Full job descriptionSenior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer
Join a collaborative engineering team developing industrial electronic products from concept to production. This hands-on opportunity suits an experienced engineer with strong hardware design and embedded C skills, plus ability to act as the main technical contact for UL submissions and approvals. A senior appointment may be considered based on skills and experience.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Electronics Engineer, Embedded Systems Engineer, Electronics Hardware Engineer, Hardware Design Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Firmware Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, PCB Design Engineer, Firmware Developer
Benefits include 25 days’ holiday, performance-related bonus, pension and healthcare schemes.


SALARY: £44,000 to £52,000 per annum + Benefits
LOCATION: Bury, Greater Manchester, North West England
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent


JOB OVERVIEW
This is an opportunity for a Senior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer to take hands-on ownership across electronic hardware and embedded software development for new and existing industrial products, from requirements through testing, regulatory approval and production.
Reporting to the Senior Electronics and Software Engineer (Team Lead / Manager), the Senior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer will work with electronic, software, mechanical and production colleagues, taking technical ownership, sharing knowledge and contributing ideas to improve products and processes, also acting as the main technical contact for UL submissions and approvals.
With varied projects, professional development and progression, the Senior Electronic / Embedded Design Engineer can contribute from concept through mass production while supporting UL submissions and continuous improvement.


DUTIES
Your duties as the Senior Electronics Engineer / Embedded Systems Engineer include:
*Product Requirements and Specifications: Develop product requirements, hardware specifications and embedded software specifications
*UL Regulations, Compliance and Submissions: Be the main technical contact for UL submissions and approvals
*Electronic Circuit Design: Design analogue, digital and mixed-signal circuits for industrial products
*PCB and Component Development: Produce schematics, select components and develop or oversee PCB layouts
*Embedded Software Development: Develop, debug, test and maintain C software for microcontroller-based systems
*Power and Measurement Systems: Design and evaluate AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies, low-power battery designs and voltage, current and three-phase measurement circuits
*Safety, EMC: Design for electrical safety, EMC, reliability, manufacture and test, and prepare technical documentation
*Testing and Validation: Produce design calculations, test plans and validation reports, and carry out prototype testing, fault investigation and technical design reviews
*Production and Collaboration: Support production introduction, manufacturing test and calibration, and collaborate with colleagues and suppliers across locations and time zones


CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
*Degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering or similar
*Significant relevant industry experience
*Proven experience taking electronic products into production, with an appreciation of mechanical design and UL requirements
*Strong electronic hardware design skills across analogue and digital circuits, schematic capture and PCB design
*Hands-on experience developing microcontroller-based embedded systems using C and different microcontroller IDEs
*Experience designing and evaluating AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies
*Experience designing products to meet UL requirements and contributing directly to submissions and approvals
*Understanding of electrical safety, isolation, creepage and clearance, circuit protection, component ratings and EMC design principles
*Ability to produce clear technical documentation, work independently and solve problems methodically
*Experience with industrial instrumentation, three-phase electrical systems, measurement circuits and low-power battery-operated products
*Experience with Proteus, Cadence, Easy-PC or Altium, RTOS development and embedded interfaces including I²C, SPI, QSPI, UART, RS-485, Modbus RTU/TCP, USB and Ethernet
*Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy, bootloaders, firmware update processes, version control, static code analysis, software coding standards and UL/IEC 61010


What’s On Offer
*Varied hardware and embedded software projects for industrial applications
*The opportunity to take products from initial concept through design and development to mass production
*A collaborative engineering environment with opportunities for technical ownership
*Opportunities for professional development and progression
*A workspace in newly furnished offices
*25 days’ holiday
*Performance-related bonus
*Pension scheme
*Healthcare scheme


HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P15350
Full-Time, Permanent Jobs, Careers and Vacancies. Find a new job and work in Bury, Greater Manchester, North West England. Multi-Job Board Advertising and CV Sourcing Recruitment Services provided by AWD online.
AWD online specialise in sourcing candidates and advertising vacancies on multiple job boards for companies on a non-commission basis. AWD online operates as an employment agency.
AWD-IN-SPJ