Electronic Design Engineer

Blatchford is a multi-award winning, global manufacturer of some of the world’s most advanced prosthetic technology, bespoke seating solutions and orthotic devices. Our evidence-based approach and commitment to continuously challenge possibilities ensures our mobility solutions prioritise the wellbeing and long-term health of our users.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electronic Design Engineer to join our growing, dynamic R&D team.

As an Electronic Design Engineer you will deliver the business’s product roadmap, designing, developing and delivering new products on time and on budget. You will support Blatchford’s legacy product portfolio through their complete lifecycle, managing component obsolescence and supply constraints.

• Implementing innovative designs in Altium or an alternative ECAD software Package.
• Liaising with Systems engineering and clinical partners to capture user requirements, executing work packages inside our product verification and validation procedures.
• Producing and maintaining technical documentation
• Contributing to V&V activities where required, by writing and executing test protocols.
• Leading and contributing to technical design reviews.
• Supporting Operations to sustain production of Blatchford PCBAs.
• Ensuring product compliance to medical device regulations including EMC.
• Identifying new emerging technologies and where appropriate integrating into the product road map.
• Identifying and developing relationships with manufacturing partners, ensuring part quality and on-time delivery.
• Contributing to electronics Hazard Analysis.
• Contributing to electronics Design Failure Mode and Effect Analyses (DFMEA). PCBAs.

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• Direct experience with
• electronics CAD (ideally Altium)
• DFM/DFT
• PCBA debug, test, and integration
• regulatory interaction and EMC countermeasures/testing
• Design and commissioning of custom test solutions for Production and V&V
• NPI to manufacture.
• Demonstrable experience of developing, evangelising, and realising new electronics architectures for complex real-time processor-controlled products.
• Demonstratable knowledge of global quality and regulatory environment and Risk Management.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and capable of quickly earning trust and respect.

• Highly completive salary
• Flexible, hybrid working.
• 25 days holiday (rising with service)
• Option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Pension
• Death in service
• Discounted shopping and leisure activities
• Health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Opportunity to be part of an award-winning organisation with a culture that centres around our core values; courage, learning, integrity, collaboration, and innovation

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an award-winning, highly innovative, growing business, that truly embodies our core values of Courage, Leaning, Collaboration, Innovation, and Integrity.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be considered for this Electronic Design Engineer role, please apply now.