Hardware (Electronics and Firmware) Placement

The Focusrite Group; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent audio technology company in High Wycombe seeks a passionate individual for a 12-month placement in their electronics hardware and firmware team. The role offers hands-on experience with responsibilities including running a hardware lab, assembling prototypes, and design work. Ideal candidates should have an interest in hardware projects and music technologies. A competitive salary of £25,100 is provided, along with opportunities for developing audio products.

Benefits

Opportunity to develop products

Sharing benefits with permanent employees

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a keen interest in working on hardware and firmware projects.
• Interest in audio and music technologies.
• Any technology projects of your own you've undertaken and experiences collaborating with others.

Responsibilities

• Run and maintain the electronics hardware lab facilities.
• Assemble and fault-find prototypes by hand.
• Design work on new projects, including schematic capture and PCB layout.

Skills

Interest in hardware projects

Interest in audio and music technologies

Job description

Role Description

We’re looking for a passionate, enthusiastic person to join our electronics hardware and firmware team for a year.

This is a vital role for the team and will provide the opportunity to get some hands-on experience in a wide range of projects and technical areas. You will work with many other engineers in the hardware, QA and Production Engineering team and beyond, and get involved with products across Focusrite, Focusrite Pro and Novation.

Core responsibilities

• Taking responsibility for running and maintaining the electronics hardware lab facilities.
• Assembling & fault-finding prototypes by hand, including soldering components and using CAD tools to aid the build process.
• Assisting Production Engineering Team to identify component alternatives for current product lines.
• Ordering, sourcing and maintaining stock of components/PCBs during all phases of development.
• Design work on new projects, including schematic capture, PCB layout and firmware development.

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrate a keen interest in working on hardware and firmware projects
• Interest in audio and music technologies
• Any technology projects of your own you've undertaken, and any experiences you've had collaborating with others on them

About the Focusrite Group

Doing a 12-month placement at the Focusrite Group is like becoming one of the family. A rapidly growing, global family. We’re focused on providing opportunities for everyone and anyone to enjoy creating music.

Our placements are very popular, and that’s mainly because you can really get stuck in during your year with us. We don’t ask you to answer the phones and do the photocopying. We want you to help develop our products, market our brands, speak to our customers and make us better. A lot of our previous placement candidates are now full-time employees.

All placements last for 12-months. We pay you £25100 per year (£27100 for London-based roles), and you get to share some of the same benefits as our permanent employees.

Our brands, Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, Ampify, ADAM Audio, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Linea Research, Sequential, Oberheim, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax come together around a common mission to remove barriers to creativity.

We work hard. We are professional. And we play hard too. We select really, really talented and passionate people. And we absolutely love our work. So if you think you can bring something new to the mix, we look forward to hearing from you.

Please apply for as many of our placements as you wish.

Timetable for applications

Deadline to apply: 29th November 2025

Interviews: January – February 2026

Offers made by: 27th February 2026

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage people to apply regardless of religion, ethnic background, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity. We recognise the diversity shortcomings of our industry and are committed to driving change. Equally, we recognise the major impact that climate change is having on our world and work every day towards being industry leaders in a carbon neutral future.