ABOUT YOU

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.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

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

• Demonstrable experience in Electronic Engineering.
• A strong understanding of electronics first principles and ability to perform basic hand calculations to check designs.
• Experience of working in a consultancy environment.
• Medical device development experience, such as EN 60601.
• You will be comfortable when presenting work to others.
• You will enjoy collaborating with other engineering and design disciplines in project teams.
• Experience with 32-bit ARM micro-controllers (e.g. STM32) and/or FPGAs.
• An in-depth understanding of common wired and wireless communications protocols. including I2C, UART, SPI, Bluetooth LE, USB, Ethernet etc.
• An understanding of best practice in PCB layout.
• Experience with low power circuit design.
• You will have solid commercial awareness and be able to manage time and budget effectively.
• Experience designing and testing for compliance: CE/FCC, EMC, radio safety etc.

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

• 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++)

Depending on your skills and experience, we are considering a salary of up to £65,000 per annum.

ABOUT US

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.
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.

Kinneir Dufort (KD) is a world-class user-centred innovation and product development consultancy, serving clients in the medical and consumer health sectors. We are part of the SteriPack Group, which has global contract manufacturing facilities in Europe, the USA and Asia, as well as further design and product development capabilities in New Jersey and Colorado in the USA.
We are looking for a Senior Electronics Engineer looking to combine their well-established engineering expertise and consultancy skills 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 a Senior Electronics Engineer, you will be responsible for the design and development of electronic systems as part of the Electronics & Software team. You will consult with clients to understand their challenges and use your creative and technical skills to identify and bring to life solutions. 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. You will have the opportunity to lead projects, contribute to project planning, proposal writing, specification development and presenting project activities.