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IoT Electronic Design Engineer (Solely R&D)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment
Dundee, United Kingdom
Last week
£65,000 – £85,000 pa

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£65,000 – £85,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
22 May 2026 (Last week)

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IoT Electronic Design Engineer (Solely R&D)

Dundee - Hybrid

£75,000 - £85,000 + Training + Progression + Company Benefits

Are you an Electronics Design Engineer that wants to work in a senior team of highly skilled engineers and developers that are truly R&D focussed, working collaboratively to solve some of the industry's most technical challenges?

Do you want to work on the latest cutting edge projects in the fields of Automation, Access Control and IoT for a national leading business with fantastic staff retention with most members being 10+ years in tenure?

This company offers a truly R&D focused environment were you will be tasked with designing the latest wearables, IoT devices, access control and the next generation of metering systems. This role is focussed on R&D for their latest product suite and future products due to be released for new industries like health & leisure, wearables & telecoms.

This business has gone from strength to strength over the last decade and is quickly becoming one of Scotland's leading names in the Smart Energy sector that are tier one suppliers for the likes of EDF, Npower and David Lloyds.

The ideal candidate will be someone that genuinely enjoys R&D projects, have experience in Altium for PCB design and be happy to manage the verification and validation for product releases.

THE ROLE:

  • Work collaboratively to define the product development life cycle
  • Use Altium for PCB design and layouts
  • Test and debug designs
  • Work both in a team and autonomously to build theoretical models

THE PERSON:

  • Have experience writing code in PCB Design
  • Experience with Altium
  • Be able to commute to Dundee on occasion or work remotely

Reference: BBBH24715

Keywords: Digital, Analog, Design, Hardware, PCB, Remote, Hybrid, Smart Energy, Testing, Debugging, SDLC, Software, Engineer, Developer, ZigBee,

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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