Electronics Engineer
The Role
The role is focused supporting electronics team and development of new platform requirements capture and development of low-cost and high reliability electronics onto existing and future platforms as well as development of internal prototypes and test equipment. It requires a good knowledge of power analog and embedded electronics as well as interest in embedded designs. This is a vital role in the creation and improvement of all Electric platforms within Brompton Bicycle requiring a can-do approach candidate. Moreover candidate will have opportunity to contribute toward electronic system architecture design maturity ways of working promoting good engineering practices and system engineering.
Main duties
- Contributing to the development of low-cost & high reliability electronics into moderate volume markets through the entire engineering lifecycle
- Designing analysing and verifying electronics for consumer facing products internal prototypes and test equipment
- Supporting technical development other team members as well as external stakeholders on ad hoc basis
- Working with Systems and Software engineers to develop requirements & architectures resolve complex systematic issues and integrate software onto hardware
- Assisting manufacturers with test equipment for electronic product lines end of line testers.
Essential Skills
- Preparing and presenting designs and concepts for electronic products and systems to colleagues management and other stakeholders
- Drawing up detailed drawings schematics and models using computer design software
- Review and release drawing including schematic pcb capture and assembly drawing to manufacturers
- Basic understanding of programming languages and ability to work with software tools (flashing/debugging tools and similar)
- Ability to prepare cost estimates for product and technical solution.
- Experience of defining and performing set-to-work and verification & validation including simulation worst-case analysis bench testing
- Running effective testing and diagnostics that lead to measured product improvements
- General knowledge and understanding of EMC in a power electronics context
Desirable Skills
- Demonstrable experience of product life cycle design and support in electronics team environment
- Designing and building electronic components and circuits for use in products
- It would be beneficial to have knowledge of 3-phase inverters DC-DC converters microcontrollers and analog electronics
- It would be advantages to have prior experience with PCB layout design and design for manufacturing.
- Experience of working with electronic manufacturing in a moderate volume commercial or automotive context and interfacing with suppliers
- Knowledge and/or experience of Systems Engineering principles e.g. Requirements Traceability
- Comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Knowledge of system engineering would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of working to safety standards e.g. IEC61508 ISO26262
- Knowledge of selecting and specifying cabling & connectors
- Knowledge of batteries and electric machines.
Education
Ideally the individual will have the following educational and professional qualifications or experience:
- Degree education in related subjects (computer science systems engineering electronics electrical engineering mechatronics or equivalent)
- The ability to demonstrate a solid engineering/technical background in a relevant environment
- The ability to demonstrate hands-on experience in a similar role
- The successful candidate will have at least 2 years experience as an engineer within R&D or commercial product design in electronics setting.