Principal Electronics Engineer - Health & Life Sciences

PA Consulting; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Consultant, where your expertise in electronics and engineering will drive innovative solutions in technology and product development. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead projects from concept to delivery, working alongside industry experts in a collaborative environment. You'll not only tackle complex challenges but also mentor and develop the next generation of engineers. Enjoy a flexible work-life balance, competitive benefits, and a chance to make a real impact in healthcare and life sciences. Embrace the opportunity to grow your career in an inclusive and dynamic workplace.

Benefits

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Community and charity initiatives

Annual performance-based bonus

PA share ownership

Tax efficient benefits

Qualifications

• Energy and enthusiasm for new challenges and innovation.
• Confidence as a technical lead and hands-on team player.
• Passionate about developing less experienced team members.

Responsibilities

• Work across the development lifecycle for clients.
• Lead and mentor team members in complex projects.
• Communicate complex engineering concepts effectively.

Skills

Analogue and mixed-signal circuit design

Digital circuit design (FPGA)

Embedded closed-loop control

Model-based or data-driven design (MATLAB, Python)

Regulatory requirements for medical devices

Communication of engineering concepts

Business development in healthcare

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job Description

At PA, you will be working within one of the most successful UK organisations in technology and product development, with a team who have an exceptional reputation for innovation and delivery across a range of industries such as consumer well-being, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and medical devices.

Our team includes industry-leading experts in electronics, software development, mechanical engineering, applied science and industrial design. We offer all our engineering professionals career progression and tailored training to equip them with the tools they need to tackle complex and challenging projects through their careers.

As a Principal Consultant (PC), you will be trusted to work across the whole development lifecycle for clients, offering a rare opportunity to gain broad experiences from concept to delivery. This is a great opportunity to not only work on some of the most challenging problems in the industry but also to see your solution through to deployment where it has a positive impact. Our PCs are also able to lead the development and growth of other team members, both in a formal (line management) and informal capacity.

PA offers a career in consulting, not just a job; a stake in our firm; and an environment where individuals and ideas matter.

We are looking for candidates who have some of the following skills:

• Well versed in a breadth of electronics disciplines that could include:
  • Analogue and mixed-signal circuit design (PCB) for measurement systems
  • Digital circuit design (FPGA)
  • Embedded closed-loop control
  • Model-based or data-driven design (MATLAB, Python)
• Experience architecting complex, multidisciplinary products, working within teams of electronic, mechanical and software engineers as well as applied scientists.
• Practical knowledge of how satisfy regulatory requirements in the development of medical and diagnostic devices.
• An appreciation of a wide range of engineering and manufacturing principles and the process of transferring a product to market.
• Confidence communicating complex engineering concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Commercial awareness of the challenges facing our clients and experience of business development in healthcare and life sciences.

Flexible working - We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance.

Qualifications

• Energy and enthusiasm to take on new and unfamiliar challenges coupled with the ability to innovate and develop deep insights.
• Confidence as a technical lead that teams will follow, but not afraid to get ‘hands-on’ and work with the team to overcome challenges.
• Passionate about developing the careers of less experienced team members.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

Additional Information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We’re committed to advancing equality.We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [emailprotected]

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