Senior Electronics Engineer

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Hexwired is recruiting for a pioneering R&D company with offices in Oxford now seeking a Senior Electronics Engineer with solid experience working on Sensing systems.
The company are rapidly expanding due to increased interest in their product range as well as developing bespoke solutions for customers. You will be working as part of a small, specialised team delivering complex solutions for various industries. The company are keen to find a Senior Electronics Engineer with previous experience working on High speed Electronics tech such as FPGA’s.
This is a Senior Electronics role that is semi remote with onsite work required 3 days a week.
Key Skills

  • Degree, MsC or PhD in Electronics, Embedded Systems or similar
  • 3+ years experience working on Mixed signal design
  • Solid PCB Design experience
  • Good experience working on FPGA based products, ideally with commercial FPGA design experience.
  • Any experience using VHDL is advantageous but not essential.
    The company are able to offer circa £55k - £65k dependent on experience along with an excellent benefits package including bonuses. If you’re interested in this Senior Electronics role, please apply.
    For more information on this role, or any other jobs across; Embedded, C++ programming, Embedded Linux, Mechanical, Python, Operations, Golang Development, Machine Learning, Electronics, FPGA, C#, Computer Vision, Data Science or Simulation contact us today

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