We're working with a highly specialised engineering business developing mission-critical electronic products used in hazardous environments. This is not greenfield R&D only. It's where design meets reality. Production constraints, compliance, field failures, and customer-specific modifications all collide. You won't survive here if you're purely theoretical or only comfortable in a lab.
What you'll actually be doing
* Own and support existing electronic products across production, procurement, and field applications
* Design and develop new circuits and systems, while improving legacy designs
* Modify and customise products based on real customer and project requirements
* Diagnose and troubleshoot issues across development, manufacturing, and field environments
* Work closely with production and procurement teams to ensure delivery doesn't break
* Maintain full engineering documentation. BOMs, PCB files, drawings, manuals
* Analyse and improve products for reliability, manufacturability, and lifecycle performance
* Collaborate with mechanical and software engineers for full system integration
* Ensure designs comply with strict regulatory and certification standards
* Contribute to new product development when required
What you need to bring
* 10+ years in electronics design and product lifecycle support
* Strong proficiency in Altium Designer (Altium 365 is a bonus)
* Deep experience in analog and digital schematic design
* Proven track record in multi-layer PCB design (8–12 layers, high-speed, high pin‐count BGAs like FPGA)
* Strong understanding of battery systems (Li‐ion, Ni‐Cd, smart batteries)
* Experience with industrial communication protocols Ethernet (Gbps, RGMII, MDIO) IÂC, UART, SPI, CAN, RS485, LVDS
* Embedded hardware experience with microcontrollers (PIC, ARM, STM32)
* Sensor integration (pressure, temperature, etc.)
* Exposure to wireless technologies (Wi‐Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee)
Nice to have but valuable
* Hazardous area standards (IEC/EN 60079)
* Gas sensing technologies (e.g. methane detection)
* Industrial displays or imaging systems
* FPGA development (Intel/Altera, Verilog)
The reality of this role
This is not a role for someone chasing "cool tech" without responsibility. You'll be dealing with: Legacy constraints that don't care about your ideal design, Production pressures that force trade‐offs, Compliance requirements that limit creativity, Customers who need solutions, not excuses.
Why this is worth your time
* Real ownership. You're not a small cog in a large machine
* Direct impact on products used in critical environments
* A mix of design, problem‐solving, and system‐level thinking
* Exposure to complex, regulated engineering challenges most engineers avoid
If you can actually handle both design and reality, I want to speak with you. Send your CV to simon@runtimerec.com or call 0485991211 for a confidential discussion.
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