Electronics and Systems Engineer

About the role:

The Electronics and Systems Engineer will be involved in the design and development of high quality products for the hygiene industries, these products will both be new developments and in market modifications.

The role required understanding the principles of embedded software ideally able to programme in C/C+ (STM32, ESP32) with experience of real time embedded systems. The Electronics and Systems Engineer will be able to create electronics schematics and trouble shoot both hardware and software.  Ideally able to develop circuit board designs in Altium and Eagle.

The Engineer will be responsible for creating detailed project documentation including requirements and specification documentation.

A large part of the responsibility of the engineer is to perform functional testing of hardware and software creating methodical test reports. The Engineer will be the first line of support for issues in production.

Benefits

  • Rotating shift Premium offered to production staff
  • Life Assurance 2X annual salary
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • 28 day free Brighton and Hove Bus saver
  • 23 day annual holiday + Bank holidays
  • Brightwell’s Benefit hub
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Long service holiday award 5 years = 1 day extra holiday allowance

Key areas of responsibility

  • Support project administration for both in market and new product development projects ensuring projects are completed both on time and to budget.
  • Support hardware and firmware FMEA
  • Developing validation test for electronics, firmware and software
  • Organise tasks and assign priorities so that they are completed on time.
  • Ensure all designs are suitable for manufacture and are produced cost effectively.
  • Undertake product testing required by the design and development department, issue reports and verify testing undertaken.
  • Support the Quality Assurance team with fault finding on product returns or quality issues.
  • Support product where necessary in design undertaking tasks with sales and marketing to ensure a smooth transition from design to manufacture to sales.
  • Assist with providing compliance testing and documentation for the products

Skill set of the role:

Essential

  • New Product Introduction
  • In-Market Development validation
  • Products life cycle assessment
  • Non-conformance investigations,
  • Process review & validation
  • Review & update of documentation
  • Maintenance of Regulatory Compliance
  • Company-wide CI program
  • Experience in New Product Introduction and/or New Product Development
  • Experienced Electronic Engineer
  • Ability to create understand schematics and specify components.
  • Trouble shoot electronic manufacturing issues and advise process improvements down to component level
  • Ability to devise test specification and quality plans for electromechanically products
  • STM32 Cube IDE, RToS, C++, C
  • Fusion 360, Eagle, Altium
  • Evaluating new electrical and electronic product samples for compliance to UK and EU conformity standards and Directives
  • Proficient in fault finding to component level
  • Test report writing 
  • PCB layout and schematics understanding
  • Electronic design and fault finding experience
  • Familiarity with various testing techniques
  • Fault Trend Analysis
  • Ability to analyze test results to identify failures
  • Ability to complete tasks against tight deadlines
  • Operation of electronic test equipment oscilloscopes, multimeters, oscilloscopes etc..
  • Writing various Test plans
  • Good IT skills (experience in using Microsoft
  • Excel, Outlook & Word)
  • Good work ethic and work accuracy
  • Confident and assertive
  • Pro-active, hands-on approach
  • Adaptable / flexible approach to work
  • Excellent communication skills at all levels
  • Desire and ability to work unsupervised
  • Methodical approach
  • Analytical mindset.

Desired

  • Engineering Degree
  • Experience of working in a quality, design environment
  • Experience of IEC60335 and IEC61000
  • Electronics Qualifications (HND / HNC in electronics or City and Guilds 224 or higher).
  • BSC or HNC in a related subject
  • Design & development exposure
  • ESP32
  • Experience and good practice knowledge in FMEA
  • Familiarity with and/or experience of Quality Management Systems
  • Familiarity with and/or experience of working within ISO9001/14001/45001 certified organisation’s
  • Demonstrable competence in PPS (practical problem solving)
  • Inclination to be self-motivated

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