Electronics Systems Design Engineer

Electronics Systems Design Engineer

Location: Northampton, UK
Type: Permanent
Start Date: Immediate

Company Overview

The Scientific Instruments Group is a small UK‑based group of companies; the largest manufacturing company within the group is XCAM Ltd. XCAM is a rapidly growing technology business that manufactures highly bespoke, custom, low‑volume digital cameras for scientific and increasingly for space applications.

Responsibilities

• Research, development and design of solutions for new digital camera systems.
• Modification of existing products or processes.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
• Contribute to all aspects of system design from concept through to build and test.
• Report to Engineering Director and collaborate with the XCAM Development Engineering Team.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Electronics.
• Three or more years in a design engineering role.
• High‑speed digital design with microprocessors and FPGAs.
• Power supply design (linear and switched‑mode).
• Low‑noise analog design using DACs and ADCs.
• FPGA firmware design for Xilinx Artix‑A7 and Polarfire FPGAs.
• Embedded software design.
• In‑house prototyping and bench testing of PCBs and circuits.
• Experience with electronics design peer and architecture reviews, and design feasibility evaluation.
• Creation and maintenance of specifications and documentation.

Key Competencies

• Attention to detail.
• Self‑motivation, curiosity and enthusiasm for new technologies.
• Good communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Skills

• Hardware and firmware design using Xilinx/Intel/Microchip or Polarfire FPGAs.
• Embedded software design with Microblaze.
• Practical knowledge of Vivado IDE and Microchip Libro IDE.
• Experience designing with CCD or CMOS sensors.
• ECAD user (preferably PadS Professional).
• Awareness of manufacturing standards such as IPC and ECSS.
• Knowledge of project management and planning tools.

Employment Offer

• Full‑time, permanent position (Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm) in Northampton, UK.
• Salary negotiable based on experience.
• Pension up to +7.5% company contribution, plus sick pay.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

We are looking for someone to start immediately. Please contact us for further information.