Junior Electronics Engineer

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Uny Lelant; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd is assisting a seaside engineering team near St Ives, Cornwall, to recruit a Junior Electronics Engineer for hands-on work on rugged industrial products. You will join an experienced engineer to learn systems, with emphasis on troubleshooting, maintenance and quality control.

The role requires a degree in Electronic Engineering, practical electronics experience, and a genuine desire to learn. On-site, full-time work is expected in a beachside setting.

Qualifications

• Degree in electronic engineering is required.
• Hands-on electronics experience sought; hobbyist exposure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and maintain existing rugged products for industrial environments.
• Quality control of built hardware and systems.
• Learn from an experienced engineer through detailed handover and on-site collaboration.

Skills

Digital electronics

Analogue electronics

Ohm's Law

Op-amps

PCB design

I2C

SPI

UART

PIC development

LoRa

Education

Electronic Engineering degree

Job description

Junior Electronics Engineer

Location: St Ives, Cornwall

Salar: £28,000 - £35,000 DOE

The Role

We're looking for a Junior Electronics Engineer to join our clients engineering team in their beautiful, beachside location near St Ives. You will be working on rugged, real-world products used in demanding industrial environments - our client is well known in their sector and work with many household names across Europe and the USA.

You'll receive a detailed, hands-on handover from an experienced Electronics Engineer to build a thorough working understanding of the systems already in place - the focus is on troubleshooting, maintaining, and quality-controlling what's been built, rather than redesigning from scratch.

Key Skills & Experience

• Digital and analogue electronics - this is a digital system with strongly analogue components, so real comfort with analogue nuances matters
• Core fundamentals including Ohm's Law and operational amplifiers (op-amps)
• PCB design and layout
• Serial communications including I2C, SPI and UART
• Microchip PIC development experience (a bonus, not essential)
• Radio communications - localised, closed-loop radio rather than IoT; familiarity with LoRa is helpful but not essential

About You

• A degree in Electronic Engineering
• Hands-on electronics experience - hobbyist-level exposure prior to university is a genuine plus
• A degree plus a couple of years' industry experience (including small business experience) would strengthen your application
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a genuine desire to learn
• Comfortable working on-site full time; please note there's no relocation budget for this role, though candidates have successfully relocated for this position before

If you're a motivated junior engineer with a genuine grounding in electronics and an interest in real-world, rugged product design, we'd love to hear from you.