Senior Electronics Engineer - Analogue/Mixed-Signal

Entangled Future; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Group DIS cover (4 x salary)

1 month paid Sabbatical after 4 years

Generous Employee Referral Scheme

Private Medical and Dental Cover (With

Job summary

Nu Quantum in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer specialising in analogue and mixed-signal circuitry to join the Systems team. You will architect novel electronics, collaborate across mechanical, software, FPGA and physics groups, and move concepts through lab testing to deployment of prototype systems.

You’ll design, build and test prototypes, drive component choices, and help plan timescales and budgets within a growing electronics group.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in electronics, physics or related subject.
• Industry experience in analogue electronic design.
• Experience with PCB design tools, including design for manufacture and reliability.
• Understanding of high-frequency and RF circuit design fundamentals.
• Hands-on testing and experimentation using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and similar equipment.
• Knowledge of sound engineering design processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to meet demanding specifications.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with team members from many technical and business disciplines to agree requirements and specifications for electronics systems.
• Carrying out design calculations and simulations, and selecting suitable components and equipment.
• Producing high-quality electronic schematics, system designs and PCB layouts.
• Organising the manufacture of prototypes.
• Hands-on testing, debugging and improving of complex electronic and optical setups.
• Analysis of experimental results and data.
• Supporting the use of electronic systems throughout the company.
• Providing input on project timescales, complexity and cost.

Skills

Analogue electronics

RF circuit design

PCB design

Hands-on testing

Collaboration

Education

Degree-level qualification in electronics, physics or related

Tools

Altium Designer

LTSpice

Keysight ADS

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Senior Electronics Engineer - Analogue/Mixed-Signal at Nu Quantum, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. A senior-level full time position in the Systems team, listed under hardware engineering.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer, skilled in high-performance analogue and mixed-signal circuitry to join our highly collaborative team, supporting the development of our novel quantum networking hardware. The successful candidate will be working with teams spanning mechanical engineering, software and FPGA, optics, nanofabrication, and physics. There will be opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies and to try out highly creative and innovative designs, working from initial concepts through to lab-based testing and deployment of prototype systems. As a member of our growing electronics team, you’ll be responsible for architecting novel electronics designs while liaising with the physics and product teams to agree on ambitious yet achievable specifications. You’ll be designing, building and testing prototypes in the lab, and supporting their use within the wider company to enable fast and scalable quantum networking. You’ll be collaborating with Engineers and Scientists from a wide range of disciplines to make sure complex electronic systems function as expected, and supporting the project management team in planning timescales and budgets.

Essential

• Degree-level qualification in electronics, physics or other closely-related subject
• Industry experience in analogue electronic design
• Experience with PCB design tools, including design for manufacture and reliability
• Understanding of high-frequency and RF circuit design fundamentals
• Ability to perform hands-on testing and experimentation using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and similar equipment.
• Knowledge of sound engineering design processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to collaborate and be a great team player, working with multidisciplinary teams to meet demanding specifications

Responsibilities

• Liaising with team members from many technical and business disciplines, to agree requirements and specifications for electronics systems.
• Carrying out design calculations and simulations, and selecting suitable components and equipment.
• Producing high-quality electronic schematics, system designs and PCB layouts.
• Organising the manufacture of prototypes.
• Hands-on testing, debugging and improving of complex electronic and optical setups.
• Analysis of experimental results and data.
• Supporting the use of electronic systems throughout the company.
• Supporting wider business plans by providing input on project timescales, complexity and cost.

Nice to Have

• Experience with line management and/or team leadership
• Experience with electronic and/or electromagnetic simulation tools
• Ability to solder and rework high-density PCBs
• Experience integrating multiple sub-assemblies to form complete electronic systems
• Experience with some or all of the following software packages: Altium Designer, LTSpice, Keysight ADS
• Understanding of noise in electronic circuits
• Experience with FPGAs

Benefits

• Flexible working options
• Group DIS cover (4 x salary)
• 1 month paid Sabbatical after 4 years of service
• Generous Employee Referral Scheme
• Private Medical and Dental Cover (With Vitality and Bupa)
• On-site gym membership
• Cycle scheme
• Refreshments, including fruit and beverages, are available in the office.
• 28 days annual leave, including a 3-day company shutdown period + UK Public Holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 days holiday per year