Senior Electronics Design Engineer

Mansell Recruitment Group; Luton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Free parking

Private healthcare after probation

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 OEMs. You will own hardware designs from concept through to production, working with multidisciplinary teams across the full product lifecycle.

The role is hands-on, focusing on challenging hardware projects and requires strong analogue/digital electronics skills, MCU experience, and the ability to manage

Qualifications

• Proven end-to-end hardware design experience.
• Strong analogue and digital electronics experience.
• Experience with microcontrollers.
• FMEA and structured problem solving experience.
• Experience with approvals and validation processes.
• Ability to manage project timings and deliverables.
• Eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).
• Full UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware designs from concept through to production.
• Interpret customer requirements and specifications.
• Carry out circuit design and component selection.
• Perform worst-case analysis and simulations.
• Collaborate with PCB layout engineers.
• Conduct board bring-up, testing and fault finding.
• Design for manufacture, test and compliance.
• Support EMC, safety and qualification testing.
• Produce technical documentation and test plans.
• Lead and participate in design reviews.
• Provide technical input for quotations and proposals.
• Attend customer technical discussions.
• Mentor junior engineers and communicate risks.

Skills

End-to-end hardware design

Analogue electronics

Digital electronics

Microcontrollers

Schematic capture

PCB design collaboration

FMEA & problem solving

Approvals & validation

Project timing management

UK Security Clearance eligibility

Driving license

CAN, Ethernet, RS485 & USB

Mentoring engineers

Lab testing & fault finding

Tools

Altium

Version control

Job description

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

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

Switched Mode Power Supply design

Experience with 8, 16, 32 & 64-bit microprocessors

Programming experience or awareness

Version control

CAN, Ethernet, RS485 & USB

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

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Company pension

Free parking

Private healthcare following successful probation