EMC/Compliance/Electronics Design Engineer

We offer the best engineering environment for creative and collaborative professionals to work in a welcoming team. Our R&D department consists of 4 sections: mechanical, electronics, software, and test. All our engineers work side by side to create the latest generation of life safety equipment that includes Fire panels, devices, and detectors for use all over the world.

 

You will be able to create great products that you can take pride in knowing has a positive impact in the real world.

 

The role involves a split between managing the test processes for our internal hardware parametric, reliability and EMC testing and development cycles for the existing products (sustaining engineering) and / or new product development (NPD).

 

The successful candidate will be working alongside the existing multidiscipline R&D team but should also be comfortable working on their own.

 

What you’ll be doing

• In house EMC pre-compliance and use of off site EMC testing equipment
• Management of and hands-on Reliability testing
• Generation and documentation of testing methods and processes to ensure that the product meets our strict reliability requirements.
• Product architecture design, cost generation and complete electronics design
• Analog and digital design at system, product, and circuit level
• Working closely with the other 3rd party test houses, engineers, production, and production engineering where necessary.
• Produce prototypes of designs where appropriate.
• Maintain and update existing product designs and design documentation as required.
• Sustaining engineering, deciding when samples are required for testing versus just comparing parameters on datasheet OR when a PCB change is required versus a just a component drop-in/replacement.
• Component-level troubleshooting, problem solving and root cause analysis
• Act as the intermediary between R&D and Production to resolve any issues relating to component, supplier changes and new product introduction

Person Specification

We are looking for individuals with practical experience in electronic and electronic component/technologies. In addition to this, you will possess the following:

 

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) of grades A-C (including Maths and English)
• Degree in related discipline

 

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ proven hands-on experience in an electronics hardware design & development
• Hands on experience in EMC testing and fault finding for pre-compliance
• Experience in the design of products for CE and global certification (EN61000, EN54, EN12094, UL, FM, NFPA)
• Experience in hands on testing of electronic products from full parametric testing through to EMC pre compliance and Environmental testing.
• Able to review and write clear product design, functional test, and process documents
• Excellent knowledge of electronics as well as EMC fault finding
• Proven End to end experience of the New Product Development cycle (NPD)
• Excellent communicator and able to work closely with others to resolve technical and EMC issues
• Electronic hardware architecture design, schematic capture, PCB layout (high speed, EMC and Signal Integrity best practices), BOM preparation, EMC compliance.
• Popular microcontrollers/Embedded systems: Microchip, STM32, 8/16/32 bit, ARM Core
• Popular technologies SPI, I2C, Ethernet, I2S, USB, UART communications.
• Design of mixed signal low power, low voltage, low noise circuitry
• Design of embedded digital control circuitry and real-time microcontroller solutions
• Enthusiasm for continuous learning.

 

Personal Qualities

• An analytic approach to problem solving
• A critical thinker and active listener
• Good time management skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Self-starter with the ability to quickly learn about new processes
• A good team player with ability to work on own initiative