Electronics Engineer - Audio Technology

Location: High Wycombe / London / Hybrid
Term: Permanent, Full time
Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 pa + excellent benefits

The Role:
Join our hardware team as an experienced Electronics Engineer and play a key role in designing our next generation of class-leading audio products. You will collaborate with product owners to define features and requirements, create system-level designs, select key technologies and components, and develop schematics and PCBs. This role requires strong analytical and estimation skills, effective communication, and the ability to plan and deliver against production schedules. You will be responsible for designing and debugging hardware, requiring systematic measurement, analysis, and fault-finding skills. Signal integrity, EMC, and analogue debugging experience are highly desirable. You'll contribute to product roadmaps, providing a big-picture perspective on our products, market, and customers.

About You:
You are an energetic, technically adept professional with a proven track record of delivering successful products to market in music tech, consumer electronics, or a similar industry. You are a proactive, pragmatic problem solver with strong leadership qualities, capable of building strong working relationships and mentoring others. You think strategically, manage multiple projects, and possess a deep passion for designing and shipping products that empower music creation.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Degree or HND in Electronics Engineering.
• Proven ownership of commercial designs throughout the full development process, with successful delivery.
• Experience designing hardware that balances quality, cost, and time to market.
• Ability to plan and deliver to deadlines, with a capacity for rapid learning and skill application.

Technical Knowledge:

• Analogue electronics for audio applications (low-noise design, signal processing).
• High-speed digital interfaces (e.g., SDRAM, I2S, USB, RGMII).
• Linear and switching power supply design, PMICs, USB PD.
• Embedded systems.

Desirable Experience:

• Design of products for high-volume mass production.
• Design and debug for EMC/RED approvals.
• An active interest in music and music technology.
• Working with ODM/JDM/CDS models.
• Altium Designer (schematic and PCB layout).

About Us:
Focusrite plc is a global music and audio group dedicated to developing and marketing music technology products. Our brands are category leaders, and we foster an open-door culture that encourages innovation. We are committed to Diversity and Inclusion and building a great place to work, aiming for a carbon-neutral future.

Benefits:
Includes flexible/hybrid working, company pension, life insurance, private healthcare, Health Cash Plan, enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay, employee purchase scheme, group bonus scheme, company music events, offsite company parties, and free lunch in the canteen. We also support personal development and arrange company training sessions.