Deputy Design Authority

Deputy Design Authority

Hampshire - Hybrid & Flexible working is available

Up to £60,k

• Due to the nature of the role and the industry you will be working, you will be required to achieve UK SC clearance

We are looking for a Deputy Design Authority, to work within the Electronics part of the business, you will be responsible for over sight and support to design authorities of sub-systems for an underwater system. You will be involved with various complex development projects, involved throughout the full lifecycle and contribute to all phases.

Day to Day you will be involved with -

Leading peer and design reviews of electrical and electronic sub-systems

Supporting engineers in detailed electronic circuit design including component selection, evaluation, simulation, schematic capture, and liaising with PCB design teams

Supporting engineers in the specification of bespoke procured hardware

Designing verification using a combination of simulation, analysis, and test techniques, including support to EMC test houses and customer installations

Generate design documentation and technical reports

Interfacing with related disciplines

Supporting system integration activities

Apply knowledge and technical skills together with general engineering experience to solve technical issues as they arise

Ensure that the design complies with all appropriate safety legislation and key customer requirements

Providing support to other areas of the project and ensure that the appropriate level of peer review activity is undertaken

You will need a degree or equivalent in Electronic Engineering ora strongly related subject, and have experience in one or more of the following areas -

Generating component level electronic designs for introduction into volume production

Digital design including processor interfacing, memory devices, PLD interfacing, UARTs, SPI, I2C, Ethernet etc

ADC / DAC devices and techniques

Analogue design including op-amps, transistor-level design, control loops and low noise techniques

High power techniques

Experience of design proving activities to ensure compliance against environmental requirements including EMC

Good appreciation of mechanical design

Substantial experience of design proving, integration, and defect resolution

Substantial experience of gathering of evidence to support acceptance, fitness for purpose, legislative requirements, and safety

A rigorous approach to the safety aspects associated with high power / high voltage equipment

Previous experience of operating in a defence or high safety integrity environment (preferred)