Senior Electronics Engineer

Oxford Instruments; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Private health insurance

Car salary exchange scheme

Pension plan

Share incentive plan

Job summary

Oxford Instruments in High Wycombe is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to design the next generation of high-performance analytical instrumentation. You will play a key role in developing sophisticated electronics for electron microscopy solutions, impacting how customers visualize and analyze the microscopic world.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in electronics system design, expertise in low-noise design, and proficiency with FPGA development. Benefits include private health insurance, pension plans, and a supportive environment for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in electronics system design (analogue, digital, power).
• Expertise in low-noise design and signal integrity—ideally in instrumentation or sensing applications.
• Experience with FPGA development and embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of electronics design solutions across new product development projects.
• Design analogue, digital, and low-noise circuitry supporting precision detectors.
• Develop and validate designs through simulation, prototyping, and rigorous testing.
• Write embedded code and contribute to FPGA development (VHDL).

Skills

Electronics system design

Low-noise design

FPGA development

Complex multilayer PCB design

Job description

Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology, Plasma Technology and X-Ray Technology. With a sixty-year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

At Oxford Instruments, we enable the world’s leading scientists and engineers to explore materials at the nanoscale. Within our NanoAnalysis business, our systems power electron microscopy techniques such as SEM and TEM—unlocking elemental and structural insights across industries from semiconductor development to clean energy.

Now, we’re looking for a Senior Electronics Engineer to help design the next generation of high-performance analytical instrumentation.

The opportunity

You’ll play a key role in developing sophisticated electronics that sit at the heart of our electron microscopy solutions—where precision, signal integrity, and low-noise design are mission‑critical.

Working in a multidisciplinary R&D team, you’ll design, test, and deliver advanced electronics systems that directly impact how our customers visualise and analyse the microscopic world.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership of electronics design solutions across new product development projects
• Design analogue, digital, and low-noise circuitry supporting precision detectors and acquisition systems
• Develop and validate designs through simulation, prototyping, and rigorous testing
• Write embedded code and contribute to FPGA development (VHDL) for high-speed data handling
• Support transfer to manufacturing and ensure robust, maintainable documentation
• Collaborate closely with physicists, software engineers, and system architects

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience in electronics system design (analogue, digital, power)
• Expertise in low-noise design and signal integrity—ideally in instrumentation or sensing applications
• Experience with FPGA development and embedded systems
• Proven ability to design complex multilayer PCBs
• A hands-on engineer who thrives solving complex technical challenges
• Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays and the option to purchase up to 12 weeks more
• Employee Assistance Programme; including 24/7 telephone support, access to counselling, financial and debt management and access to trained legal advisors
• Private health insurance, dental insurance and life assurance

Money & lifestyle –

• MyDiscounts; save money with a number of leading retailers
• Car salary exchange scheme: sacrifice part of your salary in exchange for a fully serviced, comprehensive insured electric or hybrid vehicle
• TechScheme and CycleScheme: Purchase a bike and/or Tech or home goods from Currys/IKEA and spread the cost over 12 months.
• Pension; all employees are eligible to join the Group Pension Plan administered by AVIVA.
• Share incentive plan: Invest in your future and share in the success of the company by joining the share incentive plan.

Development –

• Encouragement and support to achieve professional and or academic qualifications to support your development and growth
• Defined career paths and regular reviews