Graduate Electronics Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Great Yarmouth is seeking a Graduate Electronics Engineer to join their Engineering team. This role offers the opportunity to work on exciting projects in high temperature and defence applications, providing a wealth of development opportunities across various engineering disciplines. The successful candidate will engage in product design, testing, and lifecycle management, while benefiting from a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Flexible working practices

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Health cash plan

Private healthcare

Pension scheme with 6% employer contributions

Life assurance (4x annual salary)

Employee assistance programme

Support for further training and education

Relocation assistance up to £8,000

Qualifications

• Graduate role with placements across various engineering areas.
• Involvement in design, testing, and lifecycle management of products.
• Collaboration with multiple teams and departments.

Responsibilities

• Review customer enquiries and support sales in quoting.
• Design new products including CAD layout and BOM management.
• Support products in manufacture and lifecycle management.

Skills

Electronics design

CAD layout

Simulation and analysis

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Electronics Engineering or related field

Job description

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Electronics Engineer to join our Engineering team based at our Great Yarmouth manufacturing facility. You will contribute to both internal development and customer-funded projects, encompassing all aspects of design, test, and qualification. Product applications include industrial high temperature, harsh environment hybrid microelectronics, RF transmit/receive modules, optoelectronic transceivers, radar systems, and hybrid microelectronics for aerospace and defence applications.

Here are some examples of the types of programmes you could be working on:

• High Temperature – we are a chosen design partner for the design and manufacture of hybrid multi-chip modules used in high temperature environments within oil and gas drilling and exploration.
• Defence – we work closely with leading defence primes designing components, modules, and subsystems for applications in missile defence systems, radar, and fighter aircraft.

Our customers approach us with complex and challenging projects.

You will be provided with a wealth of development opportunities, engaging with these exciting projects as part of our talented team of highly skilled engineers to provide leading design and manufacturing solutions that meet and exceed those challenges. Working cross-functionally with multiple teams and departments, you will have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of our products throughout their life cycle, including:

• Review of new opportunities: reviewing customer enquiries, supporting sales in quoting
• Design of new products: CAD layout from schematic, BOM management, simulation and analysis, qualification of new designs, design for manufacture, generating manufacturing documentation, test specification/design
• Supporting products in manufacture: issue resolution, customer returns, support of diagnostics, CI activities and improvement projects
• Life cycle management: component obsolescence review, selection of replacements, re-design for obsolescence, documentation update

As part of your graduate role, you will complete several placements across different engineering areas and other departments outside of engineering to build broad knowledge and experience of the business. Within engineering, you will work across disciplines such as electronics design, process development, RF engineering, and test and diagnostics. You will also have opportunities in program and product management, sales/customer support, supply chain and planning, quality assurance, and manufacturing.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including:

• Flexible working practices, such as a 9-day fortnight, hybrid working, flexitime accruing up to 12 additional days per year, and a half-day Friday
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy additional days
• Health cash plan for everyday health expenses
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme with 6% employer contributions
• Life assurance (4x annual salary)
• Reward and recognition platform
• Retail, leisure, gym discounts, and more
• Employee assistance programme with confidential counselling services
• Support for further training and education
• Continuous development and career progression opportunities
• Relocation assistance up to £8,000