Principal Electronics Engineer (Medical Devices)

Location: Melbourn, United Kingdom; hybrid working with at least 2 days per week in the office or on a client site, and potentially up to 5 days per week on a client site.

Company

An interdisciplinary consulting and engineering organisation delivering technology, innovation, science, and engineering solutions across healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, defence, energy, financial services, government, and transport.

What you will do

• Work across the full development lifecycle for client projects, from concept through delivery and deployment.
• Architect complex, multidisciplinary products with electronic, mechanical, software, and applied science teams.
• Design and develop electronic systems, including analogue and mixed-signal PCB circuits, digital FPGA circuits, embedded closed-loop control, and model-based or data-driven solutions.
• Apply regulatory requirements to the development of medical and diagnostic devices.
• Lead technical teams, provide formal or informal line management, and develop less experienced colleagues.
• Communicate complex engineering concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and contribute to healthcare and life sciences business development.

Requirements

• Broad experience across electronics disciplines, including analogue and mixed-signal circuit design for measurement systems, digital circuit design with FPGA, embedded closed-loop control, and model-based or data-driven design using MATLAB or Python.
• Experience architecting complex multidisciplinary products with electronic, mechanical, software, and applied science teams.
• Practical knowledge of satisfying regulatory requirements for medical and diagnostic device development.
• Understanding of engineering and manufacturing principles and product transfer to market.
• Confidence communicating complex engineering concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Commercial awareness of client challenges and experience in business development within healthcare and life sciences.
• Ability to take on unfamiliar challenges, innovate, and develop deep insights.
• Technical leadership skills combined with a willingness to work hands-on with the team.
• For roles requiring UK security clearance, applicants must be British citizens or have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK; all personnel undergo background checks and Baseline Personnel Security Standard screening.

Culture & Benefits

• Career progression and tailored training for complex engineering and consulting work.
• Work focused on meaningful client projects and solving complex challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Private healthcare and health and lifestyle benefits.
• 25 days of annual leave, an additional half day on Christmas Eve, and the option to buy 5 more days.
• Company pension scheme, annual performance-based bonus, tax-efficient benefits, and community and charity initiatives.
• Inclusive workplace focused on equality, diversity, and employee wellbeing.

Hiring process

• Complete the online application.
• Contact recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com if adjustments or accommodations are needed during recruitment.