Electronics Engineer

Carallon; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the product research and development sector is seeking a hands-on Electronics Engineer to join their dynamic team in London. The successful candidate will work on innovative projects, taking responsibility from product design to PCB manufacturing. Ideal applicants will possess a strong educational background in Electronics Engineering and a proactive approach to learning and growth within the industry.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of industry experience in a similar role is desirable.
• Experience taking products from concept through to PCB and manufacturing.
• Practical skills such as soldering and using key bench equipment.

Responsibilities

• Product design from concept through to manufacturing.
• Support manufacturing to resolve/debug board failure issues.
• Collaborate with team members on design decisions.

Skills

Problem-solving attitude

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Electronics Engineering undergraduate degree, 2:1 or above

Tools

OrCAD

Cadstar

Altium

Oscilloscopes

Multi-meters

Signal generators

Job description

Job Reference CAR/EE/JUN25
Salary Competitive, dependent on experience
Working Hours Full-time
Contract type Permanent
Location Office based at our Carallon Offices in Gunnersbury, London, W4

About Us

Carallon is a product research and development company creating industry-leading award-winning products with a clear focus on quality and reliability. Based in London, we specialise in industrial hardware, software design, quality assurance and manufacturing for the entertainment industry, encompassing lighting control, LED video processing and motion control.

We are wholly employee-owned, and a certified B Corp. Working with us means working within a culture that values innovation, quality, supportiveness and flexibility.

Job Summary

The Electronics Engineer is within our Electronics development team, which works concurrently on a variety of exciting, cutting-edge projects. We build products for professional use with an expectation of reliability and robustness. To accomplish this, we continuously invest in tools for every stage of the process, including design, simulation, test and manufacturing. We're seeking a hands-on engineer with a willingness and enthusiasm to experiment and tackle problems, and we value initiative, imagination and technical creativity.

We offer a very friendly, flexible and supportive working environment. Our development team is close-knit and highly motivated with a keen interest in the products it creates. A successful candidate should be similarly minded to work in the driven, focused environment required to bring original and ground-breaking products to market.

At Carallon we place a strong value on long-term relationships with our employees and our clients. We are looking for candidates who are interested in developing their career in partnership with us, joining our employee-owned company where we all contribute to (and benefit from) our shared purpose.

Candidates should be familiar with key electronic principles and concepts and with exposure to CAD tools and designing circuits. Working within a small team, the Electronics Engineer should be able to build a solid understanding of the project they are working on and take ownership of the electronics under appropriate supervision. The successful candidate will be proactive and self-motivated about continuing to push their understanding of design, test and manufacturing practices through books, videos, mentoring or relevant training courses. This role presents an opportunity to develop design skills through exposure to increasingly challenging design requirements, and through review of existing designs, mentoring and discussion.

Within this role, the Engineer will become familiar with the whole design cycle process from research through schematic to PCB manufacture and able to support Manufacturing in any test or board failure issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Product design - taking a product from concept through to manufacturing, taking on schematic design, PCB layout, test and measurement.
• Understanding of product lifecycle
• Design decision-making: critique and propose alternative solutions
• Support Manufacturing and other teams to resolve/debug board failure issues
• Support other Electronics team members with investigative / support workPractical skills including the ability to mock up test solutions

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Electronics Engineering undergraduate degree, 2:1 or above, or relevant professional experience
• Experience with EDA tools such as OrCAD / Cadstar / Altium etc
• Practical skill such as soldering and using other key bench equipment such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, signal generators etc.
• Evidence of having conducted some previous schematic design work
• Problem-solving attitude
• Attention to detail and a careful and precise mindset
• Positive attitude to expanding own learning and knowledge
• Able to demonstrate a genuine interest and passion in electronics specifically, and engineering in general Strong communication skills in both verbal and written English

Desirable Extras

• 1-3 years of industry experience in a similar role designing and developing circuit boards
• Experience taking products from concept through to PCB through to manufacturing
• Skills such as design for manufacture and design for test Direct PCB design and layout experience
• Excellent time management, including the ability to prioritise conflicting tasks appropriately
• Previous experience of taking a product to manufacture
• Keen interest in the products we make and the markets in which we operate