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Job Title: Senior Electronics Systems Engineer

Location:

Leicester, LEC, GB, LE49JD

Business Unit: Taylor Hobson

Posting Date: May 30, 2025

Job Description:

Position Summary

As a key member of a multi-discipline team, this is a great opportunity to experience product development from concept through to production & aftersales, pooling on a wealth of knowledge and best practice with a world-class metrology company.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Chief EE, this person is responsible & accountable for:

• Deriving the required electronics architecture and performance specifications for the overall system from the product functional requirements.
• Following the NPD process to prove out concepts, technology demonstrators through to preproduction & production units including quality assurance through automated testing.
• Generating the necessary supporting documentation to introduce the product into manufacturing.
• Leading electronics/systems project design reviews.
• Contributing to overall program planning & execution.
• Assisting the project leader in planning and risk management.

Required Essential Skills:

• Proven track record with hands-on product design - embedded systems, modules, and full product architecture.
• Sound knowledge of motor drives and controls.
• Experience of taking transducer signals from conditioning through embedded processing to graphical display.
• Demonstrable, thorough, analytical skills reinforced with practical problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in pre-compliance design & testing (EMI, ESD, etc.).
• Experience in DfX (Design for Reliability, Serviceability & Manufacturability).
• Proven track record for prototyping & transfer to production.

Proficient in the use of the following tools:

• Familiar with PCB layout software packages, etc.
• MS Office or similar

Desirable Skills:

• Some experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Skillsets in the precision engineering, machine tool, or automation industry.
• Supplier engagement for prototyping / manufacturing.
• Some applied experience with a math package such as MATLAB, Mathematica, etc.
• C/C# Programming.

Required Personal Attributes:

• A natural interest in technology.
• Track record of taking initiative and making pragmatic decisions.
• Confidence and intelligence, with the ability to mentor junior engineers, oversee contractors and external suppliers.
• Flexible approach to tasks and the ability to investigate problems with an open and enquiring mind.
• Understanding why technology people get out of bed in the morning to come to work!

Experience/Qualifications

• Good Degree Level education in Electronic/Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent with at least 3 years’ experience in a senior design engineer role from concept through to end-to-end product lifecycle or a significant portion thereof.
• Sound knowledge with a proven track record in manufacturing engineering, test methods, processes, and quality systems.

*Instrumentation/motion control engineering role desirable but not essential.

• Future Development Opportunities
• Coachable with potential to Lead EE or within <3 years

What Taylor Hobson offers you:

• A fun, relaxed, and supportive working environment.
• 1 pm Friday finish.
• Competitive salary and 25 days holiday including Christmas.
• Excellent onboarding to ensure new joiners are well integrated and comfortable at Taylor Hobson.
• Generous matched pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Option to join private health plan.
• Enhanced maternity pay.
• Investment in your skills with opportunities for progression within the business.
• Mentoring and guidance for accreditation.
• Involvement in charity and fundraising activities.
• Sports and Social Club – events and activities throughout the year including Christmas party.
• Perkbox rewards app offering discounts, a GP service, and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee referral scheme of £1000.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• An inclusive workforce.
• Free onsite parking, electric charging points, and easy access to the city center.

Business Unit

Established in 1886, Taylor Hobson is a world leader in surface and form metrology, developing the first roundness and surface finish measuring instruments.

We provide contact and non-contact measurement solutions for demanding applications globally, with a worldwide infrastructure to support our clients; we are a truly global ultra-precision metrology company.

We are pioneers, continually developing our products to meet the demands of next-generation technologies, particularly in optics, bearings, space, defense, aerospace, automotive, medical, and renewable energy sectors.

Our brands include Talyrond, Form Talysurf PGI, Form Talysurf i-Series, Surtronic, LUPHOScan, Formalysurf PGI, Talyvel, Autocollimators, Micro-Alignment Telescope, and AMECare.

Taylor Hobson is part of the Ultra Precision Technologies Division of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.

Website: www.taylor-hobson.com

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving diverse niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.

AMETEK is committed to a safer, sustainable, and more productive world, employing differentiated technology solutions to solve complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues across 35 countries, grounded in our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is part of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.