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Electronics Engineer

Octagon Group

📍 England, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

full-time
mid-level
Posted —

Key Skills

PCBAltiumLabVIEWmicrocontrollersDFM

Industry

Consumer ElectronicsDefense

Job Description

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ELECTRONICS ENGINEER – PRODUCTION ENGINEERING JOB IN CAMBRIDGE


A fantastic opportunity has become available for an Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering in Cambridge (Waterbeach) with a leading high-technology organisation developing advanced thermal imaging, night vision, and augmented reality systems. This Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering job in Cambridge offers the chance to join a newly formed NPI team focused on taking complex electronic products from R&D into scalable manufacturing.


The successful Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering in Cambridge will work across R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality to ensure electronic designs are fully production-ready. This Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering role in Cambridge will focus on PCB design support, manufacturability improvements, and the development of production test solutions for advanced electronic systems.


Key responsibilities for the Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering job in Cambridge include:


• Supporting the transition of products from prototype into volume manufacture

• Working with R&D to improve PCB design for manufacturability and testability

• Supporting PCB assembly, integration, and electronic fault finding

• Developing and improving automated production test equipment and fixtures

• Supporting NPI builds, root cause analysis, and production issue resolution (desirable)



To be considered for this Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering opportunity in Cambridge, you will need:


• Degree in Electronic Engineering or related discipline

• Proven experience using Altium for PCB design and layout

• Strong experience with PCB assembly, integration, and electronics manufacturing

• Good understanding of DFM, DFA, and DFT principles (desirable)

• Experience supporting products through NPI and into production

• Strong fault-finding skills at board and system level (desirable)

• Understanding of ISO9001 or similar quality systems (desirable)


Experience with automated test equipment, microcontrollers, LabVIEW, C/C++, or military-standard product development would be advantageous.


This Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering role in Cambridge offers excellent long-term development opportunities and the chance to work on highly advanced electronic systems within a growing engineering team.


If you believe you have the right skills and experience for this Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering job in Cambridge, please send your CV to the below email.


If you would like to discuss this Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering opportunity in Cambridge before applying, please contact Georgia Cook