Contract Electronics Engineer

Contract Electronics Design Engineer

Location: Bedfordshire (On-site)

Contract Length: 3 – 6 months (Outside IR35 potential)

Platform Recruitment is supporting a long-established high-precision engineering business who design and manufacture specialist instrumentation. They are seeking a Contract Electronics Design Engineer to assist with an immediate workload, particularly around complex PCB design.

The Role:

• Design and layout of complex, multi-layer PCBs (up to 8 layers) using Cadence OrCAD / Allegro PCB Editor.
• Work across both analogue and digital circuits, covering microcontroller/microprocessor-based designs.
• Support ongoing R&D projects as well as updates to legacy designs.
• Prepare technical documentation (BOMs, build instructions, change notes)

About You:

• Proven track record with PCB design in Cadence Allegro / OrCAD.
• Strong understanding of analogue and digital design.
• Knowledge of compliance and safe design practices.
• Experience in low-level firmware development in C/C++ would be advantageous.

What’s On Offer:

• 3–6 month contract with potential to extend.
• Opportunity to make an immediate impact in a specialist engineering environment.
• Competitive hourly rate with possible Outside IR35 engagement.