Operations Electronics Engineer

Horizon Search & Selection Ltd; Royston; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Search & Selection Ltd represents a client in rural Cambridgeshire near Royston seeking an experienced Operations Electronics Engineer. You will join the Manufacturing Engineering team to develop PCBA testing capabilities, provide diagnostic support, and help deliver robust production processes.

The role requires hands-on engineering, strong problem solving, and collaboration with R&D, Quality and external suppliers to enable reliable manufacturing and new product introductions.

Qualifications

• Advanced level in electronics design and measurement.
• Ability to work in a small team and own tasks end-to-end.
• Experience designing circuits and PCBs for test and programming equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tests systems and verifications for manufacturing.
• Provide diagnostic support to Manufacturing, Quality and Production Engineering teams.
• Collaborate with R&D and external suppliers to deliver robust production test solutions.
• Design for manufacture, assembly and test inputs for projects.
• Fault finding and repair of precision electronics PCBA's.

Skills

Advanced electronics design

PCB layout

Diagnostics support

Root cause analysis

Firmware experience

Data acquisition

Team collaboration

Education

HNC/HND/ Degree

Tools

Proteus

EasyPC

CAD software

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly skilled Operations Electronics Engineering working for our brilliant client based in rural Cambridgeshire and close to Royston.

This is a great opportunity to join a thriving company within their Manufacturing Engineering team and collaborate with the R&D department and the wider company teams. This is a full-time permanent position and the salary is negotiable depending on experience.

The company

Are global leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of PID gas sensors, gas detection instruments and leak detectors for a wide range of industries. With a commitment to innovation, quality and safety, the company empower industries worldwide to enhance workplace environments and safeguard lives.

They have grown steadily and consistently for over 37 years ago and offer a superb place to work and thrive. Having won the Queens Award for Enterprise within the innovation category, the company values are at the core of everything they do so with each recruit as they grow, they are seeking like-minded people to help build on the success which they already enjoy.

The role

The Operations Electronics Engineer is responsible for developing best-in-class PCBA and product testing capability, Providing diagnostic support so the Manufacturing can run reliably and efficiently. Joining a small team of electronics engineers, you will contribute to projects that support the introduction of new products, processes and automated test equipment.

For this role, we require advanced engineering expertise, combined with a hands‑on approach and the ability to provide exceptional diagnostic support to the Quality, Manufacturing and Production Engineering teams. It also required the ability to collaborate effectively with the R&D team and external suppliers to deliver robust production processes and test solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Within a small team of Operational Electronics Engineers, you will work together to meet departmental objectives and providing technical support to the Manufacturing Department
• Take ownership of project tasks to deliver New Products, Processes and Equipment into the Manufacturing department, utilising best in class test solutions
• Design, develop, validate and maintain tests systems and verifications processes and solutions to meet the requirements of the Manufacturing department. Making sure to document each step of the way for future reference
• Work with the Production Engineering and R&D teams to develop data acquisition from key test & manufacturing equipment to enable data driven decisions and improvements
• Work closely with external suppliers as well as the in-house R&D, Quality, Manufacturing and Engineering Teams to resolve high-priority issues
• Provide good quality “design for manufacture, Assembly and Test” inputs to the Project Development teams
• Fault Finding, troubleshooting and repair of precision electronics PCBA’s etc.
• Support the Manufacturing & Test processes of all PCBA variants via al the relevant in-house processes, equipment and relevant IPC Standards and provide training as necessary
• Where necessary, co-ordinate service/ maintenance of Test Equipment with external providers to ensure that machine uptime is optimal

The Person

For this important role within the company we are seeking someone with the following skill and attributes:

• Ideally educated to HNC/HND/ Degree level in a relevant subject

• Advanced Electric and Electrical Design and measurement competence and capability
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and to take ownership of project tasks, sharing knowledge with Technicians and Apprentices as required
• Ability to design electronic circuits & PCB layouts for test and programming equipment using CAD and PCB design packages such as Proteus, Easy PC etc.
• Able to conduct structured root cause analysis of advanced and high sensitivity electronics to enable robust problem solving & to provide robust solutions
• Demonstrable experience or working with various types of firmware and software. Ideally some basic coding ability
• Familiarity of working with very small components (0201 SMT components)
• Brilliant communication skills with a high degree of IT literacy, Proficient with MS Office tools
• Safety conscious and possess a high degree of precise manual dexterity and the ability to unload/ load SMT/ PCB related Machines and carry out basic maintenance as required
• Self-organised, methodical and logically minded and excellent levels of attention to detail
• A willingness to learn and develop
• Excellent problem solving abilities with experience in methodologies such as 8D & A3 problem solving
• In depth knowledge of QMS such as (ISO 9001 or equivalent) in relation to technical design & a manufacturing business
• Ideally some experience in design & products for hazardous locations (ATEX, IECEx)

Details

This role is offered on a Full-time, permanent basis. The salary offered is depending on experience and plus benefits. Due to the rural nature of the location, candidates must be able to drive to site.