Electronics Engineer - #2070803

Job Title: Electronics Engineer

Location: Edinburgh – Hybrid 3+ days on-site per week

Role Type: Permanent

Salary: £50,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience

Our client, an established engineering consultancy, require an experienced Electronics Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team in Edinburgh.

The Electronics Engineer would be responsible for design, commissioning and test of high-speed digital electronics hardware, i.e. Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCA’s) on complex systems for airborne Radar products.

What the role of the Electronics Engineer entails:

• Creating high-quality and robust digital electronics designs
• Documenting and recording deliverables
• Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level
• Keeping designs under configuration control
• Providing progress reports
• Coordinating day-to-day technical activities, liaising closely with the lead engineer / digital hardware lead & other engineering disciplines

What experience you need to be the successful Electronics Engineer:

• Degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or other STEM-based subject
• A minimum of 1 to 3 years’ experience of designing high-speed digital electronics using the latest FPGA and / or microprocessor devices and high-speed interconnect technology
• Experience in schematic capture using Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) DxDesigner or similar tools
• Experience of high-speed serial communication interfaces/ protocols (e.g. PCIe, Ethernet/ IEEE802.3, SPI, I2C, etc.) and high-speed bus architectures (e.g. DDR3/4)
• Use of high-speed digital design techniques such as signal termination, controlled impedance, matched length tracking, ground/ power planes, decoupling, etc.
• Functional simulation & timing analysis / constraints at circuit level
• Experience of PCB layout, working closely with and providing guidance to PCB layout engineers on high-speed digital designs
• Hands on experience of integrating hardware, firmware & software on FPGA and microprocessor-based PCA’s
• Experience of debugging & testing new hardware designs
• Previous experience of the full hardware design lifecycle and presenting designs for peer and formal design reviews
• Self-motivated, with an aptitude for problem solving and driving difficult issues to conclusion
• Experience in writing technical reports / documentation

UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance.

Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Electronics Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!