Senior Electronics Engineer

OxTS RD; Middleton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share bonus

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension scheme (employee & employer)

Income Protection Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Death In Service

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Smart casual dress code

Job summary

OxTS RD in Middleton Stoney, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer to own the design and development of complex hardware from prototype to production. You will work on digital and analogue circuits, embedded software, and microprocessor systems, with cross-functional teams across navigation, software, test and production.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware, DFx, EMC/certification readiness, and mentoring junior engineers, while driving continuous improvement and meeting

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics Engineering or related field.
• Strong hardware and embedded firmware experience.
• Experience with digital/analog electronics.
• EMC and certification knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware design from prototype to production.
• Develop embedded firmware for microprocessor-based systems.
• Ensure EMC/certification readiness and DFx processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor juniors.
• Apply DFM/DFA principles and manage complex tasks.

Skills

Electronics engineering

Digital electronics

Analog electronics

Embedded firmware

Hardware design

Project ownership

Education

Electronics Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Electronics Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Middleton Stoney, United Kingdom

Reporting To: Electronics Manager

Description

As a senior electronics engineer, you’ll join a collaborative and capable team that has been challenged to develop an exciting new portfolio of products for OXTS.

This role covers the full product lifecycle, from feasibility and concept through to production release and ongoing support, including digital and analogue circuits, microprocessor systems and embedded software.

You will take end-to-end ownership of product development and release activities, ensuring robust, manufacturable and compliant solutions are delivered into production.

If you have taken a leading role in developing microcontroller-based electronics products, we want to hear from you!

Who we are looking for!

• A completer–finisher who takes ownership and sees projects through to delivery and production release.
• Thinks beyond immediate tasks, considering long-term product and business impact.
• Constructively challenges the status quo and seeks continuous improvement.
• Open to ideas, feedback and alternative viewpoints.
• Collaborative and effective within cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrates a genuine desire to learn and develop, and to help more junior engineers develop as well.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to the design and development of complex hardware for new and existing products, covering the full product lifecycle from prototype to production.
• Apply DFM/DFA principles and support product approval processes, including EMC and certification requirements.
• Contribute to the implementation of wired and wireless communication technologies, including Ethernet, Wi‑Fi and/or cellular connectivity, supporting both practical implementation and compliance activities.
• Manage and track complex development tasks and projects, working to deadlines and adapting plans to meet delivery objectives.
• Develop embedded firmware for microprocessor-based systems across the full software lifecycle, including requirements capture, design, implementation, testing and release management.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including engineers in navigation, software, test and production, as well as stakeholders in the wider organisation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Contribute constructively to technical discussions, challenging assumptions where appropriate and supporting continuous improvement.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Experience

• A degree in Electronics Engineering, or relevant related degree plus experience, is required.
• Strong general electronics engineering background with a hardware focus.
• In-depth knowledge of digital and analogue electronics.
• Proven hands‑on experience in both hardware design and embedded firmware development.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge and practical application of DFM/DFA principles.
• Experience of product approval processes including EMC.
• Experience working with modern platforms and technologies.
• Experience with wired and wireless communication technologies, including Ethernet, Wi‑Fi and/or cellular connectivity, and associated certification/compliance processes.
• Experience managing work across the full product lifecycle, from concept through to production release.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual profit share bonus
• Holiday entitlement of 27 days plus bank holidays
• 5% employee and 5% employer contributions through our via our salary sacrifice workplace pension scheme with Scottish Widows
• Group Income Protection Insurance Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Death In Service Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Smart casual dress code