Senior Electronics Technician: R&D Prototyping & Debug

SPT Labtech; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Generous pension plan

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

SPT Labtech in Melbourn near Cambridge is seeking a Senior Electronics Technician to support R&D development. This hands-on, on-site role focuses on prototyping, testing and debugging across new instrument platforms and production-ready builds.

You will work within multidisciplinary teams spanning electronics, software and mechanical engineering, providing mentorship and guidance while delivering high-quality builds and documentation.

Qualifications

• Excellent hands-on electronics skills including soldering (through-hole and SMD) and prototyping.
• Experience with cable/loom fabrication and build of prototypes or evaluation systems.
• Strong knowledge of test equipment and structured debugging/fault-finding methods.
• Experience working with embedded systems in an R&D or product development context.
• Ability to read schematics and chase faults to root cause; work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Build, rework and repair prototype systems and evaluation builds with high workmanship standards.
• Use oscilloscopes, multimeters, bench power supplies, logic analysers and other equipment to verify designs and diagnose faults.
• Support embedded systems bring-up, integration and test alongside software and design engineers.
• Produce and maintain clear technical documentation and test records.
• Provide feedback to design engineers on testability, manufacturability, and component selection.
• Coach junior technicians and apprentices in day-to-day build and test work.
• Maintain and calibrate lab test equipment for ongoing test and evaluation work.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes and tooling.

Skills

Soldering & prototyping

Cable/loom fabrication

Test equipment knowledge

Embedded systems experience

Reading schematics

Communication

R&D electronics experience

Independent worker

Education

HNC/HND or NVQ Level 3 in electronics

Tools

Altium

Job description

SPT Labtech in Melbourn near Cambridge is seeking a Senior Electronics Technician to support R&D development. This hands-on, on-site role focuses on prototyping, testing and debugging across new instrument platforms and production-ready builds.

You will work within multidisciplinary teams spanning electronics, software and mechanical engineering, providing mentorship and guidance while delivering high-quality builds and documentation.