Description
Reporting to: Engineering Manager
Role summary:
Accountable to the Engineering Manager, the Electronics Design Engineer will assist in the creation, development and product readiness of new products.
In addition the Electronics Design Engineer may also be required to assist in the ongoing maintenance of existing designs and projects.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
*Supports the definition and deliveries of competitive validated designs and technical solutions that satisfy project requirements to deliver against the corporate plan and 5 year strategies
*Establish cooperative team relationships between all internal functions
*Follows configuration management processes and identifies solutions where product or process falls short of such requirements
*Works to ensure all engineering project deliverables meet their quality, cost and delivery targets
*Promotes an environment of continuous improvement
*Provides the manufacturing process timely support as and when required
Key Experience/skills
*Experience operating in an engineering role in an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) environment, with responsibilities for delivery to plans
*Exposure to and understanding of FMEA and associated processes in the commercial aerospace industry
*Exposure to and understanding of DFM and associated processes in the commercial aerospace industry
*Good working knowledge of AS9100 compliance and operating environment
*Experience in schematic capture (essential)
*Experience in Embedded SW design (desirable)
*Practical application and knowledge of switch mode power supplies (essential)
*Altium experience (desirable)
*LED Lighting design experience (desirable)
*DO160 exposure/awareness (essential)
*Good understanding of discrete electronics design (essential)
*Use of MS Excel, Word and Outlook to advanced level
*Requiring limited supervision with good personal time management
*Degree qualified in relevant technical competency or equivalent and experience in appropriate field
*Strong numerical and verbal ability
*Experience of working to tight timescales, to meet key exacting deadlines
*Flexibility in dealing with changing priorities
*Ability to work under pressure
Key competencies
To be able to liaise with a range of third parties including suppliers with confidence
To develop strong collaborative relations with staff and third parties
To be able to support other team members in achieving the company's goals
To be able to effectively prioritise to achieve goals
To ensure own and others' work and information are complete and accurate; following up with others to ensure that commitments have been fulfilled
Analytical thinking: to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach