high-voltage/mains working
• Electronics certification and compliance
• Production test and manufacturing requirements

The person behind the experience

We're looking for someone who wants to join early and help build something.

You'll be comfortable in a fast-moving environment where processes are still being developed. You'll take ownership, solve problems from first principles, get hands-on with hardware and care about getting things right.

You won't wait for someone else to solve a problem. You'll find the root cause, make a decision and get it done