Senior R&D Electronics Engineer in Cambridge

Xylem is a Fortune 500 water technology company with over 23,000 employees in more than 100 countries and a mission: to help our customers solve water problems and challenges through innovative technological solutions and our expertise.

**The Role:** Sentec, a Xylem brand, seeks to hire a Senior Electronics Engineer. At Sentec, we apply our knowledge of fundamental science, electronics, software, analytics, and design across a wide range of advanced products, both within the Xylem group and to selected third parties, including some familiar household brands. Our clients benefit from outstanding ideas and class-leading products and services.

As a member of our Electronics team, you will be responsible for research and development, delivering technical work on client projects (both at clients’ sites and at Sentec offices), project management, as well as business development. The position is largely based in our Cambridge office; however, you will have the opportunity for some travel, which could be UK-wide, within Europe, or the United States.

In order to be successful, you will need to demonstrate leadership in pursuit of technical solutions and novel ideas, have a hands-on approach to problem-solving, and ultimately manage projects against time, budget, and client expectations. The role is varied, and you will be required to apply your problem-solving skills on a daily basis. You should enjoy participating in a dynamic team, working towards deadlines, and delivering excellent technical solutions. You will be required to communicate effectively in a wide range of environments, both with colleagues and clients, and will have the opportunity to develop your negotiation skills.

We are looking for a candidate who is able to design high-performance sensor measurement and control systems.

**Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities, License/Certification:**

• Excellent understanding of analogue signal chain design and simulation.
• Strong knowledge of embedded system hardware design, choosing where and how to implement functionality in a system to optimise performance.
• Experience in low power, battery design.
• Strong Academic Background (degree level or better) in a related subject.
• Comfortable communicating at all levels within the business.

**Preferred Skills/Knowledge:**

• Schematic and PCB Layout skill (Altium Designer Preferred).
• Strong understanding of physical systems and metrology.
• Strong understanding of signal processing and filtering, both in digital and analogue domains.
• Familiarity with C/C++ for microprocessor coding, to facilitate mixed signal design.

**Physical Demands:**

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend, and move about the facility.

**Work Environment:**

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office or site laboratory setting. Estimated 10% or less travel requirement. Standard weekly job hours: 37.5 hours.

Join the global Xylem team and shape innovative technological solutions that ensure the sustainable use, availability, protection, and sustainable use of water.