Electronics Design Engineer (Senior)

Winsearch; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Winsearch is partnering with an established engineering business to recruit an Electronics Design Engineer for its R&D team. You will contribute across the full product lifecycle from initial specs to prototype, testing and volume manufacture, in collaboration with physicists, software, and mechanical engineers.

You will design analogue and digital circuits, develop FPGA configurations, create schematics and PCB layouts, and support products through manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong experience in analogue and digital electronics.
• FPGA design experience would be highly advantageous.
• Good understanding of high-speed digital design including microcontrollers/memory/timing.
• Experience with analogue circuitry including power management and sensor interfaces.
• Schematic capture/PCB design using Altium or Cadstar.
• Knowledge of electronic simulation and design verification.
• Experience taking products from design to volume manufacture.

Responsibilities

• Produce specifications for new electronic designs and product developments.
• Design analogue and digital electronic circuits.
• Create schematics, PCB layouts and associated technical documentation.
• Develop PLD and FPGA configurations.
• Build, evaluate and test prototype assemblies.
• Support products through lifecycle from concept to manufacture.
• Investigate technical issues identified during engineering, testing or field operation.
• Implement approved design changes and product enhancements.
• Maintain bills of materials, drawing numbers and component information.
• Raise manufacturing change documentation and concessions when required.
• Liaise with suppliers, purchasing teams, fitters and test engineers.
• Ensure designs meet relevant quality, safety and regulatory standards.
• Provide technical support and advice to colleagues across the business.
• Keep up to date with new components, technologies and electronic design techniques.

Skills

Analogue and digital electronics

FPGA design

High-speed digital design

Schematic capture/PCB design

Power management and sensors

Board-to-board interfaces

Regulatory standards knowledge

Education

Degree in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Altium

Cadstar

Job description

Electronics Design Engineer

Competitive salary | Permanent | Excellent benefits

Winsearch is working with an established engineering business to recruit an experienced Electronics Design Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly skilled R&D team and contribute to the development of sophisticated electronic systems used within advanced scientific instrumentation.

Working closely with physicists, software engineers and mechanical engineers, you will be involved throughout the full product lifecycle, from initial specifications and detailed design through to prototyping, testing and volume manufacture.

The Role

• Produce specifications for new electronic designs and product developments
• Design analogue and digital electronic circuits
• Create schematics, PCB layouts and associated technical documentation
• Develop PLD and FPGA configurations
• Build, evaluate and test prototype assemblies
• Support products throughout the complete lifecycle, from concept to manufacture
• Investigate technical issues identified during engineering, testing and field operation
• Implement approved design changes and product enhancements
• Maintain bills of materials, drawing numbers and component information
• Raise manufacturing change documentation, permits and concessions when required
• Liaise with suppliers, purchasing teams, fitters and test engineers
• Ensure designs meet relevant quality, safety and regulatory standards
• Provide technical support and advice to colleagues across the business
• Keep up to date with new components, technologies and electronic design techniques

The Candidate

• Degree qualified in Electronics Engineering or able to demonstrate equivalent industry experience
• Strong experience designing both analogue and digital electronics
• Experience of FPGA design would be highly advantageous
• Good understanding of high-speed digital design, including microcontrollers, microprocessors, memory and timing
• Experience with analogue circuitry, including power management, sensor interfaces, ADCs, DACs, amplifiers and control systems
• Experience of schematic capture and PCB design using Altium, Cadstar or similar software
• Knowledge of electronic simulation and design verification
• Experience taking products from initial design through to volume manufacture
• Understanding of board-to-board communication interfaces and network connectivity
• Able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team

Desirable Experience

• Experience developing scientific instruments, medical devices or similarly regulated products
• Knowledge of XPS or MALDI mass spectrometry systems
• Experience designing products to EMC, RoHS and UL requirements
• Understanding of component and product risk assessments, including FMEA
• High-voltage design knowledge
• Experience with C/C++ firmware, VHDL, Xilinx or MicroBlaze
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, or a willingness to work towards professional registration

What's on Offer

This position provides the opportunity to work on technically challenging products within a collaborative R&D environment. You will have genuine involvement across the entire development process and work alongside specialists from a range of engineering and scientific disciplines.

Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you!

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