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Cambridge; to £70,000 DoE + Benefits
This company are looking for a principal level electronics engineer or a senior engineer looking to make the next step in their career. You will have a proven track record of taking products from concept through to successful implementation in regulated markets. You will provide technical and managerial leadership to a versatile engineering team with a multinational client base.
As a principal engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge products, ensuring that they meet stringent regulatory requirements while delivering innovative solutions. From system architecture to hands-on testing, you will be involved throughout the technical development process as well as being responsible for managing the team. Your contributions will directly impact the quality and success of these products, making a real difference to users lives around the world.
Requirements:
- Extensive and demonstrable skills in designing, prototyping and testing electronic systems and writing embedded C/C++ code.
- A hands-on approach to technical work, even as far as solder new boards and diagnosing hardware faults with laboratory equipment.
- Some expertise working in regulated industries.
- Top academic engineering qualifications, 1st or 2:1 from a leading university in a relevant subject.
- Team leadership and project management skills. An extensive history is not required, but some commercial-grade experience is.
Keywords: Electronics, Electromechanical, Project Management, Team Leadership, Schematic Capture, PCB Layout, Hardware Bring-up, Fault Finding, Embedded Software, C/C++, Debugging, Product Testing, Transfer to Manufacture
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