Senior Engineer - Hardware EandE

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced PCB/embedded systems engineer to join ADVANCED CONCEPTS, a EDGE entity focused on high‑tech autonomous systems. You will design and engineer complex PCBs for defense applications, including multi‑layer layouts, EMI control, and power electronics, while generating complete data packs and documentation.

The role requires deep Altium knowledge, VHDL coding, and a proven track record in defense PCB design.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Electrical or Electronics engineering.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in VHDL code writing.
• Knowledge and understanding of Altium Designer.
• Track record of successfully functioning PCB design in defense context.
• Proven capability to troubleshoot hardware related to PCB prototypes.
• Digital electronics experience.
• Power supply buck, boost, fly-back, inverters, DC/DC.
• Altium Designer experience and high-speed data handling.
• Defense industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Design PCBs for military applications with advanced multilayer layouts.
• Generate BOMs, Gerber, and assembly drawings.
• Mentor and train junior technical personnel.
• Troubleshoot hardware using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Bond digital and analog sections while minimizing interference.
• Ensure IPC and military standard conformance in documentation.
• Design for harsh environments and special materials as needed.
• Perform power and EMI/noise mitigation, grounding, shielding.
• Draft precise data packs and documentation.

Skills

Altium Designer

VHDL

PCB design

High-speed data handling

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

ESD mitigation

Power electronics

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Electronics engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

SPICE

Job description

Job Description:

External Job Description

ADVANCED CONCEPTS is an entity within EDGE dedicated to the design and deployment of advanced, innovative technologies. ADVANCED CONCEPTS is fast-tracking the development of high-technology autonomous systems, including three Medium Endurance, High Altitude, fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems, a family of precision loitering munitions, a cost- effective family of cruise missiles, and a range of guided artillery munitions.

Core Accountabilities:

• Proficient in using Altium or similar PCB design software for schematic capture, component library management, SPICE analysis, and layout design.
• Extensive experience in designing electronic safety and arming devices with adherence to military standards such as MIL-STD-1316.
• Design with advanced chip such as FPGA, MCUs, DDR memories
• Expertise in the layout design of advanced multilayer PCBs, incorporating advanced techniques such as blind-buried vias, via-in-pad strategies, Ball Grid Array (BGA) configurations, and Surface-Mount Technology (SMT)/Plated-Through-Hole (PTH) components.
• Proficient in designing PCBs for harsh environments common in military applications, which may involve special materials or design techniques.
• Specialized expertise in the design of embedded systems, including integrating passive and active components within the PCB substrate.
• Expertise in segregating analog and digital domains within PCB layouts to maintain signal integrity and minimize interference.
• Drawing of the PCB layout for power system, including component placement, signal routing, power planes, and thermal management
• Ability to design for low EMI and noise, including proper grounding, shielding, and filtering
• Generation of the data-packs such as BOMs, Gerber, Assembly drawing.
• Ensure generation of detailed and accurate documentation for complex printed circuit boards conforming to applicable IPC and Military standards
• Mentorship and training of junior technical personnel.
• Use of debugging tools such as integrated soft logic analyser
• Mentorship and training of junior technical personnel.
• Knowledge of microcontroller and digital signal processor architectures to optimize PCB designs for specific embedded applications.
• Ability to mitigate ESD issues in PCB layout.
• Conduct hardware testing and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, logic analysers.

Qualification / Experience

• Bachelors or Masters in Electrical or Electronics engineering
• Minimum 8 plus years of experience in VHDL code writing
• Knowledge and understanding of Altium Designer
• Track record of successfully functioning PCB design in defense context
• Proven capability to troubleshoot hardware related to PCB prototypes
• Digital electronics
• Power supply buck, boost, fly-back, inverters, DC/DC
• Altium Designer
• High speed data handling
• Defense industry

Requirements: