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Electronics / Senior Electronics Engineer

Electronics / Senior Electronics Engineer

Avon RubberMelksham, United Kingdom
30+ days ago
Salary
£45,000.00–£60,000.00 yearly
Job description

Position : Electronics / Senior Electronics Engineer Location : Melksham, United Kingdom

Job Id : 798 # of Openings : 0 Job Title : Electronics / Senior Electronics Engineer Location : Melksham, UK Business Unit : Avon Protection Purpose of Position This role will provide electronic engineering support to the Underwater Systems engineering team in the maintenance and development of diving and life support systems, under the guidance of the Senior Electronics Engineer. The Electronics / Senior Electronics Engineer will be responsible for the detailed design, testing, schematic entry, PCB design and associated documentation needed to support the continued maintenance and development of printed circuit boards and the selection and sourcing of electronic components. They will be required to work within our multidisciplinary design team, liaising with both software / management team for system requirements, and mechanical team for physical constraints. They will also assist with production support, fault finding and working with our subcontractors sourcing electronic components and managing obsolescence. Main Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver new products on-time, to cost and to specification.
  • Generate innovative design concepts for review and evaluation.
  • Produce PCB designs and layouts, drawings and other associated documentation.
  • Lead the timely development of selected concepts from prototype to final production.
  • Work in accordance with Avon design procedures.
  • Working with key suppliers, manage the supply of electronic components including finding alternatives for hard to source or obsolete components.
  • Analyse and test detail components to demonstrate fitness for purpose and produce test reports.
  • To assist with the generation of project plans and the relevant costings.
  • To assist with generation of risk and failure mode analysis and configuration control.
  • To assist in the development of new business opportunities.
  • To represent the company in a professional manner both internally and externally.
  • Carry our research and development of new products and techniques.
  • Liaise with other engineering disciplines and internal customers to establish and agree product specifications.
  • Liaise with external customers and suppliers and represent the company at meetings.
  • Maintain up to date knowledge of latest electronic engineering processes.

Education / Experience / Skills Essential :

  • Good degree in Electronics Engineering, other relevant engineering subject or equivalent experience.
  • Evidence of the ability to deliver innovative product designs on time.
  • Experience with new product innovation (NPI) and design for manufacture (DFM).
  • PCB design and layout (analog and digital).
  • PCB procurement and component sourcing.
  • PCB population.
  • PCB version and configuration control.
  • PCB validation and verification.
  • Ability to travel locally to support UK engineering teams as required.
  • Capable of working in a small team and undertaking multiple projects.
  • Able to manage and deliver own work.
  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  • Fully computer literate.
  • Eligible for Security Check (SC) clearance.
  • Desirable :

  • Knowledge of respiratory or life support systems.
  • Knowledge of marine or underwater systems.
  • Practical engineering skills.
  • Capable of generating project plans and costings
  • Altium Designer
  • Power-supply circuit design
  • Design for microcontrollers
  • Design for PCB certification (e.g., for EMC, ideally to Military Standard 461)
  • Life support products, safety analysis and implementation
  • Commercial and military product development from concept through to production
  • Electronics and software lifecycle management processes