Senior Electronics Engineer

Cubic Corporation; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Cubic Corporation is seeking an electronics engineer to design and validate digital and analogue hardware. The role emphasizes solving complex hardware challenges and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure robust product realization.

The ideal candidate has at least five years in the field, a degree in electronics/related discipline, and hands-on experience with MCU-based designs and Altium Designer.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in electronics or electrical engineering, computer science, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar field.
• Experience with digital and analogue circuits and MCU-based designs.
• Familiarity with low-power battery-based designs and related hardware.

Responsibilities

• Designs, tests and improves electronic hardware to meet requirements and standards.
• Collaborates with systems, software, mechanical, optics and production teams.
• Develops detailed design notes, schematics, PCB layouts and test plans.
• Aids in transitioning products from prototype to production and coordinates with suppliers.
• Mentors junior engineers and assists in technical direction.

Skills

5 years experience in similar field

Digital circuits

Analog circuits

Low-power battery designs

Microcontroller-based designs

Education

Tertiary qualification in electronics or electrical engineering, computer science

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Company Details

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

Business Unit

Cubic Defense

Company Details

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details

Produces electronic designs by developing and testing to a set of requirements, standards and procedures. Focuses on continuously improving the designs and procedures to exceed customer expectations. This job requires strong analytical and technical abilities and demands fast, but carefully thought-out results. Works closely with other engineering disciplines – systems, software, mechanical, optics and production. Duties require application of engineering principles and techniques. This position typically works under general supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts or participates in research, design, development and testing of digital, analogue and radio frequency hardware to include circuit design and sub-system integration for designated products and/or customer applications.
• Keeps abreast of industry improvements in hardware engineering techniques.
• Trouble-shoots and solves technical issues.
• Assists in product definition. This includes but is not limited to defining product technical and commercial requirements, proposing product solution alternatives, contributing to product briefs, deriving hardware requirements from customer requirements and writing product specifications and test plans.
• Develops design methodically by producing detailed design notes, simulation models, schematics entry, PCB layout, prototyping, validation testing, writing test reports and product manuals.
• Assists in the transition of the product from prototype to production. This includes interfacing with subcontractors or process team as required.
• Evaluate, select and audit electronic component suppliers and electronic subassembly suppliers.
• Design production test equipment for the product being manufactured
• Provide input to production documentation.
• Specifies materials, equipment and supplies.
• Modifies existing engineering designs.
• Logs, compiles and evaluates engineering data.
• Writes engineering manuals, procedures and reports.
• Applies and maintains quality standards.
• Mentors/guides more junior members of the team
• May give work assignments and check work of Design Engineers, Technicians, or Design Support personnel on a common project.
• May provide technical direction and guidance to Design Engineers, Technicians, or Design Support personnel assigned to work on a common project.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System.
• Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures.
• Ensure own health and safety and that of others by following all rules and procedures, reporting and managing all hazards in the work area and actively contributing to, and participating in, company health and safety initiatives.
• Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of the organisations.
• Comply with Cubic Human Resources Procedures.
• Other duties as requested.

Minimum Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in the field of electronics or electrical engineering, computer science, or other relevant technical discipline.

Skills/Experience/Knowledge

• 5 years’ experience in a similar field.
• Experience in digital and analogue circuits, low–power battery-based designs and microcontroller-based designs.

Desirable

• Experience with Altium designer Suite would be preferred.
• Experience with RF design and EMC would be an advantage.
• Experience and awareness of embedded software capabilities and functions would be advantageous.

Competencies

• Living One Cubic: Identifies with the larger organisation and their role within it, shares resources, responds to requests from other parts of the organisation, supports larger organisational initiatives and sees them as more important than local or personal goals.
• Ethics & Compliance: Demonstrates high level of trust and respect for others and maintains compliance with Cubic's polices, mission and values.
• Communication: Expresses information clearly, transparently, and disseminates appropriately in a timely manner.
• Results: Effectively balances and prioritises time and projects to meet deliverables and drive continuous improvement.
• Winning the Customer: Seeks to understand customer needs and challenges, works effectively with customers to resolve issues, provides exceptional service and deliverables that exceed customer expectations.
• Innovation: Applies information, imagination and initiative to identify efficiencies, implement improvements and drive growth.
• Accountability: Takes personal responsibility for all work activities and actions; follows through on commitments and adheres to deadlines; implements decisions that have been agreed upon; acknowledges and learns from mistakes without blaming others; early transparency about risks and issues; recognises the impact of one's behaviour on others and the company. Examples include: adhering to company deadlines such as completion of time cards, completion of performance reviews; system approvals and project deadlines.

Condition of Employment

Successful outcome of a National Police Check

Worker Type

Employee

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