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Position: Senior EC&I Engineer

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: £60,000 to £70,000 + Excellent Benefits / Prospects (including Relocation Assistance)

If there is something stopping you from achieving all you’re capable of, you’ll relish a role with a company that will positively encourage you to be pro-active – a real opportunity to release your true potential.

The Company: Our Client, an innovative dynamic passionate Company that manufactures UV lamps for the printing industry and other applications. Their high-quality photonic solutions provide improved process reliability, and more innovation in industrial manufacturing, scientific, and medical applications.

Due to sustained continued expansion they now require a Senior EC&I Engineer to help develop the next generation of xenon flashlamp power supplies. As Senior EC&I Engineer you will be responsible for the design and development of electrical and electronic circuitry to support our manufacturing and systems development processes.

The Person: Candidates suitable for consideration should be able to provide evidence of the following:

  • A HNC /HND or Degree in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline

  • Solid experience of Electronics Product Design

  • Provide electronic design support to our Custom Engineering team.

  • Understanding of Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and control panel design.

  • Use of EPlan Electric P8 software.

    The successful candidate will enjoy a salary of between £60,000 to £70,000 (DOE) + Excellent Benefits / Prospects (including Relocation Assistance) plus excellent prospects and an employment package that you would expect from a company that values its employees.

    Do you have the courage to take on this challenge?

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