This innovative company offer a supportive, bureaucracy-free environment where you can see your good ideas become real-world products.

As a developer / consultant, you will work as part of a bright, motivated team in a practical hands on role - undertaking new product research, design and development whilst also liaising directly with clients to discuss their requirements.

In addition to an impressive record of academic achievement you should ideally also offer practical commercial experience gained in industry, along with some previous project management / client-facing responsibilities.

Your practical skills should include:

- Solid understanding of applied physics / electronics and engineering principles

- Creativity and problem solving skills

- Good mathematical / analytical skills

- Self motivation and an ability to operate with minimal supervision

- Knowledge of design for manufacture and manufacturing processes

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established company with an open, friendly style - to enjoy your day-to-day responsibilities, and to rapidly progress your career.

Summary: A high calibre Electronics Engineer is sought to join this innovative technology consultancy working with blue chip clients, Cambridge, to £60k.

With this innovative, high technology consultancy developing cutting edge products for blue chip clients worldwide. This key role is for a high calibre Electronics Engineer to work on a variety of projects. You must have a 1st or 2.1 Hons degree in Electronics or similar from a good university, and have extensive experience of designing and developing either mass-produced products, high precision instruments, or custom-designed process automation equipment, with full lifecycle experience. Ideally you will have skills in FPGA design or large scale PLC automation projects.

This is an excellent opportunity to use your technical background in this client facing environment.

Keywords: Electronics, FPGA, PLC, 1st, 2.1, Cambridge.

Summary: High calibre QA Manager sought by this well established yet growing electronics company, Cambridge, to £50k

With this growing electronics company specialising in the development of innovative products for a wide range of digital and analogue applications.

This key role is to manage and develop the QA function to agreed objectives. You will liaise with all departments to develop, implement and continuously improve QA systems throughout the company. This will include specific emphasis on obtaining ISO9001: 2000 accreditation within an agreed timescale and to ensure the accreditation is maintained. You will develop comprehensive reporting systems and develop solutions to monitor and rectify quality non-conformance.

Degree level educated in electronics, manufacturing or similar, you will have an understanding and wide experience in the operation and management of high technology electronics manufacture and design. You must have recent management and practical experience in total quality management systems and, ideally, involvement in successfully obtaining ISO9001: 2000 accreditation. You will have the ability to understand the constraints of QA within an electronics manufacturing company, have the drive to develop and move forward QA programmes, and be able to travel overseas from time to time.

Key words: Quality Assurance, QA, Manager, Cambridge, Electronics, Manufacture, ISO9001: 2000

Summary: Highly innovative consumer electronics company seeks high calibre Software Engineer with 8, 16 & 32 bit microcontroller skills, Cambs, to £32k

This growing consumer electronics company seeks a high calibre Software Engineer to work on new projects within a small engineering team; in fact you will be the only software engineer.

You must have solid skills in:

Embedded Microcontroller on 8, 16 & 32 bit architectures; ANSI C/C++ & Assembler; and have some board level debugging and general HW experience. Experience in project management, TCP/IP and the ability to advise on suitability and peer check software architectures offered by possible OEM partners will be an advantage.

Educated to degree level, you will have good communication skills and team skills.

Keywords: C, C++, Embedded, 8 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit, Cambridgeshire.

Summary: High calibre Project Manager sought by established yet growing electronics company, Cambridge, to £60k

Our client is a successful Cambridge based developer and manufacturer of electronic hardware products. The company has an impressive record of bringing innovative and profitable products to market for over 20 years. Due to significant recent sales growth, an expanding product range, substantially increased product complexity, increased development complexity and increasing market demands, they now seek a Technical Projects Manager to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of technical development projects.

This is a new position that is being created within the company and the focus of the role will be to maximise development efficiency, minimise development times and maintain an accurate forward picture of all development projects so that other company activities can be suitably co-ordinated.

You will be a highly organized individual with an excellent track record in project management. You will be able to demonstrate that you have added substantial value in your previous project management work. It is likely that you will have an engineering or technical background, preferably in the electronics industry. A good degree from a well recognised university is an expectation for this role. You will be working with a team of highly experienced professional hardware and software development engineers as well as with engineering, production, sales and marketing staff in the wider company context.

Keywords: Electronics, Software, Project Manager, Cambridge, 2.1, 1st, PhD.

Our client is growing and are looking for Applications Engineers to work with their clients to utilise the major benefits of their products.

You should have a good electronic engineering or embedded software background, or similar, with particular experience of working in C. You should also be familiar with electronic circuit design and debug. You will represent them in a professional manner at all times. You will be expected to travel to customer sites worldwide, sometimes at
short notice. You will need to have a flexible attitude, and be comfortable in the presence of customers and pressurised situations.

Specific Responsibilities: Working with customers, both by phone/email and on their sites. Ability to solve problems and create suitable solutions. Need to "think on your feet". Good communication skills, including reporting information/findings to the rest of the team and company. Technical curiosity and development of your own ideas. They want people to be having fun and doing things because they are interesting!

