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Contract Electronics Engineer

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Biggleswade, United kingdom

£ 55 /hour

Freelance

11-09-2025

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Skills

C/C++ Recruitment C++

Job Specifications

Contract Electronics Design Engineer

Location: Bedfordshire (On-site)

Contract Length: 3 - 6 months (Outside IR35 potential)

Platform Recruitment is supporting a long-established high-precision engineering business who design and manufacture specialist instrumentation. They are seeking a Contract Electronics Design Engineer to assist with an immediate workload, particularly around complex PCB design.

The Role:

Design and layout of complex, multi-layer PCBs (up to 8 layers) using Cadence OrCAD / Allegro PCB Editor.
Work across both analogue and digital circuits, covering microcontroller/microprocessor-based designs.
Support ongoing R&D projects as well as updates to legacy designs.
Prepare technical documentation (BOMs, build instructions, change notes)

About You:

Proven track record with PCB design in Cadence Allegro / OrCAD.
Strong understanding of analogue and digital design.
Knowledge of compliance and safe design practices.
Experience in low-level firmware development in C/C++ would be advantageous.

What's On Offer:

3-6 month contract with potential to extend.
Opportunity to make an immediate impact in a specialist engineering environment.
Competitive hourly rate with possible Outside IR35 engagement.

About the Company

Platform Recruitment - Partnering with innovative companies, connecting them with exceptional talent. At Platform Recruitment we have a proven track record of delivering the best candidates into a variety of roles, working with clients that vary from new start-ups to some of the world's largest corporations. We take the time to fully understand our candidates and their motivations so that we can introduce them to the right companies for them. We then support them throughout their journey to finding and starting in their ... Know more