Electronics Engineer

Chess Dynamics Ltd; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension plan: matched up to 5%

Income protection scheme

Employee Assistance Programme with UKS

Life assurance policy

Company shares incentive plan

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Chess Dynamics Ltd is seeking an Electronics Engineer to join a team of 12 engineers. The role focuses on circuit design, PCB technology, and power management across EMC and communication interfaces.

The engineer will influence standards, collaborate on multi-disciplinary projects, and drive innovation through R&D activities. The role requires a strong engineering background, experience in project teams, and the ability to deliver designs from concept to customer delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong degree (or HND) accredited by the IET.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary project teams with challenging objectives.
• Solid theoretical and practical understanding of electrical and electronics designs.
• Ability to define power budgets, specifications and output technical reports.
• Ability to produce electrical/electronic designs, familiar with technical drawings and production support.
• Willingness to see projects through full lifecycle from concept to delivery.
• Demonstrable passion for innovation-based approaches to solutions.

Responsibilities

• Electronics: circuit design, components, PCB tech in EMC, power management, servo control, processor interfacing and communications.
• Electrical: design power and signal systems including architecture, power flow and production processes.
• Set standards of engineering practice and be seen as an expert in the field.
• Suggest improvements to processes with a drive for innovation.
• Communicate with senior engineers, technical leads, managers or customers.
• Develop or enhance technology within R&D and apply to projects.

Skills

Degree or HND

IET accreditation

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Electrical/Electronic design

Technical reporting

Lifecycle development

Education

Strong degree in related discipline accredited by IET

HND with proven experience

Tools

Multi-meters

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analyzers

Power supplies (PSUs)

Load banks

JIRA

Confluence

MS Project

LT-Spice

Matlab

Simulink

Job description

Role Purpose:

We currently require a talented and driven Electronics Engineer to join the electronics team of 12 people. The team works to develop and deliver electronics engineering within the business. We also strive to drive forwards technology, projects, and team. We ensure we proactively meet the changing needs of the business as it progressively expands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Electronics - producing circuit design, components, and PCB technology. Working in technology areas of EMC, power management, servo control, processor interfacing and communications.


• Electrical – designing power and signal systems including design of the overall architecture, including power flow, system wiring and knowledge of various production processes.


• Set the standards of good engineering practice, and be seen by the rest of the business as an expert or aspiring expert in their given field.


• Suggest and make improvements to processes and practises within the department with a drive for innovation in all aspects of work.


• Communicate with more senior engineers and technical leads, sometimes briefing senior managers or customers.


• Take an active role in developing or enhancing technology within the business by developing their own areas of subject matter expertise and applying these to R&D development activities or projects.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong degree (or HND with proven experience) in a related discipline accredited by the IET.


• Experience and a willingness to work within project teams on multi-disciplinary projects with challenging objectives.


• Solid theoretical and practical understanding of electrical and electronics designs.


• Ability to complete analysis-based activities such as defining power budgets, specifications and ability to output findings within technical reports.


• Ability to produce Electrical/Electronic designs, familiar with principles of technical drawings and working with/supporting production to achieve the intended design output.


• Willingness to develop projects through the complete lifecycle of a project from initial concept definition to customer delivery.


• A demonstrable passion for finding innovation-based approaches to solutions and challenging the status quo rather than accepting methods as they are.

Desirable

• Member of the IET, keen to work towards Chartership (I-Eng/C-Eng)


• Experience using a range of laboratory tools such as Multi-meters, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analysers, PSUs, Load banks and be aware of the capability and weaknesses of these tools.


• Practised or familiar in embedded Software Design, such as C, C++, C#


• Experience of EMC both in terms of emissions and coping with disturbance affects, such as EMI or Lightning


• Knowledge of Motors and drive technology with ability to analyse and calculate motion performance


• Awareness of control systems analysis, topology and simulation techniques. Including awareness in the use of analysis and simulation tools such as Python, Matlab, Simulink, LT-Spice, Simetrics etc.


• Familiar with management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Project

Work life balance:

• 37.5 hour working week, Lunchtime finishes on a Friday


• Hybrid / flexible working arrangements


• 28 days annual leave, Christmas closure, Holiday purchasing scheme

Benefits:

• Group pension plan – matched contributions up to 5%


• Income protection scheme


• Employee Assistance Programme gives you and your family access to 4 key services including remote GP service, second opinion, mental health pathway service and physiotherapy consultations


• Life assurance policy, including bereavement counselling and probate helpline


• Company shares incentive plan and save as you earn scheme


• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme


• Wellbeing initiatives, including access to wellbeing app and the addition of mental health support for all employees. Plus, regular activities across our sites to support and promote wellbeing

Security Clearance Requirements:

Due to the nature of our business, our staff need to be able to obtain UK Security Clearance as a mandated requirement. Therefore, if successful, you will need to provide proof of identity, employment history and right to work in the UK, along with proof of UK residency for at least five years