Electronics Engineer

Avanti Recruitment Limited; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Company pension

Share incentive scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible working around core hours

Early finish on Fridays

Job summary

Avanti Recruitment Limited is recruiting for an Electronics Engineer / Senior Electronics Engineer to join an established engineering business developing specialist instrumentation for global markets, based on site in Gateshead.

This hands-on R&D role covers electronics development from concept to manufacture, with opportunities to lead workstreams and influence product direction, collaborating with firmware, software and mechanical teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of commercial electronics development experience.
• Strong schematic and PCB design experience.
• Analogue and digital electronics knowledge.
• Experience taking products through to manufacture.
• Experience with testing, validation and troubleshooting.
• Exposure to EMC, product approvals or regulatory compliance.
• Ability to manage your own workload and own projects.
• Strong communication and collaborative working skills.
• Experience with embedded C is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Analogue and digital electronic design.
• Schematic capture and PCB design/layout.
• Prototype development, testing and debugging.
• Product approvals, design validation and EMC compliance.
• DFM, DFT, FMEA and design-for-cost activities.
• Low-level firmware development and modification.
• Support products through the full development lifecycle.
• Work closely with firmware, software, mechanical and other teams.
• Research new technologies for future product development.
• Take ownership of technical workstreams and engineering decisions.

Skills

Electronics development

Schematic design

PCB layout

Analogue electronics

Digital electronics

Embedded C

Project ownership

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

EMC/regulatory awareness

Manufacture-readiness

Job description

We're recruiting for an Electronics Engineer / Senior Electronics Engineer to join an established engineering business developing specialist electronic instrumentation for global markets.

This is a hands‑on R&D position where you'll take ownership of electronics development from initial requirements and concept through PCB design, prototyping, validation, approvals and manufacture.

Depending on experience, there is also scope to lead electronics workstreams and help influence future products and technology.

The Role

• Analogue and digital electronic design
• Schematic capture and PCB design/layout
• Prototype development, testing and debugging
• Product approvals, design validation and EMC compliance
• DFM, DFT, FMEA and design-for-cost activities
• Low-level firmware development and modification
• Supporting products throughout the full development lifecycle
• Working closely with firmware, software, mechanical and other engineering teams
• Researching new technologies for future product development
• Taking ownership of technical workstreams and engineering decisions

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of commercial electronics development experience
• Strong schematic and PCB design experience
• Analogue and digital electronics knowledge
• Experience developing electronic products through to manufacture
• Experience with testing, validation and troubleshooting
• Exposure to EMC, product approvals or regulatory compliance
• Ability to manage your own workload and take ownership of projects
• Strong communication and collaborative working skills
• Experience with embedded C would be beneficial, although you do not need to be a dedicated Firmware Engineer.

Package

• £40,000 - £50,000
• Annual bonus
• Company pension
• Share incentive scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Flexible working around core hours
• Early finish on Fridays

The position is primarily site-based in Gateshead