Electronics Manager — PCB & Analog Lead (Hybrid) in Abingdon

Would you like to be instrumental in enabling the next generation of semi‑conductors? Are you a self‑motivated Electronics Manager with a hands‑on electronics background including experience with PCB design, power supply characterisation, low noise amplifier design/selection and signal integrity? Can you use your management skills to support and inspire a team to do their best work? If this sounds like you, read on.

Reward and Benefits

• £65,000 to £83,000 (depending on experience)
• 25 days annual leave, death in service and private health care benefits
• Personal pension contributions of 4% with salary sacrifice
• A generous EMI Share scheme

Based in Abingdon, Oxford, UK, we are a high calibre team of 100 plus people and we are growing fast. We are backed by global financial and industry investors including Applied Ventures, the strategic venture arm of the industry leading equipment company.

About the role

A typical day for an Electronics Manager could look like this:

• Leading the electronics team by coaching, mentoring, and developing people through regular feedback and reviews
• Providing technical leadership to ensure high‑quality, reliable electronics design and delivery
• Working closely with senior leaders to shape and evolve the company’s electronics strategy and tooling
• Championing continuous improvement across products, processes, tools, and team capability
• Collaborating with system architects and project leads to support successful project delivery
• Contributing hands‑on to electronics testing and investigation when required
• Overseeing electronics integration with mechanics, optics, and controls teams
• Leading or contributing to cross‑functional steering groups

Who we are looking for

To succeed as an Electronics Manager, we do need you to have the following skills and experience:

• Electronics design best practice with a collegiate manner to practical application
• Significant people‑management and industry experience as an electronics or electrical engineer in a hardware design and laboratory arena
• PCB design, power supply characterisation, low noise amplifier design/selection and signal integrity
• Confidence with analogue electronics for signal capture and conditioning
• ADC and DAC electronics for signal generation and capture
• Power delivery and grounding best practices for sensitive complex equipment
• Experience conducting and interpreting electronics testing
• Accomplished with product lifecycle management (requirements reviewing, design reviews, engineering change, revision management, etc.)
• Comfortable in a cross‑functional matrix organisation
• PCB Design and simulation tools

Nice to have:

• Engaging with external partners and suppliers as part of delivery
• Confidence with environmental considerations relevant to electronics (thermal management, vibration sensitivity, EMC)
• Supporting operations with first article builds and quality inspections
• Interpreting frequency domain and phase response data
• Knowledge of Piezo actuator drive systems and their requirements
• Understanding of scanner or precision positioning systems
• Project management, JIRA or similar tool‑tracking software

Education / Qualifications

Either a MEng in Electronics, Electrical Engineering or similar, or a clear equivalent path through relevant apprenticeship or accumulated experience.

We look for these attributes for our team:

• Self‑management: Able to work independently, setting priorities for own work based upon the company goals and targets.
• Teamwork: Engages with other members of the company to bring the best solutions to the problem. Recognises the value that fellow company members bring to enhance own abilities. Supports colleagues with their tasks when critical to the company goals.
• Impact and Influence: Establishes themselves as the knowledge centre in their own field.
• Ownership & Initiative: React and address both short‑ and medium‑term issues and proactively takes action to solve them.
• Results Orientation: Focus on the company goal, avoid distraction, making timely decisions to achieve the target.

A bit about us

Infinitesima is a privately owned company founded in 2001, as a spin‑out of the University of Bristol, by CTO Professor Andrew Humphris. Our dynamic team of scientists and engineers is focused on enabling the next generation of semiconductor devices through delivery of innovative products to customers around the world. Our strength lies in the varied perspectives that come from different cultures, experiences, and identities. We believe that true innovation is fuelled by collaboration, locally and globally. We strive to foster an environment where everyone can contribute meaningfully and thrive. If you require adjustments to take part in the recruitment process, please let us know, we’ll do our best to support you.

Note to recruitment agencies: Infinitesima Ltd only works with approved agencies and does not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not submit candidate details in response to this advert, or to any Infinitesima Ltd employees. Infinitesima Ltd is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.

A note on how we run interviews

We use AI only to transcribe our interviews so we can focus fully on you instead of scribbling notes. The AI does not take part in any decision making at any stage. All hiring decisions are made by real humans based on the conversation we have with you.

Location and work pattern

All of our new UK team members are asked to work on site here at Abingdon during their first three months with us. We offer flexible, hybrid working where possible upon completion of probation.