Junior Electronics Engineer

Overview

This company is looking for a junior electronics engineer with an interest in expanding their circuit design and PCB layout skills across analogue and digital domains. They make high-end scientific instrumentation with often unusual electrical requirements and seek a candidate with strong electronics fundamentals and good systems level thinking.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day circuit design and PCB layout across analogue and digital domains.
• Work with high voltage circuits and design around strong EM and RF fields.
• Design control circuits for industrial equipment (valves, pumps, etc.), including digital control with microcontrollers.
• Contribute to achieving high-speed and high-resolution measurement requirements through hardware design.
• Collaborate with leading experts in a team-based, hands-on environment to develop practical electronics skills.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable practical electronics skills and knowledge beyond university coursework.
• Experience or interest in commercial projects or hands-on PhD work related to electronics.
• Examples of real-world projects (e.g., radio rigs, Formula Student electronics, etc.) that show engineering ability.

About the team and environment

The company is small but long established, located a few miles north of Cambridge and backed by a larger parent company. Assembly takes place in the lab downstairs alongside R&D prototypes, creating a collaborative and hands-on environment. They are situated close to good rail and road links and offer a benefits package in addition to traditions like the Friday pub lunch.

Keywords

Keywords: Circuit Design, PCB Layout, PCB Assembly, Analogue, Digital, High Voltage, EM Fields, RF Fields, Timing, Sensors, Measurement, Valves, Pumps, Heaters, I2C, Microcontrollers, Embedded Software