Senior Electronics Design Engineer

PRINCIPAL ELECTRONICS DESIGN ENGINEER – PERMANENT – WINFRITH Near DORCHESTER

Hybrid working 3 days on site 2 days from home 

 To lead the design and integration of bespoke electronics systems for our complex maritime products. You’ll play a key role in developing high-bandwidth telemetry systems, low signal data acquisition and power amplification solutions for our sonar and other electronics systems. This is a technical leadership role where you’ll guide a team of graduate and senior engineers, as well as experienced contractors. You’ll collaborate across disciplines to solve challenging engineering problems, from concept through to test and acceptance.

AT THE COAL FACE / TASKS / RESPONSIBILITIES

·         PCB development tools and processes.

·         Expertise in one or more of the following:High-speed digital design (LVDS, Ethernet Communications), FPGA / SoC technologies and experience using VHDL.

·         Processor circuit design and software development (C/C++,RTOS).

·         Analogue design (low-noise signal conditioning, ADCs/DACs).

·         Power supply design (low-noise, compact, efficient).

·         Power amplifier design (Class A / B and Class D, SiC or GAN FET devices).

·         Circuit simulation, signal/power integrity analysis.

·         Knowledge CE/UKCA directives, EMC and relevant standards.

·         Design for cost, testability, manufacturability.

·         System-level and sub-system integration and debugging.

·         Familiarity with Matlab and Simulink.

·         Able to mentor, coach and develop more junior members of the team in order to develop overall capability.

·         Lead the design and development of digital and analogue electronics for above and underwater systems.

·         Capture requirements, perform schematic and PCB layout (Altium/OrCAD), and conduct circuit simulations.

·         Drive design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

·         Devise and implement design verification tests and documentation for production readiness.

·         Mentor and coach junior engineers to build team capability.

·         Present robust engineering solutions at peer reviews and ensure technical accuracy

 ADDITIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION: WE SEEK AN ELECTRONICS DESIGN ENGINEER WHO HAS WORKED IN A MILITARY / DEFENCE ENVIRONMENT / INDUSTRY WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS OR WHO IS CAPABLE OF OBTAINING SECURITY CLEARANCE (SC LEVEL MINIMUM)