Principal Electronics Engineer - Health & Life Sciences

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Client:

PA Consulting

Location:

Melbourn, United Kingdom

Job Category:

-

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Yes

Job Reference:

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5

Posted:

24.04.2025

Expiry Date:

08.06.2025

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.

Responsibilities:

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.

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.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

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]