Location: Northampton, UK
Type: Permanent
Start Date: Immediate
Electronics Systems Design Engineer
Our Client, The Scientific Instruments Group is a small UK-based Group of Companies, the largest manufacturing company of the group being XCAM Ltd.
XCAM http://www.xcam.co.uk is a small and rapidly growing technology business which manufactures highly bespoke, custom and low volume digital cameras for scientific and increasingly for space applications.
We are looking for an Electronics Systems Design Engineer. The successful candidate will be working on developing cutting edge imaging technology for science, industrial and space applications. It is very interesting, challenging work and will see the successful candidate’s work being integrated into instruments around the world (and in space) performing ground-breaking science and supporting high value manufacturing.
Tasks and Responsibilities
This role requires an Electronic Systems Design Engineer with a proven electronics design background. The successful candidate must show that they can get up to speed quickly, be comfortable working on more than one project simultaneously, and to short and tight deadlines. In this role you will be responsible for the research, development and design of solutions for new digital camera systems. You may also be responsible for the modification of products or processes that are already in existence.
Employees have the opportunity to be a major contributor to their systems, often being involved in the entire project from start to finish. The role will include all aspects of system design from initial concept, through to design, build and test. You will be very creative and be a problem solver with great attention to detail.
Whilst XCAM is a small business, they have a great friendly team of employees, with 75% of staff having been with the business for longer than 7 years. We are looking for someone who can integrate well with this close-knit team. The successful candidate will need to be precise in their work, love attention to detail and have a hands-on approach.
- Reports to - Engineering Director
- Direct reports - None
- Other key relationships - XCAM Development Engineering Team
- Job summary
- Hardware/Firmware Design and Development
- Embedded Software Design
- Schematic Capture
- Supporting Production team when required
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree in Electronics
- Proven (3+ years) experience of working in a Design Engineering role
- High Speed Digital Design including components such as Microprocessors and FPGAs
- Power supply design, Linear and Switched mode
- Low noise analogue design using DACs and ADCs
- FPGA firmware design for Xilinx Artix A7 and Polarfire FPGAs
- Embedded software design
- In house prototyping and bench testing PCBs and circuits
- Electronics design peer reviews
- Electronics architecture reviews
- Design feasibility evaluation
- Creation and maintenance of specification and other relevant documentation
Key Competencies
- Attention to detail
- A high level of self-motivation, curiosity, and desire to learn about new technologies
- Good communication and documentation skills
Preferred Skills
- Experience of hardware and firmware design using Xilinx/Intel/Microchip family FPGAs and Polarfire FPGAs
- Embedded software design with Microblaze
- Practical knowledge of Vivado IDE and Microchip Libro IDE
- Experience of designing with CCD sensors
- Experience of designing with CMOS sensors
- ECAD user, preferably Pads Professional
- Awareness of manufacturing standards such as IPC and ECSS
- Knowledge of project management & planning tools
Employment Offer
- Working within an established and growing company, diversifying into the global Space Sector
- Salary £negotiable depending on experience
- Pension (up to +7.5% company contribution, sick pay)
- Full-time, permanent position with working hours; Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
- Willing to work in the office every day in Northampton, UK
- Comfortable and competent with being the only person doing their job in the organisation with minimal supervision
We are looking for someone to start immediately. A great opportunity to be part of a dynamic company!
For further information about this position please Contact us and we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible.
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