Senior Electronics Engineer
About this role
What you'll do
• Design and schematic capture of circuits for optical control, electromechanical control, optical readout and optical signal chain processing • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout of above designed circuits, including high speed RF layout • Component selection suitable for aerospace deployment • Design of circuits to AS/EN9100 and relevant JEDEC standards, with specific reference to aerospace standards • Creation and specification of power budgets for (sub)systems • Development of (sub)systems from prototype to aerospace-qualified products • Work closely with interdisciplinary mechanical and optical teams to design in mechanically and thermally constrained environments with strict optical requirements • Design and modelling of analogue (optical) readout & signal processing circuits such as TIAs, DACs, etc. • Simulation of PCBs for high speed electro-optical transceivers • Development of noise models and link budgets • Test of designed circuits to validate performance • Documentation and review of design, test & validation of (sub)system designs • Design of test platforms for circuit testing
Who you are
• Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering or a closely related field. • 5+ years of industry experience • Experience with relevant PCB design software: Altium, EAGLE, KiCAD, PADs etc. • Knowledge of signal integrity, impedance matching and termination • Experience with analogue circuit design and SPICE simulation • Experience implementing communications protocols e.g. CAN, SPI, UART, I2C. • Experience with typical electronic laboratory test equipment
Desirable
• Design experience within aerospace, defence, automotive industry or related areas and familiarity with aerospace electronic design standards e.g. AS/EN 9100, relevant JEDEC standards etc. • Experience with aerospace & radiation hard component selection, including component derating etc. • Experience with PCB layout with high-speed/RF PCB layout • Experience developing electrical power models and budgets, thermal modelling • Experience developing noise models and link budgets • Experience in firmware development and FPGA HDL (Verilog) development • Experience with high speed PCB simulation tools like ADS or ANSYS HFSS • Mechanical CAD experience (e.g. Fusion360)
What's in it for you
Career Growth: Contribute to a world-class space-age communication program while developing your leadership skills in a state-of-the-art manufacturing environment
Collaboration: Work with talented professionals across disciplines to drive impactful solutions