Minimum Requirements: A good degree, probably in Electronic Engineering, Computing or a related discipline. C programmer. Preferably with good recent experience, especially embedded systems. Electronic engineering skills, familiarity with analysers, scopes, ICE etc. Passion for technology. Perhaps a hobby interest. Ability to travel worldwide.

This leading product development consultancy are looking for a senior embedded systems engineer to join their product development team, working on embedded software and electronic products.

You should have strong software skills to be able to architect and implement embedded software systems. You should also have experience of electronic design; systems engineering and project management. Candidates for this position will be expected to have good communications skills to work with clients during project work and also to support group sales. In addition you will have:

· A good academic track record, with at least a 2.1 in a related discipline, eg, computer science, electronic-engineering or equivalent
· Solid background with demonstrable experience of project development projects
· Experience of managing projects to tight budgets and timescales;
· Experience of developing specifications and designing from system to detailed level;
· Experience with a range of embedded processors and development tools;
· Familiarity with Real-Time Operating Systems;
· A thorough understanding of OO design and structured development

Summary: a superb opportunity for bright Electronic Engineers/Physicists to develop cutting-edge technologies.

Our client, part of a global electronics company, provides technical consultancy services to manufacturing partners. Their patented technologies are exploited across the group to create technical and commercial advantage. Close relationships with our client's sister companies and their customers are used to spur innovation for next generation technologies.

Due to growth, our client is seeking exceptional technologists with a strong background in Electronics or Physics, to be based in their superb premises outside Cambridge.

This is a broad role and there is scope to tailor the role to your skills and experience, but broadly your activities and responsibilities are likely to include:

· Creation of new ideas for technologies, products and processes
· Design of innovative sensors and sensor systems
· Development of prototype technology demonstrators
· Development, simulation, test and troubleshooting of electronic circuits
· Transfer of know-how to other organisations within the group of companies
· Occasional travel to sister companies in the UK, Europe and worldwide

You will have:

· An excellent academic track record, including outstanding A levels, a 2.1/1st in Electronics Engineering or Physics, and possibly a PhD
· Industrial or academic experience in sensor or technology development
· Additional interests in some of the following: production processes, sensor interfacing, ASIC design, embedded systems, schematic design, PCB layout and writing software for micro-controllers, EMC standards & test methods, design for EMC
· A willingness to learn
· A creative approach to thinking about fundamental science

The ideal candidate will be a team player with a creative flair, comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary environment.

An excellent starting salary and exceptional benefits package are on offer, and candidates with a range of levels of experience can be considered.

Keywords: sensors, ASIC, embedded, PCB, microcontrollers, EMC, 1st/2.1 Hons, PhD

Your opportunity to join this well respected group and help to design products with significant RF electronics content for automotive, industrial, consumer and defence clients. You will have the opportunity to make a significant technical contribution, liaising with and presenting to clients.

Their expertise is in the fields of RF based imaging and detection, advanced control and signal processing. They are well resourced for RF design to 10GHz in terms of experience, test equipment and simulation tools and provide hardware and system design for products with a significant RF electronics content.

To meet the demanding requirements of this role you will have an excellent first degree or post graduate degree in electronic engineering or a related discipline and significant relevant experience. Doctorates with RF design experience will also be considered.

Due to the nature of the work, it will be necessary to obtain security clearance for the successful applicant, and therefore the applicant must hold UK nationality.

Significant depth of knowledge and experience in at least one of the following:
· RF design for systems operating at frequencies between 400MHz and 10GHz
· Sensor design (Analogue, RF and Microwave)
· RF circuit board level design
Additionally it would be advantageous to have knowledge in the following:
· EMC testing
· Type approval standards and testing for European, US and far eastern markets
· Design for and transfer of products to volume production

Our client is an award-winning leader in their field, very well placed to grow further in a huge consumer electronics market in Europe, the Far East and worldwide. Due to expansion, they are actively seeking an experienced Customer Support Engineer.

You will work with the existing technical support team, based in Cambridge, to provide technical assistance to our client's customers within the EMEA region. Support activities can take many forms including network debugging, software/hardware fault resolution, customer training and application development.

Your role will include:

· Providing all levels of technical support both pre and post sales
· Support proprietary software and mechanisms
· Maintenance and installation of 3rd party solutions and systems
· Reporting fault verification and debugging
· Application development and debugging
· Technical training of customer staff
· On-site support for customers as required
· Producing and managing documentation as required

You must have solid knowledge of Linux, and understand IPTV principles, network infrastructure and technologies. Good verbal and written communication skills along with experience in a demanding customer-facing role are essential. Ideally you'll also have a degree in Electronics or similar.

An excellent benefits package is on offer.

Please note that this job requires regular international travel, with the potential for considerable time away from home. The successful candidate must be able to cope under pressure in such environments, and to quickly be able to work independently and effectively.

Keywords: presales, post-sales, technical support, IPTV, electronics, embedded