Principal Electronics Engineer
Posted on May 29, 2026 by CV-Library
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Electronics
Immediate Start
£60k - £70k Annual
Full-Time
Take your electronics and software skills to the next level in a dynamic consultancy
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.
This Cambridge company are situated in well-equipped offices close to road and rail links. They foster a welcoming and supportive environment, celebrating a wide variety of talents and encourage continued learning and personal development. Their work is strongly linked to improving the lives of others and they have an ethics policy in place to support this goal.
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
Another top job from ECM, the high-tech recruitment experts.
Even if this job's not quite right, do contact us now - we may well have the ideal job for you. To discuss your requirements call (phone number removed) or email your CV. We will always ask before forwarding your CV.
Please apply (quoting ref: CV27546) only if you are eligible to live and work in the UK. By submitting your details you certify that the information you provide is accurate
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.
This Cambridge company are situated in well-equipped offices close to road and rail links. They foster a welcoming and supportive environment, celebrating a wide variety of talents and encourage continued learning and personal development. Their work is strongly linked to improving the lives of others and they have an ethics policy in place to support this goal.
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
Another top job from ECM, the high-tech recruitment experts.
Even if this job's not quite right, do contact us now - we may well have the ideal job for you. To discuss your requirements call (phone number removed) or email your CV. We will always ask before forwarding your CV.
Please apply (quoting ref: CV27546) only if you are eligible to live and work in the UK. By submitting your details you certify that the information you provide is accurate
Reference: 224530522
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Principal Electronics Engineer
Posted on May 29, 2026 by CV-Library
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Electronics
Immediate Start
£60k - £70k Annual
Full-Time
Take your electronics and software skills to the next level in a dynamic consultancy
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.
This Cambridge company are situated in well-equipped offices close to road and rail links. They foster a welcoming and supportive environment, celebrating a wide variety of talents and encourage continued learning and personal development. Their work is strongly linked to improving the lives of others and they have an ethics policy in place to support this goal.
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
Another top job from ECM, the high-tech recruitment experts.
Even if this job's not quite right, do contact us now - we may well have the ideal job for you. To discuss your requirements call (phone number removed) or email your CV. We will always ask before forwarding your CV.
Please apply (quoting ref: CV27546) only if you are eligible to live and work in the UK. By submitting your details you certify that the information you provide is accurate
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.
This Cambridge company are situated in well-equipped offices close to road and rail links. They foster a welcoming and supportive environment, celebrating a wide variety of talents and encourage continued learning and personal development. Their work is strongly linked to improving the lives of others and they have an ethics policy in place to support this goal.
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
Another top job from ECM, the high-tech recruitment experts.
Even if this job's not quite right, do contact us now - we may well have the ideal job for you. To discuss your requirements call (phone number removed) or email your CV. We will always ask before forwarding your CV.
Please apply (quoting ref: CV27546) only if you are eligible to live and work in the UK. By submitting your details you certify that the information you provide is accurate
Reference: 224530522
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