Electronics Engineer

STEMCELL Technologies; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

STEMCELL Technologies is seeking an Electronics Engineer to join the UK Instrumentation team in Cambridge. The role focuses on sustaining the current cell sorting platform, investigating issues, implementing design improvements, and supporting lifecycle needs.

You'll contribute to next‑generation instrumentation, design and transfer to manufacture, and collaborate with software teams on embedded firmware. A strong electronics background and hands‑on lab experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering or related field.
• 2–6 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience designing and debugging analogue and digital electronics.

Responsibilities

• Support sustaining engineering, handle component obsolescence and cost reductions.
• Lead or support electronics‑focused quality investigations and root‑cause analysis.
• Contribute to new product design and transfer to manufacture.
• Design, simulate and test analog and digital electronics in instrumentation.
• Integrate board interfaces (I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB, NFC) and power systems.
• Collaborate with software teams for embedded C/C++ firmware work.

Skills

Electronics engineering

Analogue and digital design

PCB layout

Altium Designer

I2C/SPI/Ethernet/USB

FPGA (VHDL/Verilog)

Embedded C/C++

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

VNAs

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

Job description

Job Description Summary

As a global leader in life sciences research support, STEMCELL Technologies is looking for an Electronics Engineer to join our Instrumentation UK engineering team. In this role, you will play a key role in supporting the continued manufacture, performance and evolution of our innovative cell sorting instruments, while also contributing to the development of our next generation of instrumentation.

As an Electronics Engineer, your initial priority will be sustaining engineering for our existing cell sorting platform, investigating technical and manufacturing issues, implementing design improvements, and supporting the product throughout its lifecycle. Alongside this, you will contribute to the design, development and transfer to manufacture of next-generation instrumentation as our product portfolio evolves.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support ongoing product improvement and lead or support electronics‑related quality investigations through problem investigation, root‑cause analysis, design change, verification, and implementation into manufacture
• Own and deliver sustaining engineering activities including management of component obsolescence, substitutions, supplier support, product lifetime improvements and cost reductions
• Contribute to new product design, development and transfer to manufacture, including prototype builds, design verification, engineering documentation and design transfer
• Design, simulate and test analogue and digital electronics within complex scientific instrumentation, including low‑noise optical front‑ends, ADCs, FPGAs, photodetectors, precise motor control and embedded processors
• Integrate board‑level communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB and NFC
• Collaborate with software teams to support board bring‑up using embedded C/C++ or VHDL/Verilog
• Develop schematics and multi‑layer, mixed‑signal PCB layouts in Altium Designer, ensuring strict control over signal integrity, grounding, and EMC
• Ensure new designs and engineering changes consider applicable safety, EMC and regulatory requirements, including standards such as IEC 61010, IEC 61326 and EN 301 489

Knowledge And Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, with 2–6 years of relevant engineering experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Practical experience designing, simulating, and troubleshooting analogue and digital electronic systems incorporating power supplies, ADCs, motor/fan controllers, sensors, and interfaces (I2C, SPI, SMBus, Ethernet, USB)
• Proficiency in schematic capture and multi‑layer mixed‑signal PCB layout, with circuit simulation experience being desirable
• Hands‑on experience using laboratory equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analysers, multimeters, VNAs) for bench testing, fault finding and board bring‑up
• Proven ability to perform root‑cause analysis and deliver product lifecycle support in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with FPGA firmware design (VHDL/Verilog including IP blocks, synthesis and place and route) is desirable
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills, with the ability to work effectively across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Service and Supply Chain teams

STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned, Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading‑edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality, we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientists—standing by our customers to provide the outstanding products, technical support, and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, accessory products, and services. Through our many regional offices, as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble, and Singapore, we deliver our innovative, specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 1,800 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science‑oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001‑certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero‑tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job‑related factors.

The annual salary for this job ranges from:

£36,800.00 - £49,800.00

STEMCELL determines an individual’s pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience, education, job‑related skills, and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives, the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company policy.

• In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package that may include health benefits, retirement savings, and more (depending on region).