At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and develop innovative electronic products in a collaborative R&D environment.
- Company: Join a growing tech team in Birmingham with a focus on cutting-edge electronics.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £60K, flexible work options, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic team with a supportive culture and excellent growth potential.
- Why this job: Make an impact by working on exciting projects in hardware and firmware development.
- Qualifications: Experience in PCB design, electronic circuit design, and embedded programming.
Location: Birmingham (one day onsite per fortnight)
Salary: Up to £60K (DOE)
We’re looking for an experienced Electronic Engineer to join a growing team developing innovative electronic products. This is an excellent opportunity to work across hardware design, embedded firmware and product development within a collaborative engineering environment.
You’ll play a key role in the development of innovative electronic products within a supportive R&D environment, with exposure to hardware, firmware and product validation activities.
The Role
- Supporting electrical circuit design and PCB layout improvements to optimise manufacturability.
- Developing, debugging and testing embedded firmware for digital electronic products.
- Investigating, resolving and documenting hardware and firmware issues.
- Supporting electrical testing, validation and performance improvements.
- Delivering small hardware or firmware features independently as part of wider development projects.
- Producing and maintaining technical documentation while contributing within an Agile/Scrum development environment.
About You
- Previous experience designing PCBs for industrial electronic products.
- Strong background in electronic circuit design.
- Good understanding of PCB layout and design for manufacture.
- Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing (DSP).
- Knowledge of EMC best practices, RoHS and WEEE compliance.
- Experience with embedded or systems programming using C and Verilog.
- Experience using PCB design and schematic capture tools such as Altium or KiCad.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a systematic approach to root cause analysis.
- Able to work both independently and as part of a collaborative engineering team.
Desirable Skills
- Experience designing to ATEX (IEC standards).
- Experience with IEC environmental testing standards.
- PLC programming experience, particularly Siemens S7.
- Familiarity with STM32 microcontrollers and Zynq SoCs.
Please note, we cannot offer sponsorship for this role. If interested, please send over an updated CV.
We think you need these skills to ace Electronics Engineer in Birmingham
Electrical Circuit Design
PCB Layout Design
Embedded Firmware Development
Debugging Skills
Hardware Testing and Validation
Technical Documentation
Agile/Scrum Methodologies
