Senior Electronics Engineer
hace 4 días
Bracknell
Senior Electronics Engineer – Opto-Electronics We are seeking a proactive and motivated Senior Electronics Engineer to join a small, highly skilled Engineering and Production team based in Wokingham. This office-based role offers the opportunity for a Senior Electronics Engineer to lead the design and verification of innovative new products while maintaining and improving existing electronic designs. Key Responsibilities: • As the Senior Electronics Engineer, you will lead electronics design projects from initial concept through to production., • Maintain and enhance existing PCBAs and electronic sub-assemblies, providing expert guidance on design improvements., • Perform functional and quality assurance testing, calibration, and troubleshooting., • Work with external PCBA consultants and contract manufacturers to ensure project success., • Design system architecture, schematics, and PCB layouts using ECAD tools such as Altium, EAGLE, and PADS., • Support regulatory certification activities (CE, LVD, RoHS)., • Produce and maintain accurate design documentation, including BoMs, schematics, and PCB data files., • Provide technical support to Production staff and manufacturing partners., • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and manage obsolescence of electronic designs. Required Skills & Experience: • Degree in Electronics or equivalent., • 5 years’ experience in electronics design, testing, and low-volume manufacturing., • Strong mixed-signal design skills (analogue and digital), including high sensitivity receivers, small signal linear design, and lock-in detectors., • Experience with embedded controller hardware, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and digital control., • Proficiency with communication interfaces (UART, USB, TWI/I2C, RS485) and power management (3.3V to 24V DC)., • Understanding of opto-electronics, including pulsed laser drivers, SLD/SLED light sources, APD/PIN detectors, optical modulators, and TEC temperature control., • Competent in schematic capture, PCB layout, and system modelling (Altium preferred)., • Ability to troubleshoot and modify legacy designs, with excellent attention to detail., • Strong analytical skills, well-organised, and effective in communicating with internal and external teams. Benefits: • Enhanced company pension scheme, • 25 days holiday, • Share incentive scheme, • Medicash health plan, • Life assurance, • Flexible working hours This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Electronics Engineer to play a key role in advancing cutting-edge opto-electronic systems and products. The successful Senior Electronics Engineer will be instrumental in driving product innovation, supporting production teams, and maintaining technical excellence across all electronics projects.