Staff Electronics Design Engineer (f/m/d)

TE Connectivity Corporation; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary Package

Performance-Based Bonus Plans

Health and Wellness Incentives

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Community Outreach Programs / Charity

Employee Resource Group

Job summary

TE Connectivity is seeking a Staff Electronics Design Engineer in Cambridge to lead electronic hardware development across R&D and product programs. You will architect systems, select components, and drive concepts from feasibility to production in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires 8+ years in electronics design, deep analogue/digital/mixed-signal knowledge, and hands-on PCB/schematic experience (Altium).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline; Master's or PhD preferred.
• Strong expertise in analogue, digital, and mixed-signal design.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB design; Altium Designer preferred.
• Knowledge of EMC/EMI, signal integrity, DFM/DFT, and product qualification.
• Experience with microcontrollers, sensors, embedded systems, and communication interfaces.
• Familiarity with SPICE or similar simulation tools and common laboratory test equipment.
• FPGA/CPLD and embedded C/C++ experience are advantageous.
• 8+ years' experience in electronics design and development.
• Proven track record delivering complex hardware products from concept to production.
• Strong experience in PCB development, prototyping, debugging, testing, and design reviews.
• Experience leading technical projects and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to drive work independently, mentor engineers, and engage effectively with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of electronic hardware for R&D and product development projects.
• Define system architectures and select components to meet technical, commercial, and manufacturing requirements.
• Develop concepts through feasibility studies, simulation, prototyping, and proof-of-concept activities.
• Design analogue, digital, mixed-signal, sensor interface, power management, and communication circuits.
• Create schematics and PCB layouts, ensuring performance, reliability, EMC, and manufacturability.
• Plan and execute verification, validation, and compliance testing.
• Debug and resolve hardware issues at board and system level.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, and product development teams.
• Contribute to design reviews, risk assessments, FMEAs, and technical documentation.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across projects.

Skills

Analogue design

Digital design

Mixed-signal design

EMC/EMI knowledge

Schematic capture

PCB design

Microcontrollers

Embedded C/C++

SPICE simulation

FPGA/CPLD (advantageous)

Mentoring/leadership

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering/Physics

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

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At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Description:

Why join us

Join TE Connectivity's Corporate Technology R&D team as a Staff Electronics Design Engineer, leading the development of innovative electronic products across diverse applications. This hands‑on role spans the full product lifecycle, from concept and architecture through PCB design, prototyping, testing, and transfer to manufacture, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

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Your main tasks:

• Lead the design and development of electronic hardware for R&D and product development projects.
• Define system architectures and select components to meet technical, commercial, and manufacturing requirements.
• Develop concepts through feasibility studies, simulation, prototyping, and proof‑of‑concept activities.
• Design analogue, digital, mixed‑signal, sensor interface, power management, and communication circuits.
• Create schematics and PCB layouts, ensuring performance, reliability, EMC, and manufacturability.
• Plan and execute verification, validation, and compliance testing.
• Debug and resolve hardware issues at board and system level.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, and product development teams.
• Contribute to design reviews, risk assessments, FMEAs, and technical documentation.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across projects.

Your ideal background

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline; Master's or PhD preferred.
• Strong expertise in analogue, digital, and mixed‑signal design.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB design; Altium Designer preferred.
• Knowledge of EMC/EMI, signal integrity, DFM/DFT, and product qualification.
• Experience with microcontrollers, sensors, embedded systems, and communication interfaces.
• Familiarity with SPICE or similar simulation tools and common laboratory test equipment.
• FPGA/CPLD and embedded C/C++ experience are advantageous.
• 8+ years' experience in electronics design and development.
• Proven track record delivering complex hardware products from concept to production.
• Strong experience in PCB development, prototyping, debugging, testing, and design reviews.
• Experience leading technical projects and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to drive work independently, mentor engineers, and engage effectively with technical and business stakeholders.

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next‑generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS.Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn , Facebook , WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS: We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well‑being of our employees is our top priority!

• Competitive Salary Package
• Performance‑Based Bonus Plans
• Health and Wellness Incentives
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
• Employee Resource Group

Job Locations:

Posting City: CAMBRIDGE Job Country: Great Britain Travel Required: Less than 10% Requisition ID: 160176 Workplace Type: Hybrid External Careers Page: Engineering & Technology

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