Excellent career opportunity; cutting-edge product development

This versatile electronics team are searching for a principal engineer to head the team providing management, technical, and business expertise. They develop technologies for multinational companies in a diverse range of markets including medical, fluidics and advanced consumer products. This is an ideal role for either a senior engineer ready to make the step up or someone who’s held a similar position previously.

You will be leading the team tackling projects ranging from small technology demonstrations through to full product launches including transfer into manufacture. You will display technical leadership and in time become responsible for entire product architectures. You will also need to demonstrate business acumen and professional presentation skills as you will be in direct communication with customers and clients.

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, willing and able to solder up new boards and diagnose hardware faults with laboratory equipment.

* Team leadership and project management skills. An extensive history is not required, but some commercial experience is.

* Top academic engineering qualifications, 1st or 2:1 from a leading university in a relevant subject.

Located in specialised office space with good road and rail links, this is a welcoming and supportive environment where your talents are celebrated and there are plenty of opportunities to further develop your career. The team strongly believe in improving the lives of others with their work and have an ethical policy in place to support that goal. They offer a generous benefits package and attractive base salary for the right candidate.

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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