Electronic Design Engineer

Location:

Watford (WD17) – Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom

Salary:

Basic Salary : to £70k + 30 Days Holiyda + Company Benefits + Flexible Working

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Engineering Jobs

Advertiser:

Wallace Hind Selection

Job ID:

132702652

Posted On:

16 February 2026

Are you an Electronic Design Engineer looking to step up into a more senior, responsible and autonomous position within a cutting-edge R&D team? Do you have experience with hardware and embedded firmware – and want a varied and dynamic role within a well established and successful business? Based at our site in Watford, this role is the next step in your Electronic Design Engineering career.

BASIC SALARY: Up to A£70,000

BENEFITS:
A· 30 days holiday rising with service
A· Full access to company benefits package including pension
A· Flexible working within core hours

LOCATION: Watford with free on-site parking.

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Hemel Hempstead, St. Albans, Hatfield, Cheshunt, Harrow, Wembley, Hayes, High Wycombe, Amersham, Chesham, Berkhamsted, Tring, Luton, Dunstable, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, Slough, Maidenhead, London, Milton Keynes, Hitchin, Bletchley, Northampton, Bedford, Aylesbury, Guildford, Reading

JOB DESCRIPTION: Electronic Design Engineer – Embedded Firmware, R&D, ‘C’, Test and Measurement Instrumentation

As our Electronic Design Engineer working in our R&D department, you will be designing and developing electronic circuitry and firmware for portable and hand held electrical equipment. You will be redesigning existing products for annual product launches.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Electronic Design Engineer – Embedded Firmware, R&D, ‘C’, Test and Measurement Instrumentation

A· Product design of electronic circuitry and firmware for portable electrical equipment.
A· Maintenance of existing product line, e.g. due to component obsolescence, changes in standards, etc

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Electronic Design Engineer – Embedded Firmware, R&D, ‘C’, Test and Measurement Instrumentation

Ideally, you will have a proven track record of Product Design – Electronic, Electrical equipment. This could (for instance) be test and measurement equipment (medical, industrial, commercial etc.), domestic goods, personal electronics amongst many other things.

A· Programming of real time, embedded firmware.
A· Proficiency in C
A· Analogue & digital electronic design.
A· Schematic capture using Altium or similar.
A· Experience of high voltage technology designs
A· Designing products to a set of legal / safety standards.

Any exposure to ST MCU (Micro Controller Unit) design would be an advantage.

THE COMPANY:

We’re approaching 100 years in business, we’re a well-respected manufacturer and brand of portable & hand-held electronic instrumentation. With a heavy focus and investment on R&D and New Product Development, we’re genuinely a market leader for innovation in our industry sector.

PROSPECTS:

Regular salary reviews and potential to develop your career with a well established and growing business.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Electronic Design Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer, Firmware Engineer, Systems Engineer – C, C++, MCU, Electrical Test & Measurement, Analogue Electrical Design. Low Voltage Systems, High voltage technology, Instrumentation, Product design, Research and Development (R&D).

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: SP18321, Wallace ind Selection

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