Job Description
Senior Electronics Design Engineer
Permanent Staff | Crawley
The Company
A well-established electronics manufacturer.
The Role
You will need to design products to suit the company and suppliers manufacturing processes and capabilities.
Work with other engineering team members during the design stage to ensure products are commercially viable.
You will need to design products to meet predetermined specifications such as BOM cost targets as well as product performance targets.
Manage your projects and workload to ensure you keep track of progress against predetermined schedules and project milestones.
Review electronic parts and assemblies to ensure they are fit for purpose and meet design specifications.
You will need to work closely with other departments (or sub-departments) to ensure all aspects of the project are communicated effectively.
Assist in conducting general design reviews within the engineering department.
You will have to use good engineering communications skills, as conversing with engineers based at different sites is commonplace (UK, US, China). This would be via e-mail, conference call, video call, etc.
Also some design and building of in-house testing equipment for the production line. As well as providing swift hands-on support of current and old production test equipment if production line issues occur.
Duties:
• Senior Electronics Engineer designing Products.
• Management of project to timelines.
• Produce progress reports for all aspects of the projects.
• Design, Build and test of own prototype electronic and electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Fault finding to component level on analogue, digital and embedded microprocessors technologies.
The Candidate
Minimum of at least two years of hands on design experience plus degree in Electronic Engineering. Preferably 2i or Higher.
Proven track record and experience as a Senior Electronics Engineer.
Excellent schematic design and PCB layout.
Good knowledge and experience of both the hardware and software (assembly language or C) aspects of 8–16-bit microcontroller based design.
Experience in the design & development of electro-mechanical assemblies, (analogue & digital).
Experience in designing electronics from a blank canvas is a real advantage as is experience within an R&D environment.
Excellent Design office knowledge and good working practices.
Comprehensive understanding of Product design life cycle.
Ability to work with other members and departments for the good of the project.
The ability to manage your workload.
Competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and outlook essential.
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Desirable
Knowledge of stepper motors
LED control
LCD integration and AD boards.
USB
PIC Microcontrollers
The Package
The salary offered for this position is £40,000- £50,000 to a candidate that can meet all key qualifications and abilities.
