Senior Electronics Design Engineer

Xpertis Talent; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Xpertis Talent is seeking a hands-on senior electronics designer to join a mission-driven electronics team. You will own subsystems from requirements to verified hardware, including low-noise front-ends, power, MCU/FPGA-based control boards and cabling integration.

You will lead high-speed digital/FPGA design (Xilinx Zynq), PCB design in Altium 365, and ensure IPC-2221/IPC-7351 compliance. Degree in electrical engineering and 5+ years in instrumentation are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical/electronic engineering or closely related discipline.
• 5+ years of design engineering in instrumentation or test & measurement products.
• Experience with low-noise environments and mixed-signal design.
• Digital hardware design including MCU-based control boards and interfaces (Gigabit Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C, UART, RS-485, CAN, PCIe).
• High-speed multi-layer PCB design and FPGA/SoC design on Xilinx Zynq (VHDL/Verilog).
• Schematic and PCB design in Altium 365 to IPC-2221/IPC-7351 with managed libraries and version control.
• DFMEA, verification plans & reports; design-for-manufacture with contract manufacturers.
• Hands-on PCBA bring-up and debugging with test equipment.
• EMC and product safety: IEC 61326-1 and IEC 61010-1.
• Cross-functional collaboration across optics, mechanics, firmware, software, and scientists.

Responsibilities

• Design and verify circuits for new instruments: low-noise analog front-ends, mixed-signal, power and control boards.
• Own high-speed digital and FPGA/SoC design; PCB design to IPC standards.
• Lead hardware architecture decisions for subsystems from concept to production release.
• Run the product-design process: requirements, design reviews, DFMEA, verification plans and reports.
• Prototype rapidly with breadboards and proto boards; validate concepts ahead of final PCBA spins.
• Bring up and debug boards with firmware; hand-solder and modify hardware as needed.
• Own electrical BOMs, datasheets and safety/EMC considerations; support DFM/DFA.
• Sustain released products: obsolescence, manufacturing and field issues, root-cause.
• Collaborate across teams to prove designs and resolve cross-functional issues.

Skills

Low-noise analog front-ends

Mixed-signal design

High-speed digital design

FPGA/SoC design (Xilinx Zynq)

MCU-based control boards

PCB layout & design

Schematic capture

System integration

EMC & safety compliance

Education

Bachelors/Master’s in electrical/electronic engineering

Tools

Altium 365

Valor NPI

ViewMate

Git / version-control workflows

Jira & Confluence

Job description

Hands-on senior designer in a mission-driven electronics team developing the next generation of material-characterisation laboratory instruments and sustaining the existing product range. You will own subsystems from requirements to verified hardware: low-noise detection front-ends, power distribution, MCU- and FPGA-based control boards, and the integration of cables, actuators and motors. You bring the two things the team needs most: a structured product-design approach and high-speed digital / Xilinx FPGA capability.

What you will do

• Design and verify circuits for the new instrument: low-noise analogue front-ends, mixed-signal, power and control boards.
• Own high-speed digital and FPGA/SoC (Xilinx Zynq) design, and PCB design in Altium 365 to IPC standards.
• Take technical ownership of the electronics architecture for your subsystems, from early concept through prototype, verification and product release.
• Run the product-design process for your subsystems: hardware and product requirements (HRS/PRS), design proposals, design reviews, DFMEA, verification plans and reports.
• Prototype quickly — breadboards, proto and rework boards — to validate concepts ahead of full PCBA spins.
• Bring up, debug and validate boards on the bench with the firmware team; solder, modify and test hardware yourself.
• Own the electrical BOM, component datasheets and the related safety/EMC considerations; support DFM/DFA as designs move from prototype to production.
• Sustain released products: obsolescence and alternates, manufacturing and field issues, root cause.
• Work with optics, mechanics, firmware, software and scientists to prove out designs; coordinate cross-functional issue resolution.
• Degree in electrical/electronic engineering or a closely related discipline; 5+ years of design engineering in instrumentation or test & measurement products.
• Mixed-signal design in a low-noise environments.
• Digital hardware: MCU-based control boards and communication interfaces — 1G/10GEthernet, USB, SPI, I²C, UART/RS-232, RS-485, CAN, PCIe.
• High-speed multilayer (8+ layer) digital design from schematic to PCB, including DDR3/DDR4 memory interfaces; FPGA/SoC design on Xilinx Zynq in VHDL or Verilog.
• Schematic and PCB design in Altium 365 to IPC-2221 / IPC-7351 with managed-library and version-control discipline; design for manufacture and assembly with a contract manufacturer, including DFM checks (e.g. Valor NPI) and Gerber review (e.g. ViewMate).
• Hands-on PCBA bring-up, test and troubleshooting with digital oscilloscopes, DVMs, spectrum, and logic analysers; test rigs and test plans; disciplined root-cause analysis. Not afraid of practical work — tinkering with circuits and debugging on your own initiative.
• EMC and product safety for laboratory equipment: IEC 61326-1 and IEC 61010-1, through to passing compliance testing.
• Structured product-design approach: requirements, design reviews, DFMEA, verification plans and reports.
• Obsolescence management and sustaining of released products.
• System-integration mindset: how a board fits the rest of the system — cabling, connectivity, harnessing, system diagrams — not only what it does.
• Experience with power supply design.
• Working with suppliers and manufacturers: quotes, cost comparisons, assembly options.
• Familiarity with PLM and task-tracking tools.
• Git and Git-based workflows; lean product development with Jira and Confluence.
• Applied use of AI tools and agentic workflows in engineering work
• UV instruments and high-voltage lamp drivers; thermal control and thermal-equipment design.