via reed · 24 June 2026 ·3 days ago

Research & Development Engineer

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Rayleigh Full-time GBP 45,000 – 52,000
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Rayleigh

Salary - Negotiable DOE

Monday - Friday days


Your new company:

Based in Rayleigh, you will be joining an industry-leading technology company that specialises in the manufacture of payment systems.

Due to a change of market and a drastic increase in business, the company is now seeking an innovative and experienced electronics-based Research & Development engineer to join their R & D team.Offering a wide range of benefits such as enhanced pension, health and welfare, including dental, enhanced maternity/paternity and more, this is a great time to join this business!


Key Responsibilities & Duties:

  • Support the design and development of RF Products

  • Support the manufacturing team in the industrial scaling up of technology and following processes.

  • Test and validation of manufactured products

  • Support full life cycle design processes

  • Procure and test products and new innovations from industry partners, integrating where compatible in development workflows.


This is just a summary of duties, and other responsibilities will be required.


Skills & Experience required:

  • Degree in Electronics, Physics or related engineering discipline

  • Experience with RF systems and applications - Highly beneficial

  • Understanding of core electronic principles

  • Hands-on experience with the testing of equipment

  • Design knowledge would be advantageous (AutoCAD)

  • Motivated to bring new ideas to a small growing team


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