Senior Electronics Design Engineer

Our client is an independent electronics company, who is looking to recruit an experienced Senior Electronics Design Engineer at their site near Portsmouth.

About the role - What you’ll be doing:

• New product design from initial feasibility studies, prototyping, environmental, EMC and performance testing through to production testing and product launch.
• Meeting agreed project timescales and allocated budgets.
• Conduct detailed hardware and software design.
• Train & support of junior team members.
• Work with other disciplines within an integrated team.
• Generation of design, test and installation / user documentation & manuals.
• Design and build of special to type test equipment for production testing.
• Occasional installation and commissioning support on marine vessels within the UK and overseas.
• Delivering inhouse and customer training seminars.
• Liaise with Notified Bodies (TUV, DNV etc).

Your qualifications, skills and experiences:

Qualifications:

• Degree in electronic engineering including control system theory with a minimum of 7 years post-graduation experience.

Essential:

• Proven knowledge and experience of digital & analogue electronics technologies.
• Schematic design, capture and PCB layout.
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation that supports the product development process including product specifications, manuals and end user instructions.
• Ability to create and give presentations to customers and partners.
• Experience of the full design lifecycle, including taking designs from initial negotiations through requirements capture, sub-system design, hardware design and test to final integration.
• Ability to work autonomously and to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Good man management skills.
• Understanding of qualification standards.
• Ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs.
• An inquisitive mind-set, articulate, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required documentation:

• Full clean driving licence.

Desirable:

• Experience with marine vessel steering control and navigation systems would be especially desirable.
• Basic knowledge of hydraulic control systems

Benefits:

• Company Pension
• Life Insurance
• Private Health Care
• Sick Pay