Electronic Engineer

Our client is a well-established UK electronics manufacturing business with 60 years of industry experience. Founded in 1965, this family-run company has built a reputation for flexibility, excellent customer service and a steadfast commitment to quality in everything it does.

They specialise in high-end electronic assemblies and provides complete manufacturing solutions across diverse sectors (including aerospace, oil & gas, scientific and more), all underpinned by rigorous quality standards and a customer-focused ethos.

We are looking t o appoint an Electronics Engineer at an intermediate level for a permanent role. The role reports to the Senior Design Engineer and is intended to add technical capacity, strengthen product support and improve responsiveness across engineering and manufacture.

Our clients capabilities include design development, NPI and prototyping, test and inspection, ongoing support, box build and cable wiring, and manufacturing for demanding sectors including ATEX, oil and gas, security, aerospace and defence.

They hold AS9100 Rev D / ISO9001:2015 certification together with an ATEX/UKEX QAN and IECEx QAR, which have strong emphasis on process control, traceability, testing and reliability. The successful candidate will be comfortable in quality-led, production-connected electronics environments rather than purely theoretical design roles.

This opportunity offers the chance to make a significant impact in a well-respected manufacturing business. The role comes with long-term progression potential.

Main responsibilities

The Electronics Engineer will:

• Support existing and legacy product designs and help maintain their effective integration into the current portfolio.
• Contribute to new product introduction (NPI) activity and support the transfer of products and changes into manufacture.
• Investigate component obsolescence, identify suitable alternatives and support technical decision-making around product changes.
• Provide engineering support to production and workshop teams on product-related assembly and technical issues.
• Contribute to analogue and digital electronics work, including design support, modifications and development tasks where required.
• Assist with technical documentation, specifications, reports, records and engineering workflow requirements.
• Support testing, validation and technical evaluation activities in line with quality and compliance expectations.
• Work closely with engineering, production and operations colleagues to resolve issues and improve manufacturability, supportability and efficiency.
• Contribute to the development of test equipment, jigs or related support tools.
• Ensure work is properly documented and carried out in line with quality systems and relevant standards.
• Take ownership of assigned work, manage priorities effectively and use sound judgement in day-to-day technical decisions.

Person Specification

Essential qualifications and knowledge

• Degree-level qualification in Electronics, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
• Good grounding in analogue and digital electronics.
• Working knowledge of microcontrollers and programmable devices, including Microchip and Atmel or equivalent platforms.
• Familiarity with engineering software such as EasyPC, KiCad, AutoCAD, SolidWorks or similar 2D, 3D and PCB drafting tools.

Essential experience

• Experience in an electronics engineering role beyond graduate entry level.
• Experience that combines technical depth with practical application, ideally across product support, design support, NPI, testing or manufacturing-facing engineering.
• Experience of working through technical problems, assessing options and making sensible engineering judgements.
• Experience of documenting work clearly and maintaining good engineering records.

Essential skills and behaviours

• Confidence and credibility in technical discussions.
• Ability to manage time, organise work and deal with competing priorities.
• Strong practical problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across engineering, production and operations.
• Willingness to take ownership and work with a reasonable degree of independence.
• Good written and verbal communication.

Desirable experience

• Experience of NPI, engineering change and / or product integration.
• Experience of component obsolescence and alternative part selection.
• Experience in a high-reliability, regulated or quality-critical electronics environment.
• Exposure to sectors such as ATEX, aerospace and defence, industrial instrumentation, oil and gas, security or related applications.
• Experience with intrinsically safe or ATEX-related products.
• Familiarity with disciplined manufacturing and inspection environments, including traceability, testing and IPC-led quality expectations.

Salary - £40,000