Electronics Engineer

Cambridge Consultants; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Consultants in Cambridge is seeking recent Electronics graduates to work on real product developments across diverse industries and technologies. You’ll join a multi‑disciplinary team, tackle challenging engineering problems, and gain structured mentoring to grow into a confident technologist.

Your tasks include designing and implementing analogue and digital hardware, PCB layouts and FPGA designs (Verilog/VHDL), plus hands‑on testing in the lab.

Qualifications

• Excellent degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Physics, or a related subject.
• Strong understanding of fundamental electronic theory and principles.
• Practical experience through university, work, or personal projects in analogue and/or digital electronics, and PCB design.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement systems for a variety of applications and products.
• Develop analogue and digital hardware, PCB layouts, and FPGA designs (Verilog/VHDL).
• Hands‑on testing and debugging in the lab.
• Opportunities to gain experience in embedded software (C/C++) and system‑level design.

Skills

Analogue electronics

Digital electronics

PCB design

Verilog/VHDL

C/C++ (embedded)

RF

Signal processing

AI collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

PCB layout tools

Job description

Introduction

We're looking for recent Electronics graduates, with up to two years of industry experience, who want to work on real product developments across a range of industries and technologies. You'll need to be willing to face a challenge and work with a range of different technologies across a variety of tasks. In return we can offer the chance to tackle some of the hardest engineering problems around.

Overview

Cambridge Consultants undertakes over 300 technology, design and consulting projects every year. You will have the opportunity to work across the broad range of markets, from Consumer Devices to Industrial Systems, Aerospace, Telecoms and Defence and National Security. We mentor our graduates to develop their skills and take on increasing responsibility.

We’re much more interested in the engineer you can become than the one you are now, and we provide structured mentoring and hands‑on support to help you grow into a confident and mentor our team to grow them into brilliant technologists. We need people who are enthusiastic about learning, keen to pick up new skills, and can show evidence of a rigorous approach to solving real‑world problems. An ability to learn and a determination to grow are more important than the knowledge you already have.

Your responsibilities

With lots of support and guidance from your peers, you will work as part of our technical team on client assignments in multi‑disciplinary projects for a wide range of markets. You may work on one or more projects at a time, in a variety of different disciplines and roles.

You will have the chance to interact directly with clients at all phases of projects, from requirements capture and progress updates through delivery to final handover. You will collaborate closely with software, RF, signal processing, mechanical and AI engineers.

What you'll be doing

Cambridge Consultants works on a wide range of product and system developments for a broad range of clients. We will give you the time, support and opportunities needed to apply your skills confidently and build a reputation as a reliable member of the team. Your tasks may include:

• Design and implement systems for a variety of applications and products.
• Develop analogue and digital hardware, PCB layouts, and FPGA designs (Verilog/VHDL).
• Hands‑on testing and debugging in the lab.
• Opportunities to gain experience in embedded software (C/C++) and system‑level design.

Recent projects include:

• Collaborating with LEGO to develop LEGO SMART Play.
• Developing bespoke communication systems for robotics platforms.
• Prototyping large airborne antennas for global 5G coverage.
• Creating secure satellite communication systems.
• Connecting the unconnected with affordable Digital Radio Mondiale technology.

What you can bring

• An excellent degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Physics, or a related subject.
• Solid understanding of fundamental electronic theory and principles.
• Practical experience through university, work, or personal projects in one or more of the following:
• • Analogue electronics (interfaces, RF, power)
  • Digital electronics (processors, DSP, Verilog/VHDL)
  • PCB design
• Enthusiasm for designing things and making them work.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new challenges.

Some projects at Cambridge Consultants are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to obtain a Security Check level security clearance (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/united-kingdom-security-vetting-applicant). You must be able to work in the UK without restrictions in accordance with UK National Law and be prepared to successfully undertake an appropriate level of UK National Security Vetting according to UK Government National Security Vetting criteria.

We welcome applications from recent graduates with industrial experience, final year students and graduates with relevant academic course or research experience. We are looking for excellence and are as interested in your skills and ability to learn quickly as we are in your experience.