PLUS CATALYST LIMITED
Senior Design Engineer - Electronics/Instrumentation
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Job Title: Senior Design Engineer
Company Overview
My client is a County Durham based, market-leading designer and manufacturer of electronics, specialising in instrumentation products utilised across the industrial, engineering, and manufacturing sectors.
Role Summary
Reporting to the R&D Director, my client seeks a Senior Design Engineer to join their R&D function.
Main Responsibilities
- Support the Design development for their range of NPD, using C, C++
- Lead the design and development of electronic products, assemblies, and systems
- Produce electronic schematics, PCB layouts, design calculations, and technical specifications
- Designing to IEC/BS standards
- Develop analogue, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronic circuits as required
- Support embedded hardware integration and work closely with software engineers during product development
- Ensure designs comply with relevant industry standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements
- Conduct design reviews, risk assessments, and failure mode analysis
- Manage design projects from concept through prototyping, testing, and production release
- Develop project plans, monitor progress, and ensure delivery within agreed timescales and budgets
- Coordinate activities with manufacturing, quality, procurement, and supply chain teams
- Provide technical leadership and support to junior engineers and technicians
- Define and execute product verification and validation plans
- Analyse test results, troubleshoot technical issues, and implement corrective actions
- Support environmental, EMC, safety, and reliability testing
- Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and root cause analysis
- Liaise directly with customers to understand technical requirements and provide engineering solutions
- Present design concepts, progress updates, and technical reports to stakeholders
- Support customer visits, audits, and technical reviews
- Contribute to engineering best practices, design standards, and innovation initiatives
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction, product enhancement, and manufacturing efficiency
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About You
To be considered for the role, it is essential that you possess demonstrable electronics design and NPD experience combined with a good understanding of mechanical design principles, tolerances, and materials selection. You will be educated to Degree level in an appropriate discipline.
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Key Selection Criteria
- Strong understanding of analogue and digital circuit design
- Experience using electronic design tools such as Altium, OrCAD, Eagle, or equivalent
- Knowledge of PCB design principles and design for manufacture (DFM)
- Experience of product testing, validation, and troubleshooting
- Familiarity with EMC, CE, UKCA, UL, or other relevant regulatory requirements
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills
- Chartered Engineer status or working towards professional registration
- Experience with embedded systems and microcontroller-based designs
- Knowledge of RF, wireless communications, or power electronics
- Experience within automotive, aerospace, industrial, medical, or consumer electronics sectors
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies
Career Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business that is part of a larger European group, with ambitious growth plans to double in size.
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