Electronics Engineer

Kinneir Dufort (KD) is a world-class user-centred innovation and product development consultancy, creating products and experiences for our clients in the medical, consumer and industrial sectors. We aim to design a better world, achieving positive outcomes for the people we are designing for and generating value for our clients. KD is a part of the SteriPack group, which has global manufacturing facilities in Europe, US and Asia as well as Design and Development capabilities in Bristol, UK (where this role will be based) and New Jersey & Colorado in the US.

We are looking for an Electronics Engineer looking to apply their expanding electronics expertise to the development of new products and technologies. This is primarily a full-time role (38 hours per week) based out of our Bristol office however a proportion of the work can be conducted at home and we will consider the possibility of part-time working for the right candidate.

As an Electronics Engineer, you will be responsible for the design and development of electronic systems as part of the Electronics & Software team. You will use your knowledge of electronic and physical first principles, analytical skills, practical experimentation, and simulation skills to take electronic systems from concepts through to production. Acting as a consultant, you will likely enjoy the opportunity to discuss challenges with our clients and use your creative and technical skills to identify and bring to life solutions. As your skills evolve, you will have the opportunity to lead small projects, contribute to project planning, proposal writing, specification development and reporting on project activities.

Ultimately you will be passionate about electronics, science and technology, using your knowledge to solve problems. KD operates at a fast pace and as an innovative consultancy, every day is different. You’ll enjoy collaborating across a variety of disciplines internally with colleagues and be able to manage external stakeholders and clients, even when things are difficult.

Whilst you do not need to meet all of these points, please ensure you meet the majority of them before making an application:

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in Electronic Engineering, or associated sector within engineering or science.

• A good understanding of electronics first principles and ability to perform basic hand calculations to check designs.

• Experience with 32-bit ARM micro-controllers (e.g. STM32) and/or FPGAs.

• A solid understanding of common wired and wireless communications protocols. including I2C, UART, SPI, Bluetooth LE, USB, Ethernet etc.

• An understanding of good practice in PCB layout.

• Experience with low power circuit design.

• Be comfortable when presenting work to others.

• Be willing to collaborate with different disciplinaries in project teams.

• Have good commercial awareness and be able to manage your time within defined timescales.

In addition to the core skills above, you may also have the following desirable experience: 

• Experience of working in a consultancy environment.

• Medical device development experience, such EN 60601.

• Experience designing and testing for compliance, CE/FCC, EMC, radio, safety etc.

• Experience developing systems from concept to design for manufacture.

• Experience using Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience developing embedded software (C/C++)

We offer flexible hybrid working policies in terms of both location and working hours from day one. We operate availability hours so people can start at 9:30am if needed, lunch can be taken between 12:00pm to 2:00pm (in case you want to pop to the gym or attend an appointment), and we offer an early finish on Fridays if you have banked your hours for the week. Colleagues at KD work with a great deal of flexibility which varies across our teams, and working patterns are agreed with line managers, taking into account the needs of the individual and the team. We trust our people to work from home, although there may be some occasions when working from the office is necessary.  Please get in touch with us if you are thinking of applying but would like more information about how our flexible working policy might work for you in this role and how the team currently operates.

We recognise that we are only as good as our people and we know how important it is to support our team.

We offer:

• Performance related company-wide bonus
• Flexible working approaches around our availability hours (which are Monday to Thursday 9:30am to 12:00pm & 2:00pm to 4:00pm and Friday 9:30 to 12:00pm) to help support your work-life balance
• Access to a digital wellbeing platform and 24/7 support through our Employee Assistance Programme
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
• A matched contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday per year (with the option to purchase up to one working week of annual leave each year and bonus days for length of service)
• Cycle to Work & Electric Vehicle Lease scheme
• Training and development opportunities which include regular ‘lunch and learn’ style sessions and knowledge sharing via internal channels
• Dedicated learning and development days per year
• Discounted First Bus monthly and annual passes
• Free breakfast every Wednesday, plus free lunch once per month ahead of our company meeting
• Secure in-building bike storage and shower
• Free eye tests
• The opportunity to become involved in our work with various organisations, such as Kerning the Gap and Remap
• Regular opportunities to have your say and share your thoughts on how we can develop as a team and as a business
• Enjoy our café that acts as the focal point for the whole team to get together for either morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea
• There are also plenty of opportunities to socialise outside of work too, including activities like staff-organised runs, the book club, cycles, regular monthly team socials and our Summer and Christmas parties!

The KD team within SteriPack are based in an iconic building in the vibrant city of Bristol. The characterful Grade 2 listed stone building was originally built as a sugar refinery around 1850. It’s now completely refitted, and houses all of our staff plus our workshops, labs, the design studio, an HF usability suite, as well as client meeting spaces. We are in a great central location: the local area is full of independent shops and it is only a short walk up to Park Street, or over to the Harbourside and St Nick’s Markets, both of which have regular street food markets.

Our values underpin everything we do.

• See possibility: we explore the potential in everyone & everything and embrace change to create opportunities.
• Make a difference: we want to part of the solution and have courage to act, even when it isn’t easy.
• Stand together: we collaborate seamlessly, value difference and support each other.

We believe strongly in equality and fairness and try hard to do the right thing; we speak up for and support groups who are working to make a difference. Many of our team are also involved in, or run, events in their local communities, making a difference to those around them.

Across the whole of SteriPack our teams are intelligent, hard-working, fun and collaborate brilliantly together to produce creative solutions. We work with some of the most interesting clients in the health sector, from the biggest global businesses to innovative scale-ups, with a particular focus on medical devices (including drug delivery, orthopaedics, surgery and diagnostics) and consumer health.

We’re a multi-disciplinary team straddling the earliest stages of product concepting through to manufacturing and end-market delivery. We have experts in research, design, human factors, digital UX, engineering, electronics & software, prototyping, and manufacturing all integrated within one Group.

Do we sound like a good match for you?

If you’d like to apply or discuss the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you think you might be the right person for us but want an informal chat first then get in touch via joinus@kinneirdufort.com.

If you like the sound of KD and you feel you have the right skills for the role please apply via our Recruitee portal, you can apply by following the link here.

Please note the deadline for this vacancy is the 10th March although we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we have a high level of applications. We look forward to hearing from you!

At KD we consciously embrace diversity and proactively encourage this with our recruitment process. We welcome applications to this position from anyone meeting the skills criteria, from any background.