Senior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer (AWDO-P15350)

AWD online; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Performance bonus

Pension

Healthcare schemes

Job summary

AWD online is seeking a Senior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer in Bury, Greater Manchester. You will own electronic hardware and embedded software for industrial products from concept through to production, including UL submissions and approvals.

The role requires hands‑on development, collaboration with cross‑functional teams, and a focus on quality, safety and regulatory compliance. A senior appointment may be considered based on experience.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering.
• Significant relevant industry experience.
• Proven experience taking electronic products into production with UL involvement.
• Hardware design skills across analogue and digital circuits.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware requirements, schematics and embedded software specs.
• Be the main technical contact for UL submissions and approvals.
• Design analogue, digital and mixed‑signal circuits for industrial products.
• Create schematics, select components and develop PCB layouts.
• Develop and maintain C software for microcontroller‑based systems.
• Design power supplies and measurement circuits for industrial applications.
• Ensure electrical safety, EMC and regulatory compliance in designs.
• Produce design calculations, test plans and validation reports.
• Support production introduction and collaborate across locations.

Skills

Analog & digital design

Embedded C

UL submissions

PCB design

Microcontroller dev

Electrical safety

Schematic capture

RTOS

Industrial instrumentation

Education

Electrical/Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

Proteus

Cadence

Altium

Easy-PC

RTOS development

Job description

Senior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer (AWDO-P15350)

Senior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer

Join a collaborative engineering team developing industrial electronic products from concept to production. This hands‑on opportunity suits an experienced engineer with strong hardware design and embedded C skills, plus ability to act as the main technical contact for UL submissions and approvals. A senior appointment may be considered based on skills and experience.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Electronics Engineer, Embedded Systems Engineer, Electronics Hardware Engineer, Hardware Design Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Firmware Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, PCB Design Engineer, Firmware Developer

Benefits include 25 days’ holiday, performance‑related bonus, pension and healthcare schemes.

SALARY: £44,000 to £52,000 per annum + Benefits

LOCATION: Bury, Greater Manchester, North West England

JOB TYPE: Full‑Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an opportunity for a Senior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer to take hands‑on ownership across electronic hardware and embedded software development for new and existing industrial products, from requirements through testing, regulatory approval and production.

Reporting to the Senior Electronics and Software Engineer (Team Lead / Manager), the Senior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer will work with electronic, software, mechanical and production colleagues, taking technical ownership, sharing knowledge and contributing ideas to improve products and processes, also acting as the main technical contact for UL submissions and approvals.

With varied projects, professional development and progression, the Senior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer can contribute from concept through mass production while supporting UL submissions and continuous improvement.

DUTIES

• Product Requirements and Specifications: Develop product requirements, hardware specifications and embedded software specifications
• UL Regulations, Compliance and Submissions: Be the main technical contact for UL submissions and approvals
• Electronic Circuit Design: Design analogue, digital and mixed‑signal circuits for industrial products
• PCB and Component Development: Produce schematics, select components and develop or oversee PCB layouts
• Embedded Software Development: Develop, debug, test and maintain C software for microcontroller‑based systems
• Power and Measurement Systems: Design and evaluate AC‑DC and DC‑DC power supplies, low‑power battery designs and voltage, current and three‑phase measurement circuits
• Safety, EMC: Design for electrical safety, EMC, reliability, manufacture and test, and prepare technical documentation
• Testing and Validation: Produce design calculations, test plans and validation reports, and carry out prototype testing, fault investigation and technical design reviews
• Production and Collaboration: Support production introduction, manufacturing test and calibration, and collaborate with colleagues and suppliers across locations and time zones

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering or similar
• Significant relevant industry experience
• Proven experience taking electronic products into production, with an appreciation of mechanical design and UL requirements
• Strong electronic hardware design skills across analogue and digital circuits, schematic capture and PCB design
• Hands‑on experience developing microcontroller‑based embedded systems using C and different microcontroller IDEs
• Experience designing and evaluating AC‑DC and DC‑DC power supplies
• Experience designing products to meet UL requirements and contributing directly to submissions and approvals
• Understanding of electrical safety, isolation, creepage and clearance, circuit protection, component ratings and EMC design principles
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation, work independently and solve problems methodically
• Experience with industrial instrumentation, three‑phase electrical systems, measurement circuits and low‑power battery‑operated products
• Experience with Proteus, Cadence, Easy‑PC or Altium, RTOS development and embedded interfaces including I²C, SPI, QSPI, UART, RS‑485, Modbus RTU/TCP, USB and Ethernet
• Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy, bootloaders, firmware update processes, version control, static code analysis, software coding standards and UL/IEC 61010

WHAT’S ON OFFER

• Varied hardware and embedded software projects for industrial applications
• The opportunity to take products from initial concept through design and development to mass production
• A collaborative engineering environment with opportunities for technical ownership
• Opportunities for professional development and progression
• A workspace in newly furnished offices
• Performance‑related bonus

• Degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering or similar
• Significant relevant industry experience
• Proven experience taking electronic products into production, with an appreciation of mechanical design and UL requirements
• Strong electronic hardware design skills across analogue and digital circuits, schematic capture and PCB design
• Hands‑on experience developing microcontroller‑based embedded systems using C and different microcontroller IDEs
• Experience designing and evaluating AC‑DC and DC‑DC power supplies
• Experience designing products to meet UL requirements and contributing directly to submissions and approvals
• Understanding of electrical safety, isolation, creepage and clearance, circuit protection, component ratings and EMC design principles
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation, work independently and solve problems methodically
• Experience with industrial instrumentation, three‑phase electrical systems, measurement circuits and low‑power battery‑operated products
• Experience with Proteus, Cadence, Easy‑PC or Altium, RTOS development and embedded interfaces including I²C, SPI, QSPI, UART, RS‑485, Modbus RTU/TCP, USB and Ethernet
• Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy, bootloaders, firmware update processes, version control, static code analysis, software coding standards and UL/IEC 61010