Electronics Engineer - Hybrid, Impactful Assistive Tech

Smartbox Assistive Technology; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Wellbeing support

Career development

Job summary

Smartbox Assistive Technology is seeking an Electronics Engineer to join the Hardware team and help shape next-generation assistive devices. You will work across electronics, embedded firmware, mechanical design and accessibility to deliver reliable, production-ready products that improve communication and independence for users.

In this hybrid role, you’ll contribute from concept through prototyping, validation and manufacture, collaborating with firmware, mechanical and manufacturing

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience required.
• Designing, analysing, testing and validating electronic systems.
• Embedded electronics interfaces: USB, I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, ADC/DAC.
• Developing production-ready electronic products from concept to manufacture.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
• Low-level embedded firmware development in C, C++ or Rust.
• Power electronics including DC-DC conversion and power management.
• Laboratory testing and debugging skills.
• Collaborating with firmware, mechanical and manufacturing teams.
• Clear communication of technical information.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to circuit design and embedded software development across product lifecycles.
• Develop and validate hardware, perform testing and certification readiness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, production-ready devices.
• Support manufacturing partners during scale-up and production optimisation.

Skills

Embedded firmware (C/C++/Rust)

Power electronics

Circuit design

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear communication

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Smartbox Assistive Technology is seeking an Electronics Engineer to join the Hardware team and help shape next-generation assistive devices. You will work across electronics, embedded firmware, mechanical design and accessibility to deliver reliable, production-ready products that improve communication and independence for users.

In this hybrid role, you’ll contribute from concept through prototyping, validation and manufacture, collaborating with firmware, mechanical and manufacturing