Lead Engineer

Advanced Energy; Littlehampton; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy in Littlehampton, UK, seeks a Lead Design Engineer to lead firmware architecture for high voltage power supply platforms. You will steer digital design in C++, with some VHDL, and collaborate across hardware and software teams.

Responsibilities span requirements through testing, design reviews, and interface development. Strong communication and 8+ years of experience are expected for this pivotal role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent required.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience in digital/embedded design.
• Ability to decompose systems into hardware, software and firmware subsystems.
• C/C++ on embedded applications with some VHDL design experience.
• Experience with JTAG debugging tools and test equipment.
• Proven design development of reusable libraries for Arm MCUs or FPGA designs.
• Experience building and executing unit and integration tests.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Familiarity with STM32, FreeRTOS, Agile, CI/CD, Git, GoogleTest and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of the development life cycle from requirements to test.
• Develop digital architecture and design for target applications.
• Own advanced digital architecture and interfaces between hardware and software.
• Collaborate with engineers and program management to decompose system requirements.
• Perform code and design reviews of team members’ work products.
• Coordinate with cross functional teams on performance and interfaces.
• Provide engineering support to safety, QA, production and customers.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

VHDL experience

System decomposition

Debugging with JTAG

Unit tests development

Arm MCUs / FPGA

Communication skills

Team player

Agile / CI-CD

GoogleTest / Bash

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

STM32

FreeRTOS

Git

CI/CD

GoogleTest

Bash scripting

PKI/PGP

JTAG debuggers

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

JOB TITLE: Lead Design Engineer

DEPARTMENT: Engineering

LOCATION: Littlehampton, UK

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data centre computing and healthcare. With engineering know-how and responsive service and support around the globe, the company builds collaborative partnerships to meet technology advances, propel growth for its customers and innovate the future of power. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado

POSITION SUMMARY:

This is a key position which will require you to lead the firmware architecture and design for the next generation of high voltage power supply platforms. The individual in this role needs to have strong digital design experience in C++, some VHDL experience required. Performs engineering work in applied research, design, development, testing, manufacturing, and documentation of products or systems. Works with the team to understand equipment/system requirements and to ensure that the product(s) work in the application(s). Uses research techniques to analyze and validate design or theory concepts.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in all phases of the development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, and test of all products.

• Applies sound engineering principles in the development of digital architecture/design for the target application.

• Ownership of advanced digital architecture and design.

• Works with other Engineers and Program Management to decompose system level requirements.

• Conducts code and design reviews of team members work products.

• Works closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system.

• Provide engineering support to safety, QA, production and customers

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent

• 8+ years relevant work experience in the following:

• Ability to work with the team to decompose a system into the required hardware, sofware and firmware sub-systems, including MCU or FPGA choices.

• C/C++ on embedded applications, with some VHDL design experience.

• Debuging using JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analysers.

• Research & Development of electronic systems with quality built in.

• C++ knowledge with an emphasis on using language features towards reusable libraries, maintainable, and testable designs based on Arm based MCUs or using FPGAs.

• Development of Unit and Integration Tests.

• Very good communication skills

• Team player

• Familiarity with STM32, FreeRTOS, agile, CI/CD, Git, GoogleTest, Bash scripting, PKI/PGP desired.