Hybrid Senior Electronics Engineer

at OXTS

• Job title: Senior Electronics Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Middleton Stoney, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Electronics Engineer responsible for designing and developing hardware and embedded firmware for production-ready products. Involves full product lifecycle from concept to production release.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to the design and development of complex hardware for new and existing products, covering the full product lifecycle from concept through to production release.
• Design and develop production-quality hardware, ensuring designs are robust, manufacturable and compliant.
• Develop embedded firmware for microprocessor-based systems across the full software lifecycle, including requirements capture, design, implementation, testing and release management.
• Take end-to-end ownership of product development and release processes, ensuring successful transition from prototype to production and supporting multiple product releases.
• Apply DFM/DFA principles and support product approval processes, including EMC and certification requirements.
• Contribute to the implementation of wired and wireless communication technologies, including Ethernet, Wi-Fi and/or cellular connectivity, supporting both practical implementation and compliance activities.
• Manage and track complex development tasks and projects, working to deadlines and adapting plans to meet delivery objectives.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including R&D, Production and Marketing to resolve issues and deliver successful outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing products and develop proposals for new product development.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Contribute constructively to technical discussions, challenging assumptions where appropriate and supporting continuous improvement.

Requirements

• A degree in Electronics Engineering, or relevant related degree plus experience, is required.
• Strong general electronics engineering background with a hardware focus.
• Expert knowledge of digital and analogue electronics.
• Proven hands-on experience in both hardware design and embedded firmware development.
• Experience delivering production-ready electronic products into full production.
• Experience managing work across the full product lifecycle, from concept through to production release.
• Knowledge and practical application of DFM/DFA principles.
• Experience of product approval processes including EMC.
• Experience working with modern platforms and technologies.
• Experience with wired and wireless communication technologies, including Ethernet, Wi-Fi and/or cellular connectivity, and associated certification/compliance processes.
• Exposure to multiple product releases.
• A completer–finisher who takes ownership and sees projects through to delivery and production release.
• Thinks beyond immediate tasks, considering long-term product and business impact.
• Constructively challenges the status quo and seeks continuous improvement.
• Open to ideas, feedback and alternative viewpoints.
• Collaborative and effective within cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrates a genuine desire to learn and develop.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual profit share bonus
• Holiday entitlement of 27 days plus bank holidays
• 5% employee and 5% employer contributions through our via our salary sacrifice workplace pension scheme with Scottish Widows
• Group Income Protection Insurance Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Death In Service Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Smart casual dress code