Hybrid Senior Electronics Engineer

Posted 3 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Senior Electronics Engineer responsible for shaping Wattbike’s next generation of connected training products. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality electronic systems for indoor cycling.

Responsibilities

  • Ownership: Quickly become the internal authority on Wattbike electronics systems
  • Processes: Implementation of best practice across the design and development of Wattbike electronics
  • Quality: Identify opportunities to improve quality, reliability, and maintainability
  • Define and maintain best practices for hardware development, documentation, and revision control.
  • Identify opportunities to improve reliability, assembly efficiency, and product quality through better design and process control.
  • Lead initiatives to streamline electronics development and testing workflows.
  • Manage component lifecycle, obsolescence, and supply chain risks.
  • Investigate and resolve hardware issues across development and production stages.
  • Develop and execute hardware validation plans to ensure performance, reliability, and compliance.
  • Support pre-compliance testing for EMC, safety, and wireless certification (CE, UKCA, FCC, etc.).
  • Investigate and resolve issues identified in testing, production, or field use through structured root-cause analysis.
  • Lead the design and development of electronics hardware for new and existing Wattbike products.
  • Create detailed schematics, PCB layouts, and hardware documentation using Altium Designer (or similar).
  • Drive continuous improvement of existing circuit designs, focusing on reliability, manufacturability, and cost optimisation.
  • Integrate sensors, displays, power management, and communication modules into complete system designs.
  • Develop and debug low-power embedded systems with wireless connectivity (BLE, ANT+, Wi-Fi).
  • Stay up to date with emerging technologies and contribute to long-term product roadmap discussions.
  • Act as the internal authority for electronics design and development within Wattbike.
  • Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and product teams to ensure seamless integration across disciplines.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and cross-functional colleagues.
  • Work directly with external suppliers and manufacturing partners in China and Taiwan to ensure quality, consistency, and scalability.

Requirements

  • Degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 10+ years experience embedded engineering with 5+ years in a lead engineering role
  • Proven experience designing and developing electronic systems for consumer or industrial products.
  • An engineering leader with experience and confidence working in teams, liaising with partners and working as a stand-alone resource.
  • Strong understanding of low-power embedded design and wireless communication protocols (BLE, ANT+, Wi-Fi).
  • Experience in low-power system design, RTOS environments, and peripheral interfacing (I²C, SPI, UART, ADCs).
  • Knowledge of IoT or connected device development.
  • Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g. Altium Designer or similar).
  • Experience with circuit simulation, analysis, and debugging using oscilloscopes and logic analysers.
  • Experience leading relevant compliance and certification processes (EMC, safety, wireless) and taking a product from concept through to successful certification.
  • Experience in product lifecycle management and DFM/DFT (Design for Manufacture/Test).
  • Experience in solo R&D work, problem solving technical challenges and developing new features and functionality.
  • Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and external manufacturing partners.
  • Experience working with manufacturing partners and supporting product ramp-up or production.
  • Embedded firmware and software development experience.
  • Interest in sports technology or connected fitness equipment.

Benefits

  • A Wattbike for your home
  • A relaxed culture that supports a great home and work blend
  • Support for personal progression
  • 26 days holiday a year plus bank holidays
  • Pension and life insurance
  • A staff discount on accessories
  • Cycling clubs for the casual rider and racing enthusiasts
  • Onsite training Zone

Job title

Senior Electronics Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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