Senior Electronics Designer

microTECH Global Limited; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

microTECH Global Limited is seeking a Senior Electronics Designer in Luton, UK, offering a permanent, hybrid role with potential for SC clearance. You will own hardware design from concept to a manufacturable product, combining analogue and digital design with micro-controllers.

Proficiency in Altium schematic capture and strong lab capabilities are essential. Responsibilities include leading PCB layout teams, performing design for DFM/DFT/EMC, and providing technical estimates for client quotes

Qualifications

• Extensive commercial background taking designs from concept to production.
• Mixed analogue and digital design with micro-controllers.
• Schematic capture using Altium.
• Strong lab capabilities including fault finding and measurement.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware design from concept to manufacturable product.
• Execute circuit design, component selection, analysis and simulation.
• Lead board bring-up, testing and fault finding.
• Guide PCB layout engineers and ensure DFM/DFT/EMC compliance.
• Provide technical estimates for quotes and defend design choices.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Micro-controllers

Altium

Lab measurements

Concept to production

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Job Title: Senior Electronics Designer

Location: Luton, UK (Remote/Hybrid)

Type: Permanent

This role may require gaining SC Clearance, therefore only UK Citizens applications can be accepted.

Key Responsibilities
Full Lifecycle Design: Own hardware technical design from initial concept and architecture through to a fully manufacturable product.

Circuit & Board Level: Execute circuit design, component selection, worst-case analysis, and simulation.

Lab Work: Conduct board bring-up, testing, measurement, and fault finding.

Collaboration & Compliance: Guide PCB layout engineers (setting constraints); design for DFM, DFT, EMC, safety, and qualification.

Client & Commercial: Interpret client specs, flag risks, provide technical effort estimates for quotes, and defend design choices in technical reviews.

Mentorship: Act as a technical reference point for junior engineers.

Must-Have Requirements (Essential)
Extensive commercial background taking designs from concept to production

Mixed Analogue and Digital Design with Micro-controllers.

Schematic Capture (Altium specifically).

Strong lab capabilities (fault finding, measurement).

Desirables:

Power & Processing: Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) design; 8/16/32/64-Bit Microprocessors.

Integrity & Testing: Awareness of Signal/Power Integrity (SI/PI) in high-speed designs; strong grasp of EMC testing.

Comms Protocols: CAN, Ethernet, RS485, USB.