Electronics and Hardware Engineer - TiMax

The Focusrite Group · London, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-02

Workplace: on_site

Department: TiMax

Description

Electronics and Hardware Engineer - TiMax

Based: London, N7
Term: Permanent, Full time
Salary: Dependant on experience + benefits

About Us:

TiMax Spatial is a leader in spatial audio and immersive sound technology. Our products power world-class live performances, installations and experiences, enabling creative professionals to position sound in space with precision and artistry. We're part of the Focusrite Group, and our sister brand Outboard manufactures motor controllers for use in the live events and film industries.

The Role:

This is a development role for someone at the start of their electronics career. We are looking for a capable, organised and genuinely curious engineer who wants to learn about professional audio hardware design.

You will design straightforward circuits for our Outboard range of motor controllers and support our senior engineers on more complex spatial audio hardware. You will be expected to read and understand a schematic confidently, ask good questions about it, and build from there.

A significant part of your time will also be spent keeping our hardware moving: acting as the point of contact for our contract manufacturers and for engineering colleagues across the group, managing circuit board revisions and change requests, resolving component obsolescence, and answering the questions that come back from the factory while boards are being built.

Duties:

Design and technical work

Design straightforward circuits for the Outboard product range - control, interface, power and connectivity hardware - with review and support from senior engineers.
Produce and update schematics and PCB layouts, initially for simpler boards and modifications to existing designs.
Build, test and fault-find prototypes and production units using standard lab equipment.
Assist senior engineers on more complex spatial audio hardware: measurement, characterisation, bring-up support and documentation. Firmware for our products is developed by colleagues in the team.
Help specify and build test fixtures and production test procedures.

Engineering coordination and manufacturing support

Act as the day-to-day point of contact for contract manufacturers and assembly partners, fielding queries as boards are built and escalating where needed.
Liaise with engineering and operations colleagues across the Focusrite Group companies.
Manage engineering change requests through to resolution, and maintain version control for circuit board designs and documentation.
Run a clear ticketing and tracking process so that requested changes, queries and issues are visible and nothing is lost.
Monitor component obsolescence and lifecycle notices, identify and qualify alternatives, and keep bills of materials accurate and current.
Support sourcing activity: requesting quotes, comparing options and chasing lead times

Documentation and product support

Maintain accurate engineering records: drawings, revisions, change history and test results.
Support compliance and certification activity alongside group resources and external labs.
Help diagnose field issues on returned units and feed findings back into design.

What We're Looking For:

Essential

A degree in Electronic Engineering or a closely related discipline - or equivalent practical grounding gained through an apprenticeship, technician role or serious self-directed work.
Confident understanding of electronics fundamentals: you can read a schematic, follow a signal path, and reason about a circuit using the underlying principles and equations.
Practical competence with lab basics - multimeter, oscilloscope, soldering iron.
The organisation to keep multiple open tasks moving without dropping one.
Clear, professional written and verbal communication.
The temperament to enjoy this kind of work. The satisfaction here comes from a build that goes smoothly and a product that ships, as much as from the design itself.

Desirable

Any exposure to schematic capture or PCB layout tools (Altium, KiCad or similar), whether professional, academic or personal.
Mechanical CAD experience using tools like SolidWorks.
Analogue circuit knowledge, particularly audio.
Familiarity with manufacturing processes, PCB assembly or supply chain work.
Experience of a structured change control, ticketing or documentation system.
Interest in audio, music technology or live sound.

Where This Role Goes:

We are hiring with a long view. The intention is to develop this position into a senior engineering role over the coming years, with a growing contribution to our advanced audio circuit design work.

What that means in practice:

You will have named senior engineers responsible for supporting and reviewing your work, and regular time set aside for that.
Your design content grows as your capability does. We expect the balance to shift meaningfully toward design work over your first few years.
We support relevant training, professional development and chartership where it fits your goals.

What We Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package.
Unusual breadth of exposure for an early-career engineer: design, manufacture, supply chain and product support, on real products used at world-class venues and events.
Mentoring from experienced audio hardware engineers, and access to specialist expertise across the Focusrite Group.
Collaborative, creative environment within a family of respected music and audio technology brands.
A vibrant workspace in Tileyard, King's Cross - London's hub for music, technology and creativity.

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About the company

The Focusrite Group is a group of professional audio technology brands. The company designs and sells audio interfaces, synthesizers, controllers, studio monitors, amplifiers, software, and related music-production products. It serves musicians, producers, studios, broadcasters, live-sound professionals, and audio-system integrators. Its operating model centers on brand-led product businesses sharing engineering, manufacturing, distribution, and corporate capabilities. Teams work across audio engineering, software, product design, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, sales, and support. The organization combines audio technology expertise with practical delivery for music and audio professionals.

Company Size

N/A

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

United Kingdom

Founded

1985

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

September 16, 2026 trading update showed 3% first-half revenue growth and stronger cash generation.
Net debt fell toward £2 million by August 31, 2026, after tariff refunds.
Content Creation grew 4%, and Audio Reproduction orders rose 12% with a 9% higher book.

