Senior Electronic Design Engineer
CommScope
- Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for the design, development, evaluation and analysis for an antenna control system.
- Performs component level design and initial testing. Develops and executes product procedures for production testing and supports integration plans for new or updated products.
- Test/evaluate competing products and technologies.
- Ability to Investigate and troubleshoot working prototypes/existing products.
- Stays current with embedded systems technology and research new technology developments.
- Documents procedures/processes related from initial designs through to final product manufacturing.
- Support Sales team and Product Line Management by assisting in the preparation of bids, proposals, and Request for Quote for current and potential customers.
- Under the leadership of more senior engineers, develop technical solutions/product designs to serve customer requirements.
- Prepare part specifications. Researches and evaluates potential vendors and makes recommendations as to the final vendor selection. Work closely with our R&D centers in UK, India and China.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience with embedded control systems, such as STM32, AVR, Arduino.
- Firmware design such as microcontroller programming (MATLAB, C, etc), motor motion control and data processing, experienced with programing software such as IAR Systems and Keil MDK-ARM.
- Electronic control system design experience utilizing sensors, actuators and microcontrollers.
- Experienced with electronics circuit design and PCB layout capture, experienced with PCB design software such as Mentor Designer, Altium Designer, etc.
- Familiar with communication protocol such as USB, Serial, Ethernet, etc.
- Able to design to obtain CE marking.
- Ability to set up and carry out tests on various electronics components using oscilloscope etc. and creation of test fixtures to support high volume production.
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills to sufficiently understand customer requirements and deliver results that meet customer requirements.
- Proficient in English- Good verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills.
- Self-motivated, creative and able to work independently.
- Familiar with working with NPI and operations to move product from development to volume.
- UK Drivers License would be beneficial.
- Master degree in Electronics Engineering is preferred
- Holding patents would be good to have criteria