Senior Electronics Technician

Based in Cambridge, SPT Labtech makes products that transform the way scientists work. For decades, our expert scientists, engineers and business innovators have provided scientists with world-leading, innovative solutions for liquid handling, sample preparation, and sample management that help accelerate research and make a real difference to human health. We work collaboratively with our customers, building trusted relationships that enable us to deliver exceptional, personalised experiences designed for real-world challenges in the lab.

Want to be part of a team that’s truly making a difference?

This is a hands-on, on-site role, providing prototyping, test and debug support across new product development and existing instrument platforms. The successful candidate will act as an integral member of multidisciplinary teams spanning electronics, software and mechanical engineering, building, testing and troubleshooting precision laboratory instrumentation from prototype through to production. As a senior technician within the team, the successful candidate will be expected to exemplify best practice in their own work and to provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced colleagues.

Building, reworking and repairing prototype systems and evaluation builds, including cable and wiring harness fabrication, to a high standard of workmanship.

Using test and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, bench power supplies, logic analysers, and similar) to verify designs, diagnose faults and support root-cause investigations.

Supporting embedded systems bring-up, integration and test alongside software and design engineers.

Producing and maintaining clear technical documentation and test records.

Feeding back to design engineers on testability, manufacturability and component selection.