{"id":3675366,"url":"https://alion.io/job/naim-audio-senior-electronics-design-engineer-2","title":"Senior Electronics Design Engineer","company":{"id":682275,"name":"Naim Audio","domain":"naimaudio.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/naimaudio","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Pinpoint","truth_index":null},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Confluence","optional":false},{"name":"Jira","optional":false},{"name":"Wi-Fi","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-02T10:46:21Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-02","last_verified_at":"2026-11-08T12:27:56Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"Our Electronic Design Engineers work at the heart of our R+D team designing the electronics for the next generation of Naim Audio's world class HiFi systems and, our sister company, Focal's world class speakers. Using your experience of working with high complex digital systems, you would be responsible for designing and implementing the electronics circuits that make Naim and Focal's streaming music systems sound so good. The R+D team is cross functional, and works closely with Embedded Software Engineers, Mechanical Designers and Test Engineers.\nFrom concept phase right through to production you would be involved in the electronics design process, simulating circuits, pre-scan of EMC rules, prototyping, creating schematics, designing PCBs, testing and assisting with the transition to manufacture.\nKey Responsibilities\nElectronic design; -\nDigital circuit design including components such as Microprocessors, DSP, FPGA, DAC/ADC, Ethernet, DDR memory (non-exhaustive list).\nHigh speed digital design.\nPower supply design, linear and switched mode. \nAnalogue circuit simulation and design of amplifiers and audio filters.\nPrototyping and bench testing PCBs and circuits.\nEMC and ESD.\nElectronics design peer reviews.\nElectronics architecture reviews.\nDesign feasibility evaluation.\nSelection of electronic components for long-term application (long term reliability, extended lifespan, long term availability) which are compliant with the environmental compliance standards such as RoHS, REACH (non-exhaustive list).\nDesign for Manufacturability and Serviceability (DFM & DFS).\nAssess the latest technologies - Keeping up to date with the state of the art.\nECAD Design:\nSchematic design and PCB layout.\nAnalogue PCB design.\nPower PCB design.\nFPC and PCB Interconnection design.\nSystem Integration.\n\nLiaising with Suppliers and third parties:\nRF Design Consultants.\nDefine & write the specifications.\nCo-design with our ODM.\nFFC and PCB Manufacturers.\nTest Equipment suppliers.\nCustom component design.\nSourcing component samples and liaising with companies for custom sample. \nSkills, Knowledge and Expertise\nWe are looking for engineers with strong electronics engineering backgrounds, preferable with a specialisation in modern digital technologies such as high-speed signals commonly found with DSP and FPGA designs. Knowledge of RF technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi would be beneficial, as would experience dealing with EMC sensitive applications.\nDegree qualified in Electronics engineering or similar discipline.\n8+ years of experience, ideally\nBackground of working in a commercial environment designing complex electronics products. \nAble to demonstrate depth of knowledge in multiple technical areas related to digital systems such as digital audio systems, high speed circuit design, FPGA or RF design\nAnalogue electronics design experience.\nLab skills such as debugging prototypes in collaboration with firmware engineers and using test equipment such as modern oscilloscopes and logic analysers. \nExperienced ECAD user, preferably Altium.\nKnowledge and ability to design to global safety and EMC / ESD standards rules.\nFamiliarity with modern collaborative development tools and techniques such as Confluence and Jira.\nExperience in the audio industry would be beneficial where critical listening was part of the design process.\nCommunication Skills:\nGood listener.\nTeam player, ready to help and share knowledge.\nFact based and rational argument.\nMentor for junior engineers.\n Personality profile:\nOrganised and structured approach.\nRigorous and exhaustive approach\nOpen to challenges.\nBenefits\n24 days holiday, plus bank holidays - 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