What critics are saying

Audio Reproduction revenue fell 4% in China, exposing dependence on uneven regional demand.
The Dudderidge family controls 32.54%, giving insiders de facto veto power over strategic moves.
A prolonged Scarlett ecosystem failure would destroy the upgrade loop that drives hardware sales.

What makes The Focusrite Group unique

Focusrite spans eleven brands across content creation and live sound, from Scarlett to Martin Audio.
Control 2 now supports older Scarlett, Clarett, and 12-language accessibility.
AudioShake demos positioned Focusrite in source-separation workflows for post-production.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options
Paid Vacation
Employee Discounts
Wellness Program
Mental Health Support
Professional Development Budget
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Commuter Benefits

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AGM statement. Summary by AI [BETA] close X. Focusrite plc has announced that trading for the current financial year is in line with expectations, with healthy underlying demand across its Content Creation and Audio Reproduction divisions, and performance ahead of the prior year in the initial months. The company's outlook for the full year ending 28 February 2027 remains unchanged, with market forecasts indicating revenue between £170.1 million and £173.7 million, and adjusted EBITDA between £25.2 million and £27.4 million. The statement also noted leadership changes, with the Non-executive Chairman stepping down from his role but remaining as a Non-Executive Director, and a non-executive director departing after eleven years. Focusrite PLC 04 August 2026 For release: 07:00, 04 August 2026 Focusrite plc ("Focusrite" or "the Group") Annual General Meeting Statement and Trading Update Trading in-line with expectations with healthy underlying demand Focusrite plc (AIM: TUNE), the global music and audio products group supplying hardware and software used by professional and amateur musicians and the entertainment industry, will today hold its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at the offices of Stephenson Harwood LLP, 1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7SH at 1.30 pm. At the AGM, Phil Dudderidge OBE, Non-executive Chairman, will make the following statement: "The Group has continued to trade in line with the Board's expectations. Underlying demand has remained healthy across both the Content Creation and Audio Reproduction divisions with trading in the first months of the new financial year ahead of the prior year, consistent with the expected heavier weighting of sales to the first half of the current year. Whilst the Board remains mindful of the broader macro-economic environment, its expectations for the full year to 28 February 2027 remain unchanged*. As this is my last AGM as Chair, I would like to thank our shareholders, colleagues, customers and fellow Board members for their support over many years. Serving as Chair of Focusrite has been a tremendous privilege and I am proud of what we have built together over the years. The Group enters this next chapter from a position of strength, with leading brands, an exceptional management team and significant opportunities for future growth. I am delighted that Ian has agreed to succeed me as Chair. His experience leading a global, technology-driven listed business makes him ideally placed to guide the Board through the Group's next phase of development. While I will be stepping down as Chair, I am pleased to be remaining on the Board as a Non-Executive Director. I look forward to supporting Ian, Tim and the wider management team, and continuing to contribute to the Group's long-term success. I would also like to thank David Bezem, who is stepping down today as a non-executive director, for his support and wise counsel since our IPO in 2014. David has made an enormous contribution to the development of Focusrite over the past eleven years, and on behalf of the Board I would like to thank him and wish him every success for the future." * In so far as the Board is aware, as at 3 August 2026, the range of market forecasts for the 12 month period to 28 February 2027, based on published sell-side research, were for revenue of £170.1 million to £173.7 million and adjusted EBITDA of £25.2 million to £27.4 million. | Enquiries: | / | | Focusrite plc | +44 (0) 1494 462246 | | Tim Carroll (CEO) / Sally McKone (CFO) | / | | Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 | | David Flin / Nick Prowting | / | | Rosewood Reputation Limited (Financial PR) | +44 (0) 20 7653 8702 | | John West / Llewellyn Angus / Lily Pearce | / | Notes to Editors Focusrite plc is a global audio products group that develops and markets proprietary hardware and software products. Used by audio professionals and musicians, its solutions facilitate the high-quality production of recorded and live sound. The Focusrite Group trades under eleven established brands: Focusrite, Novation, ADAM Audio, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Linea Research Sequential, Oberheim, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning decades, its brands are category leaders in the music-making and audio recording industries. The Group operates through two divisions: Content Creation and Audio Reproduction. · Within its Content Creation business, Focusrite offers audio interfaces and other products for recording musicians, producers and professional audio facilities. Novation products are used in the creation of electronic music, from synthesizers and grooveboxes to industry-shaping controllers and inspirational music-making apps. ADAM Audio studio monitors have earned a worldwide reputation based on technological innovation in the field of studio loudspeaker technology. Sonnox is a leading designer of innovative, high-quality, award-winning audio processing software plug-ins for professional audio engineers. Sequential designs and manufactures high end analogue synthesizers under the Sequential and Oberheim brands. · The Audio Reproduction division provides high-quality, professional-grade solutions for both live sound and permanent installations. Martin Audio designs and manufactures performance-ready systems across the spectrum of sound reinforcement applications. TiMax specialises in innovative immersive audio and show control technologies. OutBoard manufactures and sells industry standard rigging control products for live events, together with enterprise-level safety test, preparation and quality management for global rental companies and venues. Linea designs, develops, manufactures and sells innovative professional audio equipment globally. The Company has offices in four continents and a global customer base with a distribution network covering approximately 240 territories. Focusrite plc is traded on the AIM market, London Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. 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