Hardware (Electronics and Firmware) Placement
- Salary
- £26250
- Level
- Intern
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 9 October 2026.
About the role
Hardware (Electronics and Firmware) Placement
Based: High Wycombe
Type: Full-time, 12-month placement
Salary: £26250 pa
Role Description:
We’re looking for a passionate, enthusiastic person to join our electronics hardware and firmware team for a year.
This is a vital role for the team and will provide the opportunity to get some hands-on experience in a wide range of projects and technical areas. You will work with many other engineers in the hardware, QA and Production Engineering team and beyond, and get involved with products across Focusrite, Focusrite Pro and Novation.
Core responsibilities include:
- Taking responsibility for running and maintaining the electronics hardware lab facilities.
- Assembling & fault-finding prototypes by hand, including soldering components and using CAD tools to aid the build process.
- Assisting Production Engineering Team to identify component alternatives for current product lines.
- Ordering, sourcing and maintaining stock of components/PCBs during all phases of development.
- Design work on new projects, including schematic capture, PCB layout and firmware development.
What we’re looking for:
- Demonstrate a keen interest in working on hardware and firmware projects
- Interest in audio and music technologies
- Any technology projects of your own you've undertaken, and any experiences you've had collaborating with others on them
About the Focusrite Group
The Focusrite Group's standard text
Doing a 12-month placement at the Focusrite Group is like becoming one of the family. A rapidly growing, global family. We’re focused on providing opportunities for everyone and anyone to enjoy creating music.
Our placements are very popular, and that’s mainly because you can really get stuck in during your year with us. We want you to help develop our products, market our brands, speak to our customers and make us better. A lot of our previous placement candidates are now full-time employees.
All placements last for 12-months. We pay you £26250 per year (£28900 for London-based roles), and you get to share some of the same benefits as our permanent employees.
The Focusrite Group's standard text
Our brands, Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, Ampify, ADAM Audio, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Linea Research, Sequential, Oberheim, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax come together around a common mission to remove barriers to creativity.
We work hard. We are professional. And we play hard too. We select really, really talented and passionate people. And we absolutely love our work. So if you think you can bring something new to the mix, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please apply for as many of our placements as you wish.
Timetable for applications:
Deadline to apply: 27th November 2026
Interviews: December 2026 – February 2027
The Focusrite Group's standard text
Offers made by: 26th February 2027
As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage people to apply regardless of religion, ethnic background, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity. We recognise the diversity shortcomings of our industry and are committed to driving change. Equally, we recognise the major impact that climate change is having on our world and work every day towards being industry leaders in a carbon neutral future.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
PCB Design
Rare in The Focusrite Group's other 10 open postings.
Standard for embedded / hardware roles
Embedded Systems
Common in embedded / hardware postings at any company.
61% of this description is written for the role. The rest is The Focusrite Group's standard text, folded away below.
Read against The Focusrite Group's other open postings on this site.
The team: Placement
This role is one of 8 open in Placement. 8 were posted in the last 30 days.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Embedded Systems (3 of 8), Python (3 of 8), C++ (2 of 8), Git (2 of 8)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- QA Engineering Placement - TiMax posted Sep 28
- Software Developer Placement - Linea Research posted Sep 28
- Product Support Placement - Martin Audio posted Sep 28
- Production Systems Developer Placement posted Sep 28
- Technical Support Engineer Placement posted Sep 28
- Embedded Software Placement posted Sep 28
- QA Engineering Placement (Audio & MIDI Hardware, Software, Firmware Testing) posted Sep 28
From the team and dates on The Focusrite Group's own job board.
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