Graduate Electronics Engineer Crawley 2023

We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities. We don’t just build technology. We build hope.

At Elekta we believe patients should have access to – and benefit from – precise, personalised radiation therapy. Elekta’s Precision Radiation Medicine is revolutionizing cancer care.

Bringing together science, technology, and clinical intelligence, we’re working towards a future where everyone who needs it can benefit from precise and individually tailored radiotherapy treatments. We’re giving millions of patients the chance to live more moments that matter.

What you’ll do at Elekta

This role is for a Graduate Engineer to join our R&D team in Crawley to work on new and existing Linac platform systems. The team works within an agile development framework and is engaged in the development of the Elekta Linac and MR Linac machines.

As part of this role, the Graduate Engineer will join the two-year Elekta Graduate Program where they will be supported to grow their technical knowledge and experience. The Engineering Graduate will work alongside more senior engineers and designers as a member of a team contributing to all aspects of the product development lifecycle from requirements through design & development into production.

Our R&D Engineering Team within Elekta Limited (Crawley site) employs around 100 people, across the main domains of Mechanical, Electrical, Design, Software, and Test/Prototyping.

The Graduate Engineer will be given many opportunities to work in multidisciplinary teams to develop mechanical structures, assemblies, and parts.

In addition to growing technical skills, the Elekta Graduate Program gives you the opportunity to develop your communication and business understanding skills with placements in different areas of Elekta Ltd. Placements will be planned with the Graduate Engineer and could include Manufacturing, Service, Safety, Supply Chain, Marketing & Sales, and more.

The right stuff

• Formulate and analyse requirements to develop engineering solutions.
• Create engineering work plans.
• Provide detailed mechanical engineering designs to meet project timescales.
• Ensure that all required engineering documentation has been created and captured.
• Ensure that designs are safe and comply with all applicable regulatory standards (under guidance)
• Take a supporting role in integrating mechanical designs with all other project deliverables.
• Ensure that designs are created according to engineering processes and procedures.
• Interface with, and provide support to, all project groups including operations, product management, service engineering, etc.
• Conduct and deliver cost-reduction projects whilst still maintaining quality.
• Design, implement, and integrate experimental systems to evaluate prototype designs.
• Carry out evaluations of prototype designs.

What we believe you have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree accredited by the IET.
• Interest in R&D in a regulated environment (preferably medical)
• Familiarity with electronic CAD tools for analogue/digital design
• Experience of electronics simulation packages
• Experience of building prototype Electronics including hands on soldering
• Ability to manage and prioritize own tasks and those of others.
• Ability to take a holistic when analysing problems and proposing solutions.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, with a positive influencing style
• Fluent in English
• Good appreciation of software, mechanics, electronics, and physics as applied to Elekta products.

Desirable

• Experience of Analogue Electronics Design
• Experience of Digital Electronics Design
• Experience of VHDL
• Embedded Software
• Experience of implementing serial communications, e.g. CAN
• Experience of EMC testing

What you’ll get

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits. Please note that depending on the location the benefits might vary.

• Group Income Protection.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Pension.
• Dependents’ Pension.
• My Elekta Benefits.
• Introduction Bonus Scheme Policy.
• Holiday Purchase.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Flexible working hours.
• Overtime Policy.
• Childcare Vouchers.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Life Assurance.
• Long Service Awards.
• Retirement Policy.

Hiring process

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

About Elekta

As a leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. Elekta is a proud innovator and supplier of equipment and software used to improve, prolong, and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders.

More than 6,000 hospitals worldwide rely on Elekta technology. We openly collaborate with customers to advance sustainable, outcome-driven, and cost-efficient solutions to meet evolving patient needs, improve lives and bring hope to everyone dealing with cancer. To us, it's personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combines passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope.

Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a presence in more than 120 countries, and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.