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Principal Electronics Engineer – Design & Development

Position Principal Electronics Engineer – Design & Development
Job Scope:
  • Design motion control systems and sub systems for down-hole oil and gas, defence (airborne, land, naval, subsea), and space, including the design for manufacture of electronic solutions & systems for deployment in harsh environments.
  • Provision of advice and proposals on research and development, new products and engineering design controls and procedures to ensure Scotland Electronics’ success.
  • Production of timely and cost effective manufacturing solutions for the packaging of electronic circuits, microprocessors, power and thermal.
  • Participation in programmes and projects, dealing directly with clients, in support of Business Development and Sales.
  • Participation in internal and customer focussed design reviews and audits.
Responsibilities:
Duties to include, but not limited to:
  • Design and vetting of Electronic Circuits & PCB layouts.
  • Responsible for up to 5 Engineers / Technicians.
  • Reports to Engineering Manager
  • Work to ISO 9001-2008 department procedures
  • Client Project Management
Qualifications:
BSc / BEng in Electronic & Electrical Engineering or related subject.
Experience:
4 years minimum experience.
Required Skills:
Electronic solutions include and candidates should be conversant with:
  • Electronic circuit design – Analogue, Digital and Microcontroller
  • Embedded software from assembler to high level C++
  • DSP, CPLD, FPGA & PIC Microcontroller design
  • Data acquisition circuitry
  • Low power electronic system design
  • Power Supply design, Motor Drive design, Servo Control design
  • Electronic System Design for Manufacture and Test
  • Design for SMT and efficient production practices.
Preferred Skills:
  • DSP/ FPGA / CPLD / VHDL design
  • Design for Hazardous Areas EEX i, EEX d, EEX p
  • Electronics design in high temp, shock & vibration environments
  • Experience of environmental testing of electronics
  • CE approval EMC, LVD
  • Fieldbus, ProfiBus and CAN bus Interface Design
  • Experience of Silicon Carbide technology very desirable
Salary:
Negotiable, depending on experience + benefits
Benefits:
Company Pension Scheme, Company Health Scheme – Relocation Package, if required.