Engineer, RF/Electrical

TN United Kingdom; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an RF/Electrical Design Engineer in Kirkcaldy, where you will develop innovative designs and optimize existing products. Collaborate with a skilled team to provide solutions for manufacturing challenges and contribute to exciting projects in connectivity technology.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience with embedded control systems.
• Experience with electronics circuit design and PCB layout capture.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design, development, evaluation of antenna control systems.
• Support Sales team by assisting in bids and proposals.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Self-motivated

Tools

MATLAB

C

IAR Systems

Keil MDK-ARM

Mentor Designer

Altium Designer

Job description

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Join our team and help shape the future of connectivity indoors and outdoors. Together, let's push the boundaries of technology and advance sustainable networks worldwide.

How You'll Help Us Connect The World:

The RF/Electrical Design Engineer will be a member of our RF Engineering team based out of our Kirkcaldy site in Fife. You will be responsible for the development of new designs and cost optimisation of the existing products for local manufacture. Candidates must be able to provide real time solutions to design issues discovered in the manufacturing process and recommend/document the resolution. Also, must be knowledgeable in manufacturing processes and technologies to support factory and part evaluations.

• Responsible for the design, development, evaluation and analysis for an antenna control system.
• Performs component level design and initial testing. Develops and executes product procedures for production testing and supports integration plans for new or updated products.
• Test/evaluate competing products and technologies.
• Ability to Investigate and troubleshoot working prototypes/existing products.
• Stays current with embedded systems technology and research new technology developments.
• Documents procedures/processes related from initial designs through to final product manufacturing.
• Support Sales team and Product Line Management by assisting in the preparation of bids, proposals, and Request for Quote for current and potential customers.
• Under the leadership of more senior engineers, develop technical solutions/product designs to serve customer requirements.
• Prepare part specifications. Researches and evaluates potential vendors and makes recommendations as to the final vendor selection. Work closely with our R&D centres in UK, India and China.

Required Qualifications For Consideration:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience with embedded control systems, such as STM32, AVR, Arduino.
• Firmware design such as micro controller programming (MATLAB, C, etc), motor motion control and data processing, experienced with programming software such as IAR Systems and Keil MDK-ARM.
• Electronic control system design experience utilising sensors, actuators and micro controllers.
• Experienced with electronics circuit design and PCB layout capture, experienced with PCB design software such as Mentor Designer, Altium Designer, etc.
• Familiar with communication protocol such as USB, Serial, Ethernet, etc.
• Able to design to obtain CE marking.
• Ability to set up and carry out tests on various electronics components using oscilloscope etc. and creation of test fixtures to support high volume production.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills to sufficiently understand customer requirements and deliver results that meet customer requirements.
• Proficient in English- Good verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, creative and able to work independently.
• Familiar with working with NPI and operations to move product from development to volume.
• UK Drivers License would be beneficial.

You Will Excite Us If You Have:

• Holding patents would be good to have criteria

Why ANDREW?

Explore exciting career opportunities at ANDREW, part of the Amphenol family. With a legacy of over 85 years in wireless innovation, we empower mobile operators and enterprises with cutting-edge solutions.

ANDREW, an Amphenol company, is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. ANDREW offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that our company is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

ANDREW is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin

For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.andrew.com/