Senior Hardware Engineer

Gloucestershire  ‐ Onsite
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Main Duties of this Position

? Design of RF, analogue and digital circuits for man-portable battery powered and high-power vehicle systems.

? Documentation of design specifications and implementation details. Lead design reviews. Upholding of hardware design standards and methodologies.

? Realisation of complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable hardware solutions.

? Responsibility for the complete implementation of detailed technical items and an understanding/appreciation of system level items.

? Flexibility is essential as specifications may not be fully defined at the start of development, and liaison with customers for continued feedback and input of requirements is likely throughout the development.

? Collaboration with other team members (including hardware, firmware, software, mechanical and PCB engineers) to agree system specifications, interfaces and protocols etc.

? Development of appropriate test hardware and procedures, both informal and formal, to prove the correct operation of hardware.

? Provide support for the hardware and manage component obsolescence throughout its life cycle.

? Monitoring and reporting of progress of development to immediate supervisor and development team.

? Proactively support company compliance to Health and Safety legislation through adherence to company polices, processes and Practices.

? Ensure that all business activity is conducted in line with company values, policies and ethics codes of conduct.

? Undertake any other activity as reasonably requested by management

Knowledge & Experience:

Essential:

? Degree qualified in Electronic Engineering/related subject

? Minimum of 5 years' proven design experience in industry.

? Excellent knowledge of RF, analogue and digital electronic circuit design.

? Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation.

? Proven experience in handover and management of designs in production.

? Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills.

? Able to support/debug system integration

? Good communicator

? Proven performance in multi-disciplinary teams with the ability to operate in a collaborative environment with other engineering disciplines

Highly Desirable:

? Use of Mentor Graphics schematic entry and PCB layout tools.

? Ability to write software for microcontrollers and CPLDs.

? Support and perform software debugging.

? Interfacing to processors and FPGAs.

? Understanding of high speed serial interfaces.

? Systems engineering experience in a relevant domain such as wireless communications, military electronics, wireless test and measurement etc.

? Familiarity with ATE software such as NI LabVIEW

? SC clearance

If interested please apply or send an update to date CV for more information.

Start date
1/8/14
Duration
6 months
From
Modis
Published at
02.08.2014
Project ID:
752447
Contract type
Freelance
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