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Senior Electronic Design Engineer

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Job Shop Recruitment has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Electronic Design Engineer to join a global company situated in Torquay.

We are seeking a Senior Electronics Design Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess a diverse skill set across both analogue and digital, covering hardware and firmware design aspects for embedded (ARM based) microprocessor systems. The role will report to the Principal Electronics Engineer and encompass design & simulation, schematic capture, PCB layout and prototyping.

You will work within the optics and fibre-optic as part of a multi-disciplinary R&D team on the development of new modules and sub-systems for the industrial, aerospace & defence (A&D) and bio-photonics market segments. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team including optical and mechanical engineers developing new cutting-edge products for applications in Satellite communications, industrial sensing and biomedical imaging, which will drive and deliver sustained revenue growth.

Your responsibilities will include:

Electronic design engineering from concept to manufacture and test.

Lead the design of electronic sub-systems including requirements analysis and development of specifications.

Design of laser drivers, optical detection circuits and digital control electronics.

Produce and maintain embedded firmware/software associated with digital control of opto-electronic sub-systems.

Reliability and parts stress analysis, obsolescence management as required.

Work with Business Development and Engineering teams to support new opportunities and generate solutions for customers.

Support gate reviews and handover process from design to production

Your skills, attributes and qualifications will include:

Industrial experience in an electronics design & development function

Good analogue/digital/mixed signal circuit design

Experience in Firmware/Software development for ARM based micro’s.

Schematic capture and layout (e.g. Altium)

Experience with prototyping and laboratory test equipment.

Bachelor’s degree level in Electrical and/or Electronics engineering

As well as a competitive salary and training, company benefits include;

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension pays 6%

Company bonus scheme

Health Cash Plan

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