Description
Job Role: Electronic/Firmware Design Engineer
Location: Bedfordshire
Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months
Salary: £40 an hour
Start Date: ASAP
Clearance: SC Cleared
Electronic/Firmware Design Engineer- Contract- Bedfordshire - £40 an hour
Reporting to the Design Team Lead, the Electronic/Firmware Design Engineer is expected to take responsibility for the design, development and support of mixed electrical/electronic LRU solutions from concept to completion following a detailed phase-gate development process. Provide guidance and governance to the team in the integration of the LRU deliverables, supporting as necessary assembly and installation. Provides direction to the project team against specification requirements and further supports design review activities. Define processes, specifications, and procedures that support the design and manufacture of the electronic hardware. Provides direction used cross discipline to develop scope of work, metrics, schedules and budgets. Provides lead to the LRU design and development, whilst engaging in the technical detail as an integral member of the team. Provide technical review of supplier capabilities to facilitate source selection. Facilitate the development of functional and physical design requirements to ensure complete integrated design architecture.
- Design and development of electronic circuitry (includes, analogue, digital, Microprocessor, FPGA design techniques).
- Electronic circuit simulation and analysis.
- Specification and selection of electronic components.
- Schematic Capture and associated PCB layouts.
- Testing and evaluation of electronic circuits and components.
- Preparation of FMEA's and design validation documentation.
- Preparation of design review documentation.
- The ability to produce technical documentation to support all activities, from trade studies, requirements documentation to final assembly instructions.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong organisational skills, able to co-ordinate various stakeholders into unified approach.
- Self managing and driven to get the results needed.
- Flexibility in tasks undertaken.
- Team player.
Required Skills of the Electronic/Firmware Design Engineer are:
- Formal Electronic qualification such as HNC/HND/Beng
- Experience of Electronics Hardware Design & Product Development.
- Proven experience in the following fields individually or combination: Digital, Analogue Electronics Design, and or Firmware Development.
- Microprocessor Design and Interfaces, both digital and analogue.
- Proven Experience of Schematic Capture and PCB Layout
- EMC Awareness at product and PCB level
- Ability to support and manage aspects of Assembly, Integration and Test
- Strong team player with good written and verbal communication skills
Desired Skills:
- Experience of using Altium Designer for schematic capture and PCB layout
- FPGA Design and Verification - VHDL coding
- Embedded I/O interface design - Differential/Single Ended/Safety Discrete interfaces.
- JTAG Design and Programming
- FMEA and Component stress analysis
- Electronics Product Design and Development for Harsh Environments
- Derivation of Sub-system architectures & requirements from System requirements
- Understanding of PCB layout techniques related to Harsh Environments
- Awareness of DO-254 and IEC61508 Design techniques for complex
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