Senior Electronic Design Engineer

Mansell Recruitment Group; Caddington; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/remote working

Company pension

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Free parking

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Mansell Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced Senior Electronics Design Engineer to join an established engineering and technology business delivering bespoke electronic solutions for OEM customers.

This hands-on role covers the full product lifecycle from requirements to production, with ownership of hardware designs and close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial electronics design spanning concept to production.
• Ability to perform worst-case analysis and simulations.
• Strong lab testing, measurement and fault-finding skills.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware designs from concept through to production.
• Interpret customer requirements and specifications.
• Carry out circuit design and component selection.
• Conduct worst-case analysis and simulations.
• Collaborate with PCB layout engineers and perform board bring-up.

Skills

Commercial electronics design

Concept to production

Analogue & digital electronics

Microcontrollers

Schematic capture

Design verification

Documentation

FMEA & problem solving

Regulatory/standards

Project timing management

Tools

Altium

Job description

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Electronics Design Engineer to join an established engineering and technology business delivering bespoke electronic solutions for a range of OEM customers.

This is a hands-on design position focused on technically challenging hardware projects. The successful candidate will take ownership of designs from initial concept through to a proven, manufacturable product, working alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams.

The role will cover the full product lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, circuit design, PCB development, testing, validation and production.

This is an ideal opportunity for an engineer who wants to remain technically hands-on, rather than move into a predominantly management-focused position.

Key Responsibilities

• Own hardware designs from concept through to production
• Interpret customer requirements & specifications
• Carry out circuit design & component selection
• Complete worst-case analysis & simulation
• Work closely with PCB layout engineers
• Carry out board bring-up, testing & fault finding
• Design for manufacture, test & compliance
• Support EMC, safety & qualification testing
• Produce technical documentation, specifications & test plans
• Lead and participate in design reviews
• Provide technical input for quotations & proposals
• Attend customer technical discussions
• Identify and communicate technical risks
• Provide technical support and mentor less experienced engineers

Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Commercial electronics design experience
• Proven designs taken from concept to production
• Strong analogue & digital electronics experience
• Experience with microcontrollers
• Schematic capture - Altium
• Strong structured approach to electronics design
• Confident with laboratory testing, measurement & fault finding
• Experience working with PCB layout engineers
• Strong technical writing & documentation skills
• Experience with FMEA & structured problem solving
• Experience with approvals & validation
• Ability to manage project timings
• Able to work autonomously
• Eligible to obtain and hold UK Security Clearance (SC)
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable Skills

• Switched Mode Power Supply design
• Experience with 8, 16, 32 & 64-bit microprocessors
• EMC testing & design
• Programming experience or awareness
• Version control
• CAN, Ethernet, RS485 & USB
• CAN/Ethernet diagnostics
• Experience working across multiple clients/projects
• Signal Integrity & Power Integrity knowledge
• Experience designing to recognised standards/regulations
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
• Current or previous UK Security Clearance

The Package

• Competitive salary
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays
• Hybrid/remote working
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Private healthcare following successful probation
• Life insurance