Senior Electronics Engineer

Zenovo; Northampton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenovo, a growing technology business in Northampton, seeks a Senior Electronics Engineer to lead full lifecycle electronics development from architecture through to production. You’ll collaborate with software, product and manufacturing teams to deliver robust, commercially-focused electronic products.

You will own new product development while improving and supporting existing products, mentoring juniors, and helping define design standards and processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in electronics design and development.
• Experience taking electronic products through full lifecycle, from concept to production.
• Experience with component derating, reliability and obsolescence management.
• Experience with CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth or Ethernet interfaces.
• EMC experience and ability to support testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, verify and support electronic hardware across new and existing products.
• Define electronic architectures and develop practical design solutions.
• Produce schematics, PCB layouts and manufacturing documentation using Altium Designer.
• Manage component libraries, design standards and engineering processes.
• Support prototype builds, design reviews, product introduction and manufacturing.
• Carry out verification, validation, EMC and environmental testing.
• Investigate and resolve hardware, production and field issues through root-cause analysis.
• Ensure designs meet industry standards, regulations and internal processes.
• Support project planning, estimation and delivery of electronics projects.
• Mentor junior engineers and improve engineering processes.

Skills

Electronics design

fault-finding

root-cause analysis

structured processes

Education

Degree in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

A growing technology business is looking for an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer to join its expanding engineering team.

You’ll play a key role across the full electronics development lifecycle, from architecture and circuit design through to prototyping, verification, compliance and production. Working closely with engineers across software, product and manufacturing, you’ll help develop robust, reliable and commercially focused electronic products.

This is a varied opportunity where you’ll have the chance to take ownership of new product development while also improving and supporting existing products.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, verify and support electronic hardware across new and existing products.
• Define electronic architectures and develop practical design solutions.
• Produce schematics, PCB layouts and manufacturing documentation using Altium Designer.
• Manage component libraries, design standards and engineering processes.
• Select and qualify components based on performance, cost, reliability, manufacturability and lifecycle.
• Support prototype builds, design reviews, product introduction and manufacturing.
• Carry out and support verification, validation, EMC and environmental testing.
• Investigate and resolve hardware, production and field issues through structured root-cause analysis.
• Ensure designs meet relevant industry standards, regulations and internal engineering processes.
• Support project planning, estimation and delivery of electronics projects.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to improving engineering processes and best practice.
• Work closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver projects successfully.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience in electronics design and development.
• Advanced experience with Altium Designer, including schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience taking electronic products through the full product lifecycle, from concept through to production.
• Experience with component selection, derating, reliability and obsolescence management.
• Experience with communication interfaces such as CAN, SPI, I²C, UART, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or Ethernet.
• Experience supporting EMC
• Strong fault-finding, debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience working within structured engineering and change-control processes.
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with wider engineering teams.

Please note: We cannot offer sponsorship for this role.