Electronics Engineer

Westray Recruitment Group; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role – full time

Mon-Fri with early finish on Friday

Career progression in growing business

Hands-on role across product portfolio

Job summary

Westray Recruitment Group are seeking an Electronics Engineer for our client, a long-established UK electronics manufacturer in Northallerton. The role is hands-on, working closely with production and engineering teams to keep products running, buildable and reliable.

You will contribute across manufacturing, NPI and product lifecycle—solving issues, implementing improvements and supporting test, validation and conformance activities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics or related discipline.
• Experience beyond graduate level in Electronics Engineering.
• Strong analogue and digital electronics knowledge.
• Experience with microcontrollers or programmable devices.
• PCB design software familiarity (EasyPC, KiCad, AutoCAD, SolidWorks).
• Experience supporting products through manufacture, testing, NPI or lifecycle phases.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support electronic products through manufacture and their full lifecycle.
• Resolve production and test issues during builds.
• Support NPI and introduction of new products into production.
• Manage component obsolescence and sourcing replacements.
• Make engineering changes to improve manufacturability.
• Fault-find analogue and digital electronics problems.
• Support test, validation and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with shop floor and engineering teams.

Skills

Analogue & digital electronics

Microcontrollers

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Communication

Prioritisation

Education

Degree in Electronics / Electronic Engineering

Tools

EasyPC

KiCad

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Westray Recruitment Group are seeking to recruit an Electronics Engineer for our client based in Northallerton.

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

• Permanent role – full time
• Monday to Friday working hours (early finish on Friday)
• Long-term career progression within a growing engineering business
• Opportunity to work across a varied product portfolio and technically challenging projects
• Hands-on role offering exposure to product support, NPI, design modifications and manufacturing engineering
• Stable employment within a long-established, quality-driven organisation
• Collaborative team environment with genuine opportunities to influence engineering improvements
• Supportive management and ongoing professional development

THE BUSINESS

We’re working with a long-established UK electronics manufacturer (60+ years in business) who are looking to bring in an Electronics Engineer to strengthen their engineering capability across manufacturing and product lifecycle support.

This isn’t a pure design role.

In fact, design work is only a small part of the job.

Instead, you’ll be working closely with production and engineering teams to keep real-world products running, buildable and reliable.

You’ll be joining a stable, long-established manufacturer with a strong engineering culture and a growing workload.

This is a chance to step into a role where your engineering input directly affects how products are built, tested and delivered.

THE ROLE

As Electronics Engineer, you will provide practical engineering support across a broad range of electronic products, ensuring designs remain reliable, manufacturable and fully supported throughout their lifecycle. You will incorporate Manufacturing, NPI and Product Support.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting electronic products through manufacture and their full lifecycle
• Solving production and test issues when builds don’t go to plan
• Supporting NPI and getting new products into production
• Handling component obsolescence and sourcing replacements
• Making engineering changes to improve manufacturability
• Fault-finding analogue and digital electronics issues
• Supporting test, validation and root cause analysis
• Working closely with shop floor and engineering teams

THE PERSON

We are looking for an engineer who combines solid technical knowledge with a practical, hands-on approach.

You will ideally have:

• Degree qualification in Electronics, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline
• Previous experience in an Electronics Engineer or similar engineering position beyond graduate level
• Strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics
• Experience working with microcontrollers and programmable devices such as Microchip, Atmel or similar platforms
• Familiarity with PCB design and engineering software such as EasyPC, KiCad, AutoCAD, SolidWorks or equivalent
• Experience supporting products through manufacture, testing, NPI or product lifecycle activities
• Strong practical fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritise work and manage multiple engineering tasks effectively
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to work collaboratively across engineering and manufacturing teams
• A proactive attitude with the ability to work independently when required

It would be advantageous if you also have experience with:

• Component obsolescence and alternative part selection
• High-reliability or regulated manufacturing environments
• Aerospace, defence, industrial electronics, instrumentation, oil & gas or ATEX applications
• Quality-led manufacturing, traceability, testing and IPC standards

You’ll likely already be working in one of these environments:

• Electronics manufacturing / EMS / contract manufacturing
• Aerospace, defence, oil & gas, ATEX or instrumentation
• Industrial or high-reliability electronics

You’ll be someone who enjoys:

• Practical engineering, not just design work
• Being close to production and real hardware
• Solving problems others can’t
• Taking ownership of technical issues

Above all, you'll be someone who enjoys practical engineering, takes pride in producing quality work and thrives within a collaborative SME environment where no two days are the same.