Electronics Engineer - Music Technology

ADAM Audio GmbH; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music and audio technology firm is seeking an Electronics Engineer to join their team in High Wycombe. The role involves designing cutting-edge hardware for music technology products, requiring strong analytical skills and at least 3 years of relevant experience. You will work collaboratively to ensure successful product delivery in a hybrid work environment, with various benefits including flexible working, private healthcare, and continuous personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible/hybrid working

Company pension

Life insurance

Private healthcare

Employee purchase scheme

Company music events

Free lunch in the canteen

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in music tech, consumer electronics or similar.
• Ability to plan and deliver to deadlines.
• Experience with designing hardware balancing quality, cost and time.

Responsibilities

• Design next-generation controllers and instruments.
• Take hardware through its full life cycle from concept to production.
• Work with Product Owners to define features and requirements.

Skills

Commercial design ownership

Analytical and estimation skills

Systematic measurement and fault-finding

Signal integrity and analogue debugging

Education

Degree or HND in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Electronics Engineer - Music Technology

Based: High Wycombe / Hybrid

Term: Permanent, Full time

Salary: Dependent on experience + excellent benefits

The Role
We're looking for an experienced electronics engineer to join our Novation hardware team. Your work will involve designing next‑generation, class‑leading controllers and instruments. You’ll bring enthusiasm, solid technical skills and a track record of product delivery, with at least 3 years experience in music tech, consumer electronics or a similar industry. As the design authority for your hardware, you will take it through its full life cycle from concept to production.

You’ll work with Product Owners to help define features and requirements, produce system‑level designs including selection of key technologies and components, then design the resulting schematics and PCBs. You’ll be responsible for planning your work and delivering against production schedules – this requires strong analytical and estimation skills and the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical peers.

You’ll spend a significant amount of time designing and debugging hardware, so systematic measurement, analysis and fault‑finding skills are essential. Signal integrity, EMC and analogue debugging experience are highly desirable.

We support flexible working, but due to the hands‑on nature of the role you’ll need to spend a significant portion of your time on‑site at our headquarters in High Wycombe.

Required skills and experience – you should apply for this role if you have:

• A degree or HND in Electronics Engineering (or related subject).
• Taken ownership of a commercial design throughout the full development process.
• Experience of designing hardware that successfully balances quality, cost and time to market.
• The ability to plan and deliver to deadlines, learning and applying new skills quickly.

Experience With The Following Tech Would Be An Advantage:

• User‑interfaces including screens, switch and key scanning, LED drivers, analogue control sensing and processing.
• Digital interfaces (e.g. LVDS, USB, I2C/SPI, MIDI/MIDI 2.0, SDRAM) and processor interfacing.
• Linear and switching power supply design, PMICs, USB PD.

Desirable Skills And Experience:

• Design of cost‑sensitive products for high‑volume mass production.
• Design and debug for EMC approvals.
• An active interest in making music, synths and music technology.
• Working with ODM/JDM/CDS models.
• Altium Designer.

About Us
Focusrite plc is a global music and audio group that develops and markets music technology products. Our solutions facilitate the high‑quality production of recorded and live sound. The Focusrite Group includes brands such as Focusrite, Novation, ADAM Audio, Sequential, Oberheim, and others. We nurture an open‑door culture that encourages innovation and celebrate achievements such as six Queen's Awards and the AIM Company of the Year Award 2021.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and are working toward a carbon neutral future.

Benefits
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, off‑site company parties and free lunch in the canteen. We arrange company training sessions and encourage personal development.