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Permanent

Electronics Engineer

Octagon Group
Waterbeach
money-bag £40000 - £55000/annum
Posted: 01 June 2026 (Yesterday)
Closing date: 28 June 2026
Ref: 225172143

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ELECTRONICS ENGINEER – PRODUCTION ENGINEERING JOB IN CAMBRIDGE

A fantastic opportunity has become available for an Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering in Cambridge (Waterbeach) with a leading high-technology organisation developing advanced thermal imaging, night vision, and augmented reality systems. This Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering job in Cambridge offers the chance to join a newly formed NPI team focused on taking complex electronic products from R&D into scalable manufacturing.

The successful Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering in Cambridge will work across R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality to ensure electronic designs are fully production-ready. This Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering role in Cambridge will focus on PCB design support, manufacturability improvements, and the development of production test solutions for advanced electronic systems.

Key responsibilities for the Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering job in Cambridge include:

• Supporting the transition of products from prototype into volume manufacture
• Working with R&D to improve PCB design for manufacturability and testability
• Supporting PCB assembly, integration, and electronic fault finding
• Developing and improving automated production test equipment and fixtures
• Supporting NPI builds, root cause analysis, and production issue resolution (desirable) 

 

To be considered for this Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering opportunity in Cambridge, you will need:

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or related discipline
• Proven experience using Altium for PCB design and layout
• Strong experience with PCB assembly, integration, and electronics manufacturing
• Good understanding of DFM, DFA, and DFT principles (desirable) 
• Experience supporting products through NPI and into production
• Strong fault-finding skills at board and system level  (desirable) 
• Understanding of ISO9001 or similar quality systems (desirable) 

Experience with automated test equipment, microcontrollers, LabVIEW, C/C++, or military-standard product development would be advantageous.

This Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering role in Cambridge offers excellent long-term development opportunities and the chance to work on highly advanced electronic systems within a growing engineering team.

If you believe you have the right skills and experience for this Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering job in Cambridge, please send your CV to the below email. 

If you would like to discuss this Electronics Engineer – Production Engineering opportunity in Cambridge before applying, please contact Georgia Cook on (phone number removed).

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