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Electronics Design Engineer

• Hampshire
• Contract
• Up to £51.98 per hour + Inside IR35

Electronics Design Engineer

Overview

This is a technical role relating to the Electronic aspects of hardware design.
The Role Holder will :-
* Generate and/or support electronic design solutions for both new products and technology insertions into legacy products.
* Generate and/or support detailed designs from concept to completion.
* Participate in all aspects of board and unit-level designs and including their interfaces with higher levels

Core Duties

The role holder will undertake some or all of the following tasks :-

* Detailed electronic circuit design including component selection, evaluation, simulation, schematic capture, and liaising with PCB design teams.

* Specification of bespoke procured hardware.

* Design 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.

* Assist the development of higher level system designs.

* Assist the development of technical requirement specifications

Functional Knowledge

The role holder will have a degree or equivalent in Electronic Engineering or 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 and low noise techniques.

* High power techniques.

* Design proving, integration, and defect resolution.

* Gathering of evidence to support acceptance, fitness for purpose, legislative requirements, and safety.

Business Expertise

The role holder:

• Will have a good understanding of how own activities integrate into the activities of a design team plus an understanding of the work of the design team.
• Will have a good understanding of how own design team integrates with other parts of the product design
• Will have an awareness of how cost and timescale constraints may impact business performance

Leadership

The role holder:

• Is responsible for quality of own work and safety of self.
• May be required to mentor and coach team members according to seniority of appointment.

Problem Solving

The role holder:

• Is required to make judgements based on own knowledge and experience of similar situations.
• Must assess the viability and applicability of solutions, evaluates alternatives based on an understanding of common or previous solutions to problems and analysis of factual information

Interpersonal Skills

The role holder:

• Requires good communication and diplomacy skills.
• Must understand detailed technical instructions and be able to communicate complex technical information to others.

AAP3 is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.