Senior / Lead Electronics Design Engineer

Renishaw PLC; Wotton-under-Edge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Renishaw PLC in Wotton-under-Edge is seeking a Senior/Lead Electronics Design Engineer to lead the creation of high‑precision analogue interfaces, FPGA-based processing and high‑speed communications for CGPD products.

You will collaborate with software and mechanical teams to define specifications with product managers, ensure design for test and production, and mentor junior engineers while delivering robust electronics solutions.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree/HND level in electronics, or equivalent.
• Demonstrable expertise in electronics design.
• Expertise in schematic capture and circuit simulation tools.
• Ability to produce concise, well-written documentation.
• Ability to communicate well with colleagues in a range of different job functions.

Responsibilities

• Work with project and product managers to define product specifications.
• Be responsible for the design and delivery of electronic circuits to meet the agreed specifications.
• Work closely with software and mechanical engineers to optimise system engineering.
• Liaise with process development and production colleagues to ensure designs are suitable for transfer to production, considering design for assembly and test.
• Understand EMC regulations and carry out EMC compliance testing.
• Supervise or mentor more junior members of the team.

Skills

Electronics design

Schematic capture

Circuit simulation

Documentation

Communication

Embedded C

Education

Bachelor’s degree or HND in electronics

Tools

VHDL

PCB layout tools

Embedded microprocessors

EMC testing tools

Job description

Senior / Lead Electronics Design Engineer

Wotton under Edge

Up to £55,000 depending on experience

Renishaw’s Coordinate Measuring Machine and Gauging Product Division (CGPD) builds products that lead the market in delivering innovative, high accuracy measurement solutions to manufacturing processes around the world.

Renishaw’s patented probe technology was first used to measure intricate components for Concorde engines. Today, many iterations later, our products are the benchmark in high-precision engineering for manufacturing hundreds of everyday items from mobile phones and laptops to car and aircraft parts. There’s a good chance our probes were involved in the production of the device you are reading this text on.

The circuits in CGPD products include high-precision analogue interface designs, laser drivers, data acquisition circuits, FPGA-based signal processing, high-speed serial communications, high-performance processor platforms and industrial motor drive and control solutions. Renishaw’s on-site development and production facilities are state-of-the-art. The work is stimulating and varied and involves close collaboration with colleagues in electronics, mechanical and software design roles as well as with wider areas of the business.

Duties

• Work with project and product managers to define product specifications.
• Be responsible for the design and delivery of electronic circuits to meet the agreed specifications.
• Work closely with software and mechanical engineers to optimise system engineering.
• Liaise with process development and production colleagues to ensure designs are suitable for transfer to production, considering design for assembly and test.
• Understand EMC regulations and carry out EMC compliance testing.
• Supervise or mentor more junior members of the team.

Key requirements

• Educated to degree/HND level in electronics, or equivalent.
• Demonstrable expertise in electronics design.
• Expertise in schematic capture and circuit simulation tools.
• Ability to produce concise, well-written documentation.
• Ability to communicate well with colleagues in a range of different job functions.

Desirable requirements

• Knowledge of VHDL for FPGAs.
• Familiarity with PCB layout tools.
• Familiarity with embedded microprocessors and embedded C.
• EMC testing experience.
• Practical electronic circuit prototyping skills