Principal Electronics Engineer - Instrumentation Architect

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd.; Oxford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Generous pension

Private healthcare

Job summary

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is seeking a Principal Instrument Electronics Engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of advanced electronics for cutting-edge scientific instrumentation at our Oxford site. You will own concept through prototype, verification and release into manufacture, mentoring engineers and shaping engineering standards in a multidisciplinary team.

You will collaborate with software, mechanical, manufacturing and quality teams while driving design-for-manufacture and

Qualifications

• You will be an experienced electronics engineer with a strong track record of delivering complex hardware systems.
• We are particularly interested in candidates with:
• Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering (or related discipline).
• Significant industry experience (typical 10+ years) across full product lifecycles.
• Proven expertise in analogue, digital and mixed-signal electronics design.
• Strong board-level design experience, including schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience developing complex PCB-based systems for instrumentation, embedded platforms or similar products.
• A structured approach to debugging, verification and hardware characterisation.
• Experience working in regulated or quality-managed environments.
• The ability to lead technical decisions and influence across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with embedded systems and FPGA-based designs is important.
• Hands-on experience in firmware or FPGA development considered advantageous.

Responsibilities

• You will lead the architecture, design and delivery of analogue, digital and mixed-signal electronics
• Owning development from concept through prototype, verification and release into manufacture
• Defining system architecture, partitioning and interfaces across multidisciplinary teams
• Driving robust engineering practices including design for manufacture and test
• Leading schematic design, guiding PCB layout and making key component and architecture decisions
• Planning and leading bring-up, debugging, verification and root-cause analysis activities
• Supporting transfer to manufacture and resolving production or compliance challenges
• Producing and reviewing technical documentation within a controlled development environment
• Mentoring engineers and contributing to best practice, standards and continuous improvement

Skills

Analogue electronics

Digital electronics

Mixed-signal design

Board-level design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

FPGA

Firmware development

Education

Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Tools

Verilog/VHDL

EDA tools

PCB design tools

Job description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is seeking a Principal Instrument Electronics Engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of advanced electronics for cutting-edge scientific instrumentation at our Oxford site. You will own concept through prototype, verification and release into manufacture, mentoring engineers and shaping engineering standards in a multidisciplinary team.

You will collaborate with software, mechanical, manufacturing and quality teams while driving design-for-manufacture and