Junior Electronics Engineer - Hands-on R&D in High-Tech

Octagon Group; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon Group in Cambridge is seeking a Junior Electronics Engineer to join a high-technology R&D team. You will gain hands-on exposure across the full product lifecycle, from initial design to testing and production support.

You will work with experienced engineers on electronics circuits, schematic capture, PCB design, testing and integration with firmware and software. A degree or equivalent practical experience is required, with visa/work-rights to operate in the UK.

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC/HND, apprenticeship or equivalent in Electronic 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 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Analogue & digital electronics

Practical electronics experience

Schematic reading

Embedded systems basics

Test equipment operation

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Degree, HNC/HND or apprenticeship in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Logic analysers

Bench power supplies

Job description

Octagon Group in Cambridge is seeking a Junior Electronics Engineer to join a high-technology R&D team. You will gain hands-on exposure across the full product lifecycle, from initial design to testing and production support.

You will work with experienced engineers on electronics circuits, schematic capture, PCB design, testing and integration with firmware and software. A degree or equivalent practical experience is required, with visa/work-rights to operate in the UK.