Senior Electronics Design Engineer (OPEN) No Recruiters

Ripcord Designs Ltd.; Hatching Green; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

Ripcord Designs Ltd. is seeking a Senior Electronic Hardware Design Engineer in Hertfordshire to join a growing consultancy focused on a variety of projects across IoT, medical devices, and robotics.

You will design and develop electronics hardware and embedded software for diverse products, collaborating with senior engineers and clients. The role emphasizes hands-on engineering, board design, and contributing to innovative solutions in a collaborative, flexible environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of electronics design experience in industry.
• Degree in Electronics, Computer Science or related discipline.
• Board design incl. schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience with analogue and digital design incl. EMC, power supplies, wireless.

Responsibilities

• From customer requirements to develop new products.
• Collaborate in a team to deliver innovative solutions.
• Design boards including schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Board bring-up, verification and test.
• Liaise with customers for integration and problem resolution.
• Write technical reports and attend client meetings.

Skills

Electronics design

PCB layout

Schematic capture

C/C++/Python

Analogue & digital design

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics or Computer Science

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Grow your career and collaborate on exciting and varied projects with experienced engineers

We’re a growing consultancy, based in Hertfordshire, that values the contributions of everyone we work with. Our office is close to London, Cambridge and Bedfordshire.

Want to work in a collaborative, relaxed environment with ever-changing technical challenges? We hope you’ll consider working with us. We are always looking for electronic design engineers, embedded design engineers and firmware engineers .

We provide opportunities to develop your skills, expand your knowledge, and influence the direction of projects.

What we’re looking for…

We are looking for experienced electronics or embedded software engineers who share our values and are open to new ways of working.

Excellent teamwork and communication skills are essential. We value care, respect, and pragmatism in our dealings with clients, colleagues, and partners. Our decisions are based on facts and data, but we remain open-minded.

Professionalism, adherence to safety and quality standards, enthusiasm for learning, and a commitment to continuous process improvement are important qualities we seek in all candidates.

Job opportunities

We’re fully aware of how important good engineers are to the success of our projects. Their expertise and dedication are invaluable assets that allow us to grow. As such, we’re always open to hearing from local talent in Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas: London, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire.

We will never share your CV or contact details with third parties, but we will keep you informed as staffing opportunities arise.

Current vacancies

Senior Electronic Hardware Design Engineer

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 (+Bonus) Commensurate with experience

Hours: 40 hr. per week. Hours are flexible within office hours.

Who are Ripcord Designs?

You likely have not heard of us we know. As a behind the scenes consultancy, we don’t often get to shout about the interesting things we work on. However, if you like working on a variety of interesting projects and can’t decide between working with IoT, medical devices, or even robotics then maybe a consultancy is the right fit for your curiosity in engineering. Our team is made of senior software and electronics engineers who all play an important role in all aspects of the product design cycle.

Why we need you

We are a growing company and are looking for dynamic engineers who want to advance their careers and their knowledge in electronics design. If you would like to be part of a hands‑on team then we could use a good engineer to help us deliver quality, interesting products.

What we value

Problem solvers. Are you someone who loves engineering and solving problems? Learning is important to us, and we always aim to help our team learn. We value engineers who say that they don’t know something when they don’t know it – they can learn. We value engineers who ask questions when they are stuck- this happens. Engineers who like working as part of a team with other senior engineers are what we need. We value independence, if you know how to do something, go for it and get on with it independently.

As an Electronics Design Engineer you will play an integral part in the business utilising your experience. You will work in a small multidisciplinary team to develop exciting new electronic products for a wide range of applications including medical devices, wearables and the Internet of Things.

The Position:

Work from customer requirements to define and develop new products

Collaborate in a team environment to deliver innovative solutions

Design custom electronic circuit boards, including schematic capture and PCB layout

Board bring‑up, verification and test

Liaise with customers to assist with integration, commissioning and problem resolution

This position involves occasional client meetings and writing technical reports, so a good professional level of written and spoken communication is required

Required Skills and Experience:

Minimum 7+ years of electronics design experience in industry

Degree in Electronics, Computer Science or a related discipline

Board design including schematic capture and PCB layout

Good knowledge of Analogue and Digital Design including architecture, component selection, design for manufacture, design for EMC

Experience designing with microprocessors/microcontrollers, memory devices, programmable logic, power supplies, wireless communications

Advantageous:

Experience with WIFI, Bluetooth, Zigbee

Experience with Altium Designer

C / C++ / Python

Embedded software development

Prior work in a consultancy or R&D position