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gap personnel have an exceptional opportunity for a Senior Electrical/Electronic Engineer to join an award-winning company based in Cardiff.
The Senior Electrical/Electronic Engineer will be responsible for developing new and existing technology in-line with customer requirements, they will be responsible for leading and contributing towards multiple and often complex projects, ensuring that project development objectives are met successfully. This position will provide comprehensive technical knowledge and ability to aid in the resolution of issues and the completion of technical assignments, they will also provide support to the project engineers and team leader as required as well as mentor and supporting other members of the Electrical/Electronic section with technical aspects of their work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Control the design, development and evaluation, from concept to MP for new models making sure they comply with the customer requirements, liaising with other areas of R&D to ensure this is fulfilled.
- Critically evaluate design proposals and participate in peer review meetings. Develop test procedures to validate designs. Study EMC & Signal Integrity issues, identify and eliminate design problems before sample stages.
- Ensure liaison with customers, suppliers, PMUK departments in order that all project stakeholders are fully informed at all times
- Provide evidence that the relevant customer, (e.g. EN) and general product safety directives are considered where appropriate.
- Apply technical expertise to investigate, identify and implement and support countermeasures and improvements to resolve complex issues and coordinate development issues; including evaluation failures and changes in requirements with internal contacts, external suppliers and customers and other company organisations.
- Fully assess and consider historic problems and endeavor to eradicate them from future designs. Leading and supporting engineers in this activity.
- Ensure development builds are according to agreed schedules. Supporting with components and assembly house queries.
- Control the design, development and evaluation, from concept to MP for new models making sure they comply with the customer requirements, liaising with other areas of R&D to ensure this is fulfilled.
- Critically evaluate design proposals and participate in peer review meetings. Develop test procedures to validate designs. Study EMC & Signal Integrity issues, identify and eliminate design problems before sample stages.
- Ensure liaison with customers, suppliers, departments in order that all project stakeholders are fully informed at all times
- Provide evidence that the relevant customer, regional (e.g. EN) and general product safety directives are considered where appropriate.
- Apply technical expertise to investigate, identify and implement and support countermeasures and improvements to resolve complex issues and coordinate development issues; including evaluation failures and changes in requirements with internal contacts, external suppliers and customers and other company organisations.
- Fully assess and consider historic problems and endeavor to eradicate them from future designs. Leading and supporting engineers in this activity.
- Ensure development builds are according to agreed schedules. Supporting with components and assembly house queries.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Degree level qualification in an Engineering or business-based discipline plus 5 years relevant industry experience, or at least 10 years relevant industry experience in a similar role.
- Knowledge of home appliance products (Desirable)
- High level of experience in Electrical and EMC testing in a design environment and of fault finding to component level
- High level of experience of PCB design tools (Zuken CR5000 preferably) & Circuit simulation tools
- Highly experienced in designing electronics circuits and taking the design from concept to mass production
- Dealing with sub-contractor assembly houses
- Design for EMC/ESD and noisy environments
- Knowledge and experience of project management processes
- Experience of soldering and de-soldering (including surface mount components)
- Excellent knowledge and experience of electrical and electronic circuit theory
- Hands on experience of using electrical and electronic test equipment and tools
- Must be an effective team player with a flexible attitude and good communication skills
- Experience of leading a team of Engineers/Technicians
- Self-starting with good initiative and able to demonstrate a methodical approach to tasks, with a view to developing own ideas and solutions.
- High-level problem-solving skills with the ability to efficiently resolve technical issues
What’s in It for You?
Salary: £ 42,000 - £48,000 PA
- Standard working hours 38.75
- Standard working days 07:45 ~16:30 Mon to Thursday and Friday 07:45 ~ 13:30
- Flexible working with core hours
- Contract site based with a degree of hybrid / working from home
What we offer
- Competitive salary - dependent on experience.
- Flexi scheme.
- Half-day Fridays.
- Company pension contributions of up to 10%.
- Free parking on site.
- Annual leave entitlement of 24 days (+ bank holidays), increasing up to 30 (+ bank holidays) with length of service.
- Death in service benefit of 4x annual salary.
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, bereavement, adoption, surrogacy and sickness.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Long Service Awards.
- Exclusive 'Staff Sales'
- Training and development opportunities
If you're ready to bring your skills, passion, and ambition to a team striving for excellence, this could be the perfect role for you!
