Electronics Design Engineer

Electro Optic Systems; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Electro Optic Systems in Canberra seeks a Hardware Design Engineer to drive schematic and PCB capture, perform circuit simulation, and optimize designs for manufacturability, assembly and cost. You will contribute to lifecycle activities from concept to sustainment, execute V&V, diagnostics, and design sign-off, and collaborate with system and project engineers to deliver robust, integrated electronics.

This role offers close collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams on planning, documentation

Job description

We continually strive to help our workforce achieve their professional and personal goals, engaging them in challenging and inspiring projects.

Key Responsibilities

Hardware Design & Simulation

• Schematic & PCB Capture: Design robust analog and digital circuits using advanced engineering software.
• Circuit Simulation: Model and simulate electrical circuits to ensure performance before physical prototyping.
• Design Optimization: Account for Design for Manufacture (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and cost constraints.
• Prototyping: Build and test prototype electronic circuits, wiring harnesses, and associated systems.

Lifecycle, Integration & Testing

• Lifecycle Management: Apply engineering practices across concept development, design, integration, test, and sustainment.
• V&V Activities: Execute test, evaluation, characterisation, verification, and validation of subsystems with test engineers.
• Design Sign-off: Conduct rigorous test activities to verify requirements and formally sign off on designs.
• Diagnostics: Perform research, diagnostics, and hardware troubleshooting on equipment and prototypes.

Collaboration & Project Support

• Systems Alignment: Partner with System and Project Engineers to ensure hardware meets overall project requirements.
• Cross-Disciplinary Teamwork: Work with other engineering disciplines to deliver cohesive, complete system designs.
• Planning: Develop, review, update, and modify electrical design plans alongside project work schedules.
• Problem Solving: Resolve design issues, focusing on manufacturing effort, repeatability, and failure analysis.

Documentation & Governance

• Technical Writing: Document designs, calculations, design options, justifications, and engineering decisions.
• Design Reviews: Prepare technical documentation to conduct and support formal design reviews.
• Product Analysis: Provide detailed electronics design analyses to support broader product development activities.