Electronics Test & Development Engineer

Full Time, office based career opportunity in Hampshire : Electronics Test & Development Engineer

The opportunity

My retained client, a semiconductor device test house, is looking for a highly capable electronics engineer at the early-middle of their career. You do not need to arrive as a semiconductor test specialist. I am looking for strong understanding of electronics priciples, sharp numerical thinking, careful practical work and the kind of curiosity that makes you build, measure, dismantle and improve electronics because you genuinely want to understand it.

You could be completing university now, or you may have spent several years in electronics design, validation, test, embedded systems, RF, power, production engineering or another relevant field. The most important question is whether your choices show a purposeful electronics direction and a desire to keep learning.

What you will learn and do

-Develop practical semiconductor test methods and fixtures for ESD, latch-up, transmission-line-pulse and related device-characterisation work.

-Understand customer devices, pin lists, package information and test objectives, then translate them into a reliable test approach.

-Design or support power supplies, interface circuits, test fixtures and PCBs.

-Build automated test routines, capture measurements and produce clear plots, I-V curves, observations and reports.

-Use laboratory equipment methodically, investigate unexpected behaviour and distinguish a genuine device result from a setup or measurement problem.

-Discuss work with customers and experienced colleagues, learning how to explain evidence and recommendations clearly.

-Work closely with technical specialists who will provide technical coaching and structured development.

The person required

-A 2:1 or First-class honours degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or a closely related subject.

--GCSE Mathematics Grade A / Grade 7 or above and A-level Mathematics Grade B or above -

-A well-rounded understanding of analogue and digital electronic principles.

-Strong mental numeracy and the ability to reason from first principles.

-A careful, diligent approach: you check assumptions, record what you did and follow a problem through.

-Natural curiosity and the confidence to ask good questions without pretending to know what you do not know.

-A genuine long-term interest in electronics and a career history—or project history—that demonstrates direction rather than unexplained job-hopping.

-A full UK driving licence and a practical plan to work daily at the Hampshire based site. Candidates living within approximately 30 miles are preferred.

Evidence that will make you stand out

-A personal electronics build or repair that you can explain in depth—perhaps a radio, amplifier, power supply, PCB, embedded controller, instrument or test rig.

--Circuit or PCB design, electronic product development, soldering/rework or fault-finding.

- Hands-on measurement, validation, characterisation, EMC/RF, power-electronics or semiconductor experience.

-Software used to control equipment, analyse results or bring up hardware—for example Python, C/C++ or LabVIEW-style tooling.

-A portfolio, GitHub repository, photographs, schematics, measurements or concise project write-up.

Eligibility and application

My client cannot provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have permanent, unrestricted permission to work in the UK and will be subject to the same right-to-work verification process. If your application is strong, we will ask you to talk through one electronics project and one measurement or fault-finding problem in detail.

Please apply with your CV, degree classification, Mathematics grades, current location and a short note describing the electronics project or technical problem that best demonstrates your curiosity