Electronics Engineer

Recruitment Solutions Wales; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-time system

Company pension contributions up to 10%

Annual leave entitlement of 24 days

Employee Assistance Programme

On-site canteen

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is looking for a skilled Electronics Engineer to design, analyze, and test electronic systems. The role focuses on creating reliable systems, supports product development through various stages and requires a degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or extensive experience in a similar role. Benefits include flexi-time, pension contributions, and opportunities for training and development. If you’re eager to innovate in a collaborative environment, we want to talk to you.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or 5 years relevant experience.
• Experience with demanding schedules and quality targets.
• Knowledge of design for EMC/ESD environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and evaluate electronic components and assemblies.
• Investigate and implement improvements to resolve development issues.
• Support project leaders with plans/schedules for electrical aspects.

Skills

Electrical engineering expertise

Mechanical knowledge

Analogue/Digital Design

Project management

Fault finding to component level

Soldering and de-soldering skills

Effective team player

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

PCB design tools (Zuken CF5000)

Circuit simulation tools

Electrical and electronic test equipment

Job description

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Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Electronics Engineer to join our innovative engineering team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, analysing, and testing electronic systems and components utilised across various projects. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting‑edge system design, integrating hardware and software solutions with a focus on reliability and efficiency. Candidates should possess strong electrical engineering expertise, coupled with mechanical knowledge, to develop robust electronic systems that meet industry standards.

What you will be doing

• Design, develop, and evaluate components and assemblies for new models from concept to mass production, ensuring they comply with the customer requirements, and liaising with other areas of R&D to ensure this is fulfilled.
• Apply technical knowledge to investigate, identify, and implement countermeasures and improvements to resolve issues and coordinate development issues; including evaluation failures and changes in requirements.
• Ensure development builds are according to agreed schedules. Supporting with components and assembly house queries.
• Support the Project and Team Leader to ensure relevant project based AQ and R&D documents (NCL, schedule table, BOMs, etc.) are completed in line with the required processes.
• Work with other teams to deliver the product(s) into production; liaise with other teams/customers/suppliers to work towards a common goal, providing technical support and communication of activities.
• Provide evidence that the relevant customer and general product safety directives are considered where appropriate.
• Consider historic problems and endeavour to eradicate them from future designs.
• Support the Project Leader to ensure cost requirements for electrical/electronic aspects of developments are available when required, including samples costs, mass production parts, and tooling cost.
• Support the Project Leader to create and maintain project plans/schedules for electrical/electronic aspects of developments.

What we are looking for

• Degree level qualification in Electrical/Electronic Engineering plus 3 years of relevant industry experience, or at least 5 years of relevant industry experience in a similar role.
• Experience of working to demanding schedules, quality, and cost targets.
• Experience of Electrical and EMC testing in a design environment and of fault finding to component level.
• Experience of PCB design tools (Zuken CF5000 preferably) and Circuit simulation tools.
• Experience of working in a gated development environment.
• Experience in Analogue/Digital Design.
• Design for Manufacturing – Experience in designing electronics circuits and taking the design from concept to mass production.
• Dealing with sub‑contractor assembly houses.
• Design for EMC/ESD and noisy environments.
• Knowledge of project management processes.
• Experience of soldering and de‑soldering (including surface mount components).
• Excellent knowledge of electrical and electronic circuit theory.
• Hands‑on experience of using electrical and electronic test equipment and tools.
• Must be an effective team player with a flexible attitude and good communication skills.
• Self‑starting with good initiative and able to demonstrate a methodical approach to tasks, with a view to developing own ideas and solutions.
• High‑level problem‑solving skills with the ability to efficiently resolve technical issues.

If you don’t have all of the above experience, we would still be keen to chat with you!

What we offer you

• Working Hours: 07:45 – 16:30 Monday – Thursday, 07:45 – 13:30 Friday.
• Flexi‑time system.
• Company pension contributions of up to 10%.
• Early finish on a Friday.
• Free parking on site.
• Annual leave entitlement of 24 days (+ bank holidays), increasing up to 30 (+ bank holidays) with service.
• Death in service benefit of 4x annual salary.
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, bereavement, adoption, surrogacy, and sickness.
• Fuel card with UK Fuels, providing discounted rates at the pump.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• On‑site canteen.
• Exclusive ‘Staff Sales’ site for Company products.
• Training and development opportunities.
• ‘Refer a Friend’ recruitment scheme.

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Recruitment Solutions Workforce Limited offers the services of an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.