Junior Electronics Engineer

Octagon Group; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon Group is seeking a Junior Electronics Engineer to work alongside experienced engineers across the full product development lifecycle in the UK. You will gain hands-on experience from design and prototyping through testing and production support.

Your role includes assisting with circuitry, schematic work, PCB design, prototype build/testing, and integration with firmware and sensors. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Good understanding of analogue and digital electronics.
• Practical experience building, testing or debugging electronic circuits.
• Ability to read and understand electronic schematics.
• Experience using common electronic test equipment.
• Basic understanding of embedded systems, microcontrollers, sensors or interfaces.
• Strong problem-solving with a hands-on approach.
• Attention to detail and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of electronic circuits and assemblies.
• Assist with schematic capture, component selection and design calculations.
• Support PCB design activities.
• Build, test, debug and modify prototype hardware.
• Carry out board-level testing, fault finding and verification.
• Use oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers and bench power supplies.
• Support electronics integration with firmware, software, sensors and displays.
• Assist with EMC, environmental and compliance testing.
• Produce test procedures, BOMs and manufacturing documentation.
• Work with production and test teams to resolve hardware issues.
• Support component sourcing, alternative parts reviews and obsolescence investigations.

Skills

Analog electronics

Digital electronics

Schematic interpretation

Hands-on problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Electronic Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Logic analyzers

Bench power supplies

Job description

Junior Electronics Engineer

THE ROLE

Working alongside experienced electronics engineers, you will gain hands-on exposure across the full product development lifecycle, from initial design and prototyping through to testing and production support.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the design and development of electronic circuits and assemblies
• Assisting with schematic capture, component selection and design calculations
• Supporting PCB design activities
• Building, testing, debugging and modifying prototype hardware
• Carrying out board-level testing, fault finding and verification
• Using oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analysers and bench power supplies
• Supporting electronics integration with firmware, software, sensors, displays and communication interfaces
• Assisting with EMC, environmental and compliance testing
• Producing test procedures, BOMs and manufacturing documentation
• Working with production and test teams to investigate and resolve hardware issues
• Supporting component sourcing, alternative part reviews and obsolescence investigations

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Degree, HNC/HND, apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• Good understanding of analogue and digital electronics
• Practical experience building, testing or debugging electronic circuits
• Ability to read and understand electronic schematics
• Experience using common electronic test equipment
• Basic understanding of embedded systems, microcontrollers, sensors or communication interfaces
• Strong problem-solving skills and a practical, hands-on approach
• Good attention to detail and willingness to learn
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

• Schematic capture or PCB design using Altium Designer, KiCad, OrCAD or similar
• Prototype assembly, soldering, rework or wiring
• SPI, I²C, UART, USB, Ethernet, CAN, MIPI or LVDS
• Power supply design, battery-powered products or low-power electronics
• Embedded C, Python, firmware or FPGA-based systems
• EMC, environmental testing or design for manufacture
• Experience within commercial, industrial, defence, aerospace, scientific or other high-technology environments

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is a great opportunity for an early-career electronics engineer to develop technically within a specialist engineering environment, working on advanced products and gaining exposure to design, development, testing and production.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this position.