Job Description:

NPI electronics engineer

Location: Cambridge Job type: Permanent, full time Salary: Competitive, plus benefits

The role

We are recruiting an NPI Electronics Engineer on behalf of a world-leading technology business based in Cambridge. This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join and help shape a newly formed NPI function, playing a key role in transitioning products from development into scalable, repeatable manufacturing. You will work closely with R&D, manufacturing, and quality teams, drawing on your electronics and PCB assembly knowledge to ensure products are designed and validated for efficient production, assembly, and test. If you are a hands-on, solution-focused engineer with a passion for manufacturing excellence, this is a role where your contribution will be highly visible and your impact immediate.

Main responsibilities

• Work closely with R&D to ensure new PCB assemblies are designed for reliable manufacture, using DFMEA early in the design process to identify and mitigate electronics design risks
• Identify design improvements to enhance manufacturability and production efficiency
• Communicate with PCB manufacturers to understand their capabilities and constraints
• Support electronic design workstreams within NPI projects, ensuring readiness for build and scale through to customer delivery
• Define inspection and test strategies for PCB and electronic assemblies during product development, maximising test coverage throughout the NPI process
• Collaborate with the manufacturing team to define and document product test instructions and production workflows
• Lead the development of automated test equipment for testing and calibration of PCB assemblies and products
• Take a hands-on approach during NPI builds, supporting root cause investigation and resolution of electrical, programming, configuration, and test issues
• Drive improvements in manufacturing readiness by identifying opportunities to streamline electronic test processes and reduce build time
• Contribute to the development of the new NPI team's standards and processes

Skills/experience

Essential:

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related discipline
• Proven electronics design experience using PCB CAD tools such as Altium
• Strong understanding of DFM, DFA, and DFT
• Experience supporting products through prototype to production transition for low to medium volume products
• Strong understanding of PCB assembly, electronic integration, and production test methods
• Experience creating technical documentation and releasing into a controlled change management system
• Experience working cross-functionally in an engineering environment

Desirable:

• Experience with complex designs including microcontrollers, analogue circuits, and power supplies
• Knowledge of video standards and USB
• Understanding of software for automation including C#, C++, or LabVIEW
• Experience designing products to military standards
• Understanding of engineering change control and quality systems including ISO 9001
• Experience working in controlled cleanroom environments

Salary & working hours

• Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
• Hours: Full time

Benefits

• Opportunity to join and help shape a newly formed NPI team
• A key bridging role between cutting-edge R&D and real-world manufacturing
• Collaborative environment working on advanced technology for global markets
• Career development and growth within a high-technology engineering organisation
• Training and development opportunities

Please note: applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

If the position of NPI Electronics Engineer is of interest, please click Apply. We aim to respond to all applicants; however, if you haven't heard from us within 10 days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

If you have any questions regarding this NPI Electronics Engineer role, please don't hesitate to contact our office.

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