Electronics Engineer — Instrumentation Sustaining & Next-Gen

STU STEMCELL Technologies UK Ltd.; Cambridge, Waterbeach; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

STEMCELL Technologies UK Ltd. in Cambridge seeks an Electronics Engineer to join the Instrumentation UK engineering team, focusing on sustaining the cell sorting platform and contributing to next-generation instrumentation development.

You will design, test and simulate analogue and digital electronics, integrate interfaces (I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB), and collaborate with software for board bring-up. Altium-based PCB layouts and regulatory compliance are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering with 2–6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing, simulating, and troubleshooting analogue and digital electronics with power supplies, ADCs, motor/fan controllers, sensors and interfaces (I2C, SPI, SMBus, Ethernet, USB).
• Proficiency in schematic capture and multi-layer mixed-signal PCB layout; circuit simulation desirable.
• Hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes, logic analysers, multimeters, VNAs for bench testing.
• Ability to perform root-cause analysis and support product lifecycle in manufacturing.
• FPGA firmware design experience (VHDL/Verilog, IP blocks, synthesis).
• Strong communication and technical documentation; cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support ongoing product improvement and lead or support electronics-related quality investigations through problem investigation, root-cause analysis, design change, verification, and implementation into manufacture
• Own and deliver sustaining engineering activities including management of component obsolescence, substitutions, supplier support, product lifetime improvements and cost reductions
• Contribute to new product design, development and transfer to manufacture, including prototype builds, design verification, engineering documentation and design transfer
• Design, simulate and test analogue and digital electronics within complex scientific instrumentation, including low-noise optical front-ends, ADCs, FPGAs, photodetectors, precise motor control and embedded processors
• Integrate board-level communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB and NFC
• Collaborate with software teams to support board bring-up using embedded C/C++ or VHDL/Verilog
• Develop schematics and multi-layer, mixed-signal PCB layouts in Altium Designer, ensuring strict control over signal integrity, grounding, and EMC
• Ensure new designs and engineering changes consider applicable safety, EMC and regulatory requirements, including standards such as IEC 61010, IEC 61326 and EN 301 489

Skills

Embedded C/C++

VHDL/Verilog

FPGA firmware design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

STEMCELL Technologies UK Ltd. in Cambridge seeks an Electronics Engineer to join the Instrumentation UK engineering team, focusing on sustaining the cell sorting platform and contributing to next-generation instrumentation development.

You will design, test and simulate analogue and digital electronics, integrate interfaces (I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB), and collaborate with software for board bring-up. Altium-based PCB layouts and regulatory compliance are essential.