Electronics/Embedded Design Engineer, Manchester, UK

Trumeter; Manchester; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Varied hardware and embedded software 

Opportunity to take products from idea

Collaborative engineering environment

Professional development and career/po

Newly furnished offices

Job summary

Trumeter Technologies Ltd. in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Electronics/Embedded Design Engineer (Senior) to own hardware and firmware development from concept to production.

The role involves designing analog/digital circuits, developing embedded software in C, and leading UL submissions while collaborating with electrical, software, mechanical and production teams to deliver robust industrial products.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering or equivalent with industry experience.
• Proven production experience for electronic products, with UL awareness.
• Strong hardware design skills including analogue and digital circuits.
• Schematic capture and PCB design experience.
• Hands-on embedded systems development with various MCUs and IDEs.
• Embedded C development, debugging and deployment experience.
• Experience with AC/DC and DC/DC power supplies and safety compliance.
• Understanding of electrical safety, isolation, creepage and clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop product requirements, hardware specifications and embedded software specs.
• Design and debug embedded software for MCU-based systems.
• Create analogue, digital and mixed-signal circuits for industrial products.
• Produce schematics, choose components and supervise PCB layouts.
• Design and evaluate power supplies, including protection and isolation.
• Develop low-power battery designs and measure electrical parameters.
• Prepare documentation and test evidence for UL submissions.
• Carry out prototype testing, fault investigation and design reviews.
• Support production introduction and calibration.

Skills

Hardware design

Schematic capture

PCB design

Embedded C

RTOS

MCU development

UL submissions

Electrical safety

EMC design

Three-phase measurement

Education

Degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Proteus

Cadence

Easy-PC

Altium

Job description

Experienced / Senior Level
Full Time, Permanent | £44,000 - £52,000 per annum DOE

We are currently seeking a forward-thinking Electronics/Embedded Design Engineer with a passion for crafting cutting-edge solutions.

In this role, you will have a hands-on role that combines electronic hardware and embedded software development for new and existing products, from requirements through testing, regulatory approval and production.

Working with electronic, software, mechanical and production colleagues, you will take technical ownership, share knowledge and contribute ideas to improve our products and processes. You will also act as the main technical contact for UL submissions and approvals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop product requirements, hardware specifications and embedded software specifications.
• Develop, debug, test and maintain embedded software for microcontroller-based systems.
• Design analogue, digital and mixed-signal circuits for industrial products.
• Produce schematics, select components and develop or oversee PCB layouts.
• Design and evaluate AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies, including protection and isolation.
• Develop low-power battery-operated designs, considering current consumption.
• Develop measurement circuits for voltage, current and three-phase.
• Design for electrical safety, EMC, reliability, manufacture and test.
• Prepare technical documentation and test evidence for UL submissions.
• Produce design calculations, test plans and validation reports.
• Carry out prototype testing, fault investigation and technical design reviews.
• Support production introduction, manufacturing test and calibration.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering or similar, with relevant industry experience
• Proven experience taking electronic products into production, with an appreciation of mechanical design and UL requirements.
• Strong electronic hardware design skills, including analogue and digital circuits.
• Practical schematic capture and PCB design experience.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing microcontroller-based embedded systems, with experience of different microcontroller IDEs.
• Embedded software development, debugging and deployment experience using C.
• Experience designing and evaluating AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies.
• Experience designing products to meet UL requirements and contributing directly to submissions and approvals.
• Understanding of electrical safety, isolation, creepage and clearance, circuit protection and component ratings.
• Familiarity with common embedded communication interfaces and protocols.
• Understanding of EMC design principles and experience investigating compliance issues.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and work independently.
• Good communication skills and a practical, methodical approach to problem-solving.
• Knowledge of three-phase electrical systems and voltage, current, power and energy measurement.
• Experience with Proteus, Cadence, Easy-PC or Altium.
• Experience developing embedded software using an RTOS
• Experience with I²C, SPI, QSPI, UART, RS-485, Modbus RTU/TCP, USB, Ethernet
• Experience with wireless communications, including Bluetooth Low Energy.
• Experience with bootloaders and firmware update processes, version control, static code analysis and software coding standards.

What We Offer:

• Varied hardware and embedded software projects for industrial applications.
• The opportunity to take products from initial concept through design and development to mass production.
• A collaborative engineering environment with opportunities for technical ownership.
• Opportunities for professional development and progression.
• A workspace in our newly furnished offices.

Trumeter has designed and invented innovative products and sub-systems that truly differentiate our customers’ products. Operating in the UK, USA, and Malaysia for more than 80 years, we have sales in more than 30 countries and a worldwide network of Sales Executives, Distributor Partners and strategically located operations. At Trumeter we have a strong a foundational set of values, principles and beliefs that differentiate us from our competitors.

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