Copello have partnered with an established defence business in the recruitment of a Senior Hardware Engineer to join their Weapons team based in Harlow.
Please note that candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance.
Main Duties:
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Develop requirements to ensure compliance to the relevant standards.
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Work alongside our system engineers on architectures of electronic subsystems
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Schematic creation, PCB design, component selection, evaluation and verification
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Work alongside our embedded software engineers and mechanical engineers
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Generate supporting design documentation and perform regular technical reviews.
Essential Requirements:
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Experience with embedded digital electronics and microprocessor systems
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Experience of working with ADC/DAC
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Experience of working with memory devices such as SRAM, Flash
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Experience working with FPGAs and SoC technologies.
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Experience of creating prototypes and turning them into a production hardware.
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Experience designing PCBs in conformance with defence engineering standards/airborne standards
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Experience in designing for manufacture
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Able to present technical information clearly and concisely to others
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Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills
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An openness to learn and try new techniques
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Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment - working independently or with others to overcome obstacles
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Capable of analysing and reporting on technical data
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Eligible or holder of current SC security clearance
Desirable Requirements:
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Experience of working with the Xilinx chip family
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Familiarity with the application of a systems engineering approach across the design and development life cycle
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Experience using the Mentor Xpedition PCB design tool and SPICE
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Experience creating DO254 compliant electronic systems
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APNT systems domain knowledge and/or experience in a similar field
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Understanding of environmental requirements (shock, vibration, EMC, etc.), experience applying these requirements to a design and experience testing for these requirements