Senior Engineer, Electronics

ooni; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pizza oven manufacturer in Edinburgh seeks a Senior Tech Dev Engineer to lead electronics development for innovative products. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in electronics engineering, preferably in product development, and a degree in Electronics or Embedded Systems. The role involves collaboration with manufacturing partners, test programs, and cross-functional support, promoting a culture of innovation and collaboration. The position offers competitive perks and opportunities for personal growth.

Benefits

£1000 for Ooni products annually

£500 for personal passions each year

35 days paid time off plus a 5-week sabbatical after 5 years

Employee assistance program

Five paid volunteer days annually

Access to pizza ovens in the office

Qualifications

• Experience in a product development environment, taking designs from concept to production.
• Ability to simplify complex information for less technical groups.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analysers.

Responsibilities

• Lead electronics development across the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners to develop scalable solutions.
• Generate electronics requirements and documentation.

Skills

Electronics engineering

Communication skills

PCB design

Proficiency with EDA tools

Education

BEng or MEng in Electronics or Embedded Systems

Tools

Altium Designer

KiCad

Job description

Since launching the world’s first portable wood-pellet pizza oven in 2012, Ooni has grown into an award-winning, multinational company with a product range loved by pizza makers all over the globe. Our mission has always been to design innovative products that spark joy in our customers, and whilst we’re incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished so far - we’re only just getting started.

We’re now entering an exciting new chapter in Ooni’s journey. As part of our growth strategy, we’re strengthening our core technical capabilities within our product team and that’s where you come in. We’re on the lookout for a Senior Tech Dev Engineer focused on Electronics to join our product development team and help take Ooni to the next level.

In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping the next generation of Ooni products - transforming creative ideas into robust, production-ready, high-volume solutions.

The Role

This is a hands‑on, highly technical position where you’ll lead electronics development across the entire product lifecycle. From early breadboard prototypes and first‑pass PCB designs, through to production‑ready solutions, you’ll oversee every stage involving electronics, while collaborating closely with our manufacturing partners in the Asia‑Pacific region. Reporting to our Head of Design and Innovation you will be part of an energetic and highly ambitious multifunctional team.

This role will spend 4 days per week at our offices in Broxburn, Edinburgh.

What you’ll do

• Concept‑to‑Prototype Development: Own the process of turning ideas into physical electronic systems, from initial breadboarding to fully functioning prototype rigs.
• Specification & Documentation: Generate electronics requirements, capturing specifications meticulously and translating them into actionable design documents.
• Supplier Collaboration: Work with manufacturing partners (primarily in China) to develop solutions that can scale from prototype to production.
• Testing & Validation: Lead test programs for electronic components, ensuring reliability, compliance, and performance against our key requirements in partnership with our product testing team.
• Technical Leadership: Act as the subject matter expert for electronics within the Product team, championing best practices and the latest innovations.
• Cross‑Functional Support: Provide ad‑hoc technical input to product design engineers, product category managers, and customer experience teams to help solve electronics‑related challenges.

What you’ll need to succeed

This role is ideal for a technically strong, detail‑oriented engineer who enjoys turning ideas into working prototypes and is comfortable operating across the entire product development lifecycle. You’ll thrive at Ooni if you’re a collaborative problem‑solver who enjoys working in a fast‑paced, innovative environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Significant and demonstrable in electronics engineering, preferably in a product development environment, with proven experience taking designs from concept to production.
• BEng or MEng in Electronics, Embedded Systems, or a closely related discipline.
• A “fail‑fast” mentality - willing to test, learn, and iterate rapidly to find the best solution.
• Strong communication skills and an ability to simplify complex information for a less technical group.
• Strong understanding of PCB design principles, schematic capture, simulation and layout.
• Proficiency with Altium Designer, KiCad, or similar EDA tools.
• Experience with power delivery systems including mains, USB‑PD, batteries, and switching regulators.
• Familiarity with common embedded communication protocols (I²C, SPI, CAN, UART, etc).
• Experience designing for actuators, sensors, and control systems.
• Knowledge of lithium battery systems and battery management systems (BMS).
• Understanding of PCB design for EMI/EMC immunity.
• Ability to write and debug simple C/C++ scripts to support prototyping and proof‑of‑concept work.
• Understanding of control system design, particularly PID control algorithms.
• Hands‑on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and power analysers.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience with IEC 60335 (Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances).
• Experience designing for EMC compliance and IEC 61000 standards.
• Familiarity with design for manufacturing (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) principles.

Why Ooni?

When you join one of our global teams, you’re joining a dedicated group who value Kindness, Passion, Innovation, Ambition and Rigour. We live, work and play by these values and are proud of what we’ve built here. As a member of our team, you will also receive the following:

• £1000 to spend on Ooni products each year, plus 50% discount on any other Ooni products.
• £500 every year to spend on your passion – whatever that may be.
• 35 days of paid time off per year, plus an additional 5 week sabbatical when you’ve been here for 5 years.
• Access to an employee assistance programme which includes on demand coaching and therapy.
• We believe in giving back to our communities, which is why we offer every team member
• five paid volunteer days each year to support causes they care about.
• Pizza is at the heart of everything we do, you’ll have access to our ovens in every office - and we’ll teach you to make pizza like a pro as part of your onboarding experience.

Having a fantastic culture is really important to all of us at Ooni. We work hard to make it diverse and inclusive, and want everyone to have access to the same opportunities. If you would like this advert in a different format or need an alternative method of applying, please let us know. You can email us at [e-mail]