Principal High-Speed Digital Electronics Engineer

慨正橡扯; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours with hybrid working options

Access to private healthcare

25 days plus bank holidays

Award winning pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted gym membership

Free access to online courses

Referral Incentive

Job summary

慨正橡扯 is seeking an experienced Principal High-Speed Digital Electronics Engineer to join the GCAP development team. This role is based in Edinburgh or Newcastle, focusing on designing high-speed digital Printed Circuit Boards for a new radar sensor project. You will work within a multi-disciplined team, handling the full engineering lifecycle from requirements capture to delivery.

This exciting position offers a range of benefits including flexible working hours, a company-funded benefits package, and a commitment to employee development.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a multi-disciplined team of engineers.
• Methodical approach to the full hardware design lifecycle.
• Ability to manage time according to project timescales.

Responsibilities

• Design high speed digital Printed Circuit Boards.
• Support throughout the full hardware lifecycle from requirements analysis to delivery.
• Fully document and record work products; provide plans and progress reports.

Skills

Schematic capture experience

Design of high-speed serial communication links

Debugging, testing and verification of new designs

Experience in hardware, firmware & software integration

Ability to communicate effectively

Education

BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, EngD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or related science

Job description

The opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Principal High-Speed Digital Electronics Engineer to join the GCAP development team at Leonardo, to work at either Edinburgh or Newcastle site. GCAP is an exciting new project team designing a new radar sensor. You will be working within a multi-disciplined delivery team with responsibility across the full engineering lifecycle from requirements capture to final delivery. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to join a highly skilled team at a time of significant growth of the GCAP programme.

What you’ll do as a Principal High Speed Digital Electronics Engineer

• Design high speed digital Printed Circuit Boards that utilise the latest FPGA, microprocessor and high-speed interconnect technologies
• Support throughout the full hardware lifecycle from requirements analysis; through design, and unit test; to integrating hardware with the target system; and lastly to acceptance test and delivery to customer
• Fully document and record your work products; keep them under configuration management, and provide plans and progress reports
• Work within a multi-disciplined team of engineers to solve real integration problems on complex systems

What we need from you

• Qualifications: first or second degree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, EngD) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (preferable) or related science (e.g. Physics)
• Analyse system level requirements documents and understand their application to hardware designs
• Schematic capture experience
• Design of high-speed serial communication links and knowledge of associated protocols and architectures
• Hands on experience of hardware, firmware & software integration of microprocessor-based designs onto hardware platforms is essential
• A methodical approach to the full hardware design lifecycle, working to a structured hardware process
• Debugging, testing and verification of new designs and supporting their commissioning and integration into the target system
• Ability to liaise with suppliers of key components and assemblies
• Ability to communicate effectively across different disciplines both verbally and in written
• Ability to schedule work and manage time in keeping with project timescales and budgets

Security Clearance

To apply for this opportunity you must be eligible for UK security clearance. Normally this is to the level of Security Check (SC) for our business, which requires a minimum of 5 years permanent residency in the UK. For more information and guidance, see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels

Life at Leonardo

With a company-funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo offers many opportunities.

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us.
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Reservists, Carers)
• Lifestyle: Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

Primary Location: GB - Edinburgh

Additional Locations: GB - Newcastle

Contract Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: Hybrid