Graduate Electronics Applications Engineer

RedTech Recruitment; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

RedTech Recruitment is seeking an Applications Engineer – Graduate Electronics for Cambridge. This role welcomes graduates and involves working on a variety of short, technically challenging projects, testing and programming existing designs rather than drafting new hardware.

Full training will be provided; curiosity and a genuine interest in electronics are valued alongside good problem solving and communication skills. Applicants must be able to obtain security clearance.

Qualifications

• A strong academic background with a degree in Electronic Engineering, Electronics & Computer Science, or a closely related technical subject, and good A Level results.
• A genuine interest in electronics demonstrated through university work, personal projects, hobby electronics, robotics, embedded systems or similar
• Good foundational understanding of digital electronics, ideally including some exposure to FPGAs, embedded microprocessors and/or device drivers
• Familiarity with at least one high-level programming language
• An inquisitive mind and strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand unfamiliar electronic designs, schematics and technical documentation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to work directly with customers
• Please note this is not primarily an FPGA or PCB design role – projects are typically short, challenging and varied, focused on understanding, testing and programming existing third-party electronic designs rather than designing new hardware from scratch
• Given the nature of some customers & projects, you must be in a position to obtain security clearance

Responsibilities

• Review customer schematics and electronic designs to understand how their systems work
• Understand customer requirements and develop tailored test and programming solutions
• Create test models for electronic devices by interpreting datasheets and writing code
• Configure specialist electronics testing software for customer applications
• Investigate unfamiliar designs and solve challenging electronics problems
• Deliver technical presentations, demonstrations and training to customers
• Work closely with customers, sales and engineering teams and feed technical insights into product development

Job description

RedTech Recruitment is seeking an Applications Engineer – Graduate Electronics for Cambridge. This role welcomes graduates and involves working on a variety of short, technically challenging projects, testing and programming existing designs rather than drafting new hardware.

Full training will be provided; curiosity and a genuine interest in electronics are valued alongside good problem solving and communication skills. Applicants must be able to obtain security clearance.