Electronics Engineer, UK-Cardiff

Arjo; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Arjo in the United Kingdom is seeking an Electronics Design Engineer to join a multidisciplinary product development team, taking projects from concept through manufacturing and market release.

You will design and develop embedded real-time circuits and PCB assemblies, apply EMC and safety standards (IEC60601), prepare design documentation, and support existing products through the lifecycle from design to transfer to manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Qualified to degree level in electronic engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years’ experience in a product design environment.
• Knowledge of embedded real-time systems and analogue/digital circuitry.
• Experience with EMC compliance and safety requirements.
• Proficiency with Altium CAD tools and PCB design workflows.

Responsibilities

• Apply electronic expertise to assist in the design and development of new products.
• Liaise with other departments to transition designs from design to manufacture.
• Assist with maintenance of existing products in response to obsolescence, cost saving and performance enhancements.
• Design and test for EMC compliance and other electrical safety requirements.
• Prepare design documentation, specifications, test protocols and reports.
• Undertake design verification activities throughout the development life cycle.
• Construct, test and fault find prototype PCBAs.
• Perform root cause analysis of design issues and develop resolutions.
• Involvement in full project lifecycle from initial design to manufacturing transfer.

Skills

Electronic design

Embedded real-time systems

Digital & analogue circuitry

Technical communication

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium CAD

Job description

The Electronics Design Engineer works as part of a multi-disciplinary product development team involved in taking projects from concept through to manufacturing and product release to market. Assists in the design and development of electronic circuits and PCB assemblies. Provides technical support for existing products.

Key Tasks:

• To apply electronic expertise to assist in the design and development of new products
• To liaise with other departments in order to ensure a smooth and rapid transition of new products from design to manufacture
• Assist with the maintenance of existing products in response to obsolescence, regulatory changes, cost saving and performance enhancements
• Design and test for EMC compliance & other electrical safety requirements (IEC60601
• Prepare design documentation, specifications, test protocols & reports
• Undertake design verification activities throughout the development life cycle
• Construction, testing and fault finding of prototype PCBAs
• Perform root cause analysis of design issues and develop effective resolutions
• Involvement in the full project lifecycle from initial design/development to product transfer to manufacturing and product release
• Any other duties as required enabling the organisational objectives to be met

Abilities/Characteristics:

• Must have a genuine interest in electronics and electronic product development
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic with the ability to work with limited supervision, alone or as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• A good communicator with the ability to communicate at many levels and across a variety of disciplines in verbal and written form
• Approach tasks with a can do attitude, able to think out of the box and multi-task
• Work in a professional manner in a highly regulated medical device sector

Knowledge / Skills / Experience:

• Qualified to degree level in electronic engineering or equivalent
• 3 or more years’ experience in a product design environment
• Knowledge of developing embedded real-time systems with experience in the design of low level digital & analogue circuitry
• Design experience using memory devices, PLDs, switch mode PSU’s, Op-Amps, ADC, DAC and other digital & analogue devices
• Knowledge of good design practice for EMC compliance & safety
• Competent in the use of Altium CAD tools such as schematic capture, simulation tools and familiarity with PCB layout
• Literate in PC applications such as Microsoft Office

Preferable but not essential:

Knowledge of and experience in design of medical devices or devices from a similarly highly regulated design sector