Embedded Design Engineer
55,000 - 65,000 + Benefits
Hybrid - On site days based in Buckinghamshire
We are currently recruiting on behalf of one of our customers based in Buckinghamshire who are looking for an Embedded Design Engineer to be responsible for electronic hardware design and embedded software development.
Working in close collaboration with the Applications Engineering team and Software development team, the Embedded Design Engineer will have responsibility for the development and support of the PCB hardware and firmware. The Embedded Design Engineer will be responsible for the specification, concept, design, production, service and support.
The company are looking for someone who is proficient working in a laboratory environment concepting and designing PCB hardware and firmware, as well as a development workshops working on the companies product suite.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the embedded design function.
- Design authority for all PCB and firmware solutions for the business
- Work with the Engineering team, to ensure projects are delivered on time, on specification and are fit for purpose
- Provide technical decision making when qualifying new/updated products or solutions
- Responsible for the Embedded lab and the equipment within
- Developing the embedded design specifications and the concepts which will deliver new products and accessories
- Designing and executing and/or delegating experiments to validate/verify new machine / control concepts
- Controlling the PCB and firmware design standards
- Maintaining and developing technical knowledge and expertise in the field of embedded design and controls
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
Qualifications/Education
- Degree qualified engineer, with 5 years + experience within an electronics engineering environment
- Alternatively, having attained an HNC/HND in electronics engineering
Experience/Key Skills
- High level of competence in Altium and similar design systems (PCB schematic design, layout and library management)
- Strong hardware design capabilities, with a particular aptitude to power electronics and integration with other machine systems
- Embedded processors (preferably ARM Cortex M4)
- Digital / analogue (low to medium speed)
- Power supplies / dc-dc converters (3.3V to 200V)
- Solenoid actuator drivers
- Serial communications (Ethernet, USB, RS232, SPI, I2C)
- A2D, D2A
- EMC
- Strong firmware development capability, and associated debug techniques (C, Keil IDE)
- Strong competence in other beneficial languages/tools for data processing, visualisation and analysis (e.g Python, SQL)
- Revision control system (e.g. Subversion svn)
- PCB test rig and process design
- Knowledge of a wide range of processor architectures and associated tools/compilers
- Soldering of PTH & SMD devices
- Ability to create and develop technical specifications
- PCB BOM management and revision control
Proficient in:
- Sound working knowledge of EMC
- NPI/NPD experience in an engineering/product development environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically competent with MS Excel and/or other data processing tools
- Ability to communicate effectively with other business functions and external customers
Non-essential but desirable requirements:
- Experience in LabVIEW
- Knowledge of project management tools and techniques
- DFM/DFA (design for manufacture/design for assembly), VA/VE, FMEA
- Knowledge of CI tools
- Ability to read technical drawings and an understanding of mechanical design principles
To find out more about Computer Futures please visit (url removed)
Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy Registered office 1st Floor, 75 King William Street, London, EC4N 7BE, United Kingdom Partnership Number OC(phone number removed) England and Wales