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 engineeringExperience/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 controlProficient 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 customersNon-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