Electronics Engineer

Team Consulting is an award-winning, employee-owned medical device design and development consultancy. We work solely in the medical and healthcare sectors, supporting clients ranging from start-ups to established multinationals at all stages of development from concept to production.

We are looking for an experienced Electronics Engineer to help design hardware for medium and high-volume manufacture. As part of the engineering team, you will be working in our specialised labs and workshops at our headquarters in the Cambridgeshire countryside, 5 mins from the M11.

What you will be doing

• Contributing to medical device development to meet client needs and regulatory requirements
• Delivering high-quality, verified and well documented electronic hardware designs at system and circuit level
• Collaborating closely with multi-disciplinary project teams where peer review is the norm
• Working with clients to understand their requirements, and present information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

Requirements

Qualifications and skills

Essential

• Good degree in electronic/electrical engineering, physics or a closely related subject
• 2-5 years experience in electronic hardware design
• Wide-ranging awareness of the state of the art in electronics technology and manufacturing
• Familiarity with electronics CAD software (Altium Designer is preferred)
• Familiarity with common test instruments
• Hands-on skills in hardware prototyping, modification and troubleshooting

Desirable

• Knowledge of adjacent fields such as optics, embedded software and signal processing
• Experience in FPGA/programmable logic development
• Working knowledge of python for scripting and test automation
• Experience of working in a highly-regulated industry; ideally familiarity with ISO 13485 and EN 60601-1

Professional skills

Essential

• Good organisational skills with ability to manage own time and tasks
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to liaise with colleagues and clients
• Structured and methodical approach to problem-solving

Desirable

• Experience working in a technical consultancy environment

Personal qualities

• Willingness to take responsibility and drive activities
• Copes well with unexpected change, is flexible and calm under pressure
• Confident with a positive and engaging communication style
• Respectful of others' views, opinions, and contributions
• Collaborates effectively and actively shares own knowledge
• Eager to continually learn and improve

Additional role requirements

Occasional travel to client or supplier sites may be required, both within the UK and internationally, including to the US and Europe.

Equal opportunities

Team values equality, diversity and inclusion in employment and recruitment. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities and an inclusive community, where our talented people respect and value the contributions, skills, and abilities of others.

We want our people to succeed on merit, treating individuals equally, including making decisions and providing encouragement and opportunities relating to recruitment, career development and retention in a fair and consistent manner.

Our aim is a workplace free from all forms of bullying, harassment or victimisation, and unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.