Job Requirements

Role Overview: 

The Senior / Principal Digital hardware 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.

The successful candidate may be required to supervise other less experienced digital hardware engineers working on the same project.

The role will be based at our customer’s site in Edinburgh and may allow for hybrid working after an initial period of familiarisation onsite.

Job Responsibilities:

Creating high-quality and robust digital electronics designsDocumenting and recording deliverables Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level Keeping designs under configuration controlProviding progress reports 

Work Experience

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

Essential

Degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or other STEM-based subjectAt least 5 years’ experience of designing high-speed digital electronics using the latest FPGA and/ or microprocessor devices and high-speed interconnect technologyProficient in schematic capture using Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) DxDesigner or similar toolsExperience 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 levelExperience of PCB layout, working closely with and providing guidance to PCB layout engineers on high-speed digital designsHands on experience of integrating hardware, firmware & software on FPGA and microprocessor-based PCA’sAbility to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the lead engineer / digital hardware lead & other engineering disciplinesExperience of liaising with Manufacturing / Production colleagues and external suppliers of key components and assembliesExcellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skillsAbility to analyse system requirements and derive detailed hardware requirementsExperience of debugging & testing new hardware designs Previous experience of the full hardware design lifecycle and presenting designs for peer and formal design reviewsSelf-motivated, with an aptitude to problem solve and drive difficult issues to conclusionExperience in writing technical reports / documentation

Desirable

Relevant experience in the Aerospace/ Defence industry or on other complex/ high-reliability systemsExperience of signal integrity & power integrity analysis at board level using Hyperlynx SI/PI or equivalentKnowledge of FPGA/ Software coding languages (VHDL, C, Assembler)Experience of hardware requirements capture, requirements management tools and formal verification of hardware requirementsExperience of supervising other digital hardware engineers, planning and managing work for yourself and a small team 

 

Qualifications

Honours or Masters degree in Electronics Engineering or related STEM subject UK/ EU citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearanceCurrent valid SC clearance would be an advantage

 

Education Type

Degree (BSc/ BEng/ MSc/ MEng) in Electronics Engineering or equivalent