Principal Electronics Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medtech company in Cambridge is seeking a Principal Electronics Engineer to lead the design of electronic subsystems for robotic platforms. This role offers a competitive salary between £80,000 - £110,000 and includes excellent benefits like a 15% annual bonus, private healthcare, and pension contributions. Candidates should have experience in various electronic technologies and a passion for innovation in surgical technology.

Benefits

15% annual bonus

8% employer pension contribution

BUPA Private Healthcare

Death in service 8x base salary

Qualifications

• Lead design and development of complex electronic subsystems.
• Mentor engineers and guide best practices.
• Experience with power, analogue, digital, FPGA, and embedded technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design complex electronic systems for robotic platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve multidisciplinary challenges.
• Champion robust design and innovation within the organization.

Job description

Overview

What’s in it for me? Join a Cambridge med tech team, where you’ll help redefine what’s possible in surgery. You’ll be part of a team developing cutting edge robotic systems that are transforming how operations are performed worldwide, improving patient outcomes and surgeon wellbeing. You’ll see excellent financial packages, in an environment which prioritises the people that work here.

You’ll see a salary between £80,000 - £110,000, 8% employer contribution on pension, 15% annual bonus, BUPA Private Healthcare provided for yourself and your family, death in service 8x base salary, and plenty of other benefits. You’ll have real visibility and influence; your ideas won’t disappear into layers of management. Expect the autonomy to shape technology that genuinely saves and improves lives, while working in a culture that values collaboration, curiosity and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

What will I be doing? As Principal Electronics Engineer, you’ll lead the design and development of complex electronic subsystems within a high-performance robotic platform spanning power, analogue, digital, FPGA and embedded technologies. You’ll combine hands on technical work with technical leadership, mentoring talented engineers and guiding best practice across the team. Your designs will move from concept through to manufacture, shaping the architecture of a regulated, safety-critical system used in real clinical environments. Expect to collaborate closely with mechanical, software, systems and manufacturing specialists solving multidisciplinary challenges and influencing decisions that define the next of surgical technology.

You’ll help set the direction for electronics engineering, championing robust design, process improvement and innovation across the organisation.

Location

You’ll be based at a state-of-the-art facility in Cambridge, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in medtech and robotics. It’s an environment that blends start-up agility with the scale and stability of a global business.

Next Steps

1. Click the apply button (don’t worry, we’ll discuss before your CV or application goes anywhere)
2. You can call SoCode and ask for James (number on Google)
3. You can find me on LinkedIn; trust me there’s not many people with the surname Bokhorst