Electronics student placement

DCA Design International Limited; Warwick; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

DCA Design International Limited in Warwick is seeking electronics students for a 6–12 month industrial placement starting 2027. You will join the team to work on requirements, feasibility studies, testing, hardware design, prototyping and system integration.

You will get up to speed with CAD tools and receive mentorship while taking responsibility on real client projects. The placement complements studies and offers broad exposure to electronics design engineering.

Qualifications

• Proactive, enthusiastic and self-motivated attitude.
• Solid understanding of analogue and digital electronic design principles.
• Basic knowledge of microcontrollers and microcontroller-based systems.
• Effective verbal and written communication in English.
• Basic soldering and practical electronics prototyping skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in requirements definition, feasibility studies and testing.
• Contribute to hardware design, prototyping and debugging.
• Support system integration with other disciplines.
• Work with a mentor and gain hands-on experience on real client projects.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Analog & digital design

Microcontrollers basics

English communication

Soldering & prototyping

Job description

Electronics student placement

We're looking for the best electronics students to join us for 6-12 month industrial placements at our offices in Warwick starting 2027. We can offer you the opportunity to get involved in our projects from the outset, working as part of the DCA team in areas such as requirements definition, feasibility studies and testing, hardware design, prototyping and debugging, or system integration with other disciplines.

We work on board‑level design of systems including analogue and digital electronics, with the additional challenges that come from multidisciplinary electromechanical projects, tight space envelopes, low‑power design, or tightly regulated fields such as medical device development. You can expect to gain experience working on a number of projects during your time here.

We'll help you to get up to speed with our CAD tools and our approach to project work while giving you appropriate responsibility for work on real client projects. You'll need to be enthusiastic, motivated, self‑reliant, and able to manage your time, but help and support will of course be available when required - we assign a mentor to each student to help you settle in, to agree on objectives and support your development goals during your time with us.

A placement here will complement your studies and give you the advantage that comes with hands‑on experience on real commercial projects. Because our projects are so varied and we only employ the best engineers, you'll get a great range of exposure to different aspects of electronics design engineering and you'll learn a lot along the way. We regularly sponsor the best of our placement students and many have joined DCA on graduation.

There's a vibrant atmosphere at DCA in which you'll quickly be made to feel part of the team. There are many company events and informal social activities going on, so you will certainly have some fun during your time with us, in and out of the office!

Essential qualities

• A proactive, enthusiastic, and self‑motivated attitude, with the ability to work individually and as part of a team

• A sound understanding of analogue and digital electronic design principles and building blocks

• A basic knowledge of microcontrollers and microcontroller‑based systems

• Effective verbal and written communication skills in the English language

• Basic soldering and practical electronics prototyping skills

Desirable qualities

• Some understanding of software in embedded C

• Experience in circuit schematic capture or PCB layout using CAD tools

Pay and benefits

We offer competitive rates of pay and approved overtime. You will be entitled to 22 days of holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays, adjusted on a pro‑rata basis for placements of less than 12 months.

We encourage early applications, as vacancies may be filled before the closing date of 30 November 2026.

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