Graduate Electronics Consultant

JOB PURPOSE

To play a key role in the delivery of electronics projects at OPD, applying technical and practical hardware skills, and contributing to design, development, and testing.

ABOUT YOU

We’re looking for a talented graduate to join our growing Electronics team, working in a fast-paced consultancy environment on projects across a variety of sectors. Working collaboratively and building strong relationships with colleagues and clients is essential in this role, but it’s also important that you can work independently and autonomously too. Successful graduates will be offered a permanent Junior Consultant role on completion of an initial 12-month contract.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with the hands-on assembly, development, and testing of electronic rigs and prototypes
• Support testing, fault-finding, and debugging activities
• Delivery and development of electronics and embedded software components
• Delivering electronics project work within scope, on time and on budget
• Collaborate with Design and Engineering team colleagues to help develop innovative and effective solutions
• Ability to work autonomously and independently when required
• Communicating with clients clearly and confidently
• Work with OPD’s design processes and procedures [ISO 9001 / ISO 13485]

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering or similar
• Relevant work experience gained as industry experience on your course, summer work placement, or gap year
• Strong organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy
• Creative problem-solving ability
• Confidence in the workshop/lab
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with clients and colleagues

ABOUT US

At Oxford Product Design (OPD), we’re on a mission to make things better. Better for the products we design, the clients we work with, our people working here, our planet, and everyone we connect with along the way. Our exceptional team of professional problem solvers work with both start-ups on ground-breaking new ideas, as well as some of the world’s leading brands on category-defining products that improve how we humans live and work. As innovators, we are curious, experimental, creative, and passionate. But our pragmatic, precise approach and highly technical expertise mean that manufacturability and risk management are at the core of everything we do. We are based in a beautiful historic barn in Harwell, Oxfordshire. There is plenty of on-site parking and the studio is well connected by bus and rail links.

WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN

You’ll play a key part in our continued growth and work with great people in a supportive and flexible working environment. We offer a competitive salary, pension, and health insurance. You’ll get 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and paid leave on your birthday, wedding day, or if you’re buying a house or taking your child for their first day at school. You can purchase another 5 days of holiday a year, spread across 12 months, or sell back holiday at any point. After 3 years of working at OPD you can apply for an unpaid sabbatical of up to 3 months, increasing to 6 months after 6 years. You’ll be allocated ten days of training per year, with a training budget of up to 5% of your annual salary. We’re a member of the cycle to work scheme which allows you to purchase a bike and related accessories tax free, we offer season ticket loans and have an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family. And if you’re in the office on a Thursday, we’ll buy lunch for you!