Digital Electronics Hardware Engineer

Quest Global; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company based in Edinburgh seeks a Digital Hardware Engineer to design high-speed digital electronics for airborne radar products. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electronics Engineering and 1 to 3 years of experience in designing electronics and working with FPGA. Strong communication skills and a self-motivated attitude are essential for this role, which may offer hybrid working after an initial period onsite.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or other STEM-based subject.
• 1 to 3 years' experience in high-speed digital electronics design.
• Experience with high-speed serial communication interfaces/protocols.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality, robust digital electronics designs.
• Document deliverables and support integration & verification activities.
• Provide progress reports and keep designs under configuration control.

Skills

Designing high-speed digital electronics

Schematic capture using Mentor Graphics

Debugging & testing new hardware designs

Good communication skills

Integrating hardware, firmware & software

Education

Degree in Electronics Engineering or STEM

Tools

Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) DxDesigner

Job description

Job Requirements

Role Overview:

The Digital hardware engineer would be responsible for design, commissioning and test of high-speed digital electronics hardware, i.e. Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCA's) on complex systems for airborne Radar products.

The role will be based at our customer's site in Edinburgh and may allow for hybrid working after an initial period of familiarisation onsite.

Job Responsibilities:

• Creating high-quality and robust digital electronics designs
• Documenting and recording deliverables
• Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level
• Keeping designs under configuration control
• Providing progress reports

Work Experience

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

Essential

• Degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or other STEM-based subject
• A minimum of 1 to 3 years' experience of designing high-speed digital electronics using the latest FPGA and / or microprocessor devices and high-speed interconnect technology
• Experience in schematic capture using Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) DxDesigner or similar tools
• Experience of high-speed serial communication interfaces/ protocols (e.g. PCIe, Ethernet/ IEEE802.3, SPI, I2C, etc.) and high-speed bus architectures (e.g. DDR3/4)
• Use of high-speed digital design techniques such as signal termination, controlled impedance, matched length tracking, ground/ power planes, decoupling, etc.
• Functional simulation & timing analysis / constraints at circuit level
• Experience of PCB layout, working closely with and providing guidance to PCB layout engineers on high-speed digital designs
• Hands on experience of integrating hardware, firmware & software on FPGA and microprocessor-based PCA's
• Ability to coordinate day-to-day technical activities, liaising closely with the lead engineer / digital hardware lead & other engineering disciplines
• Experience of liaising with Manufacturing / Production colleagues and external suppliers of key components and assemblies
• Good communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
• Experience of debugging & testing new hardware designs
• Previous experience of the full hardware design lifecycle and presenting designs for peer and formal design reviews
• Self-motivated, with an aptitude for problem solving and driving difficult issues to conclusion
• Experience in writing technical reports / documentation

Desirable

• Relevant experience in the Aerospace/Defence industry or on other complex / high-reliability systems
• Ability to analyse system requirements and derive detailed hardware requirements
• Experience of signal integrity & power integrity analysis (SI/PI) at board level
• Knowledge of FPGA / Software coding languages (VHDL, C, Assembler)

Qualifications

• Honours or Masters degree in Electronics Engineering or related STEM subject
• UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance
• Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage

Education Type

• Degree (BSc/ BEng/ MSc/ MEng) in Electronics Engineering or equivalent