Senior Electronics Engineer

Octagon Group; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon Group in Cambridge is seeking an Electronics Engineer in Production Engineering to help transition prototypes to scalable production, working across R&D, Manufacturing and Quality on advanced thermal imaging, night vision, and AR systems.

You will focus on PCB design for manufacturability, DFA/DFT, test equipment and automated production tests, with hands-on fault finding and NPI support to drive yield and reliability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience using Altium for PCB design and layout.
• Strong board and system-level fault-finding skills.
• Experience supporting products through NPI and into production.

Responsibilities

• Support the transition of products from prototype into volume manufacture.
• Work with R&D to improve PCB designs for manufacturability and testability.
• Support PCB assembly, integration and electronic fault finding.
• Develop and improve automated production test equipment and fixtures.
• Support NPI builds and resolve production issues.
• Carry out root cause analysis and implement improvements.

Skills

Altium

PCB design

Fault finding

Automated test equipment

LabVIEW

C/C++

DFM DFA DFT

ISO9001 knowledge

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium

LabVIEW

C/C++

Job description

ELECTRONICS ENGINEER – PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

A fantastic opportunity has become available for an Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering to join a leading high-technology organisation developing advanced thermal imaging, night vision and augmented reality systems.

You will join a newly formed NPI team, working closely with R&D, Manufacturing and Quality to transition complex electronic products from prototype through to scalable production.

THE ROLE

You will provide hands-on electronics and production engineering support, with a focus on PCB design, manufacturability, NPI and production test solutions.

• Supporting the transition of products from prototype into volume manufacture


• Working with R&D to improve PCB designs for manufacturability and testability


• Supporting PCB assembly, integration and electronic fault finding


• Developing and improving automated production test equipment and fixtures


• Supporting NPI builds and resolving production issues


• Carrying out root cause analysis and implementing improvements

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline


• Proven experience using Altium for PCB design and layout


• Strong experience with PCB assembly, integration and electronics manufacturing


• Good understanding of DFM, DFA and DFT principles


• Experience supporting products through NPI and into production


• Strong board and system-level fault-finding skills


• Understanding of ISO9001 or similar quality systems

Experience with automated test equipment, microcontrollers, LabVIEW, C/C++ or military-standard product development would be advantageous.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing engineering team and work on highly advanced electronic systems, with strong long-term development opportunities.