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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailWe have a position for a design engineer to take responsibility for new electro-mechanical product design, development and verification on various projects working within a multidisciplinary team.
Job Specification
Design and develop electronics based products used in spacecraft related systems and their associated design documentation, test procedures and calibration systems:
Attending requirement and proposal discussions with clients when required.
Derive technical specifications for system requirements based on market and/or Customer needs.
Research, develop and testing of theoretical and conceptual designs.
Derive component requirements for the electronic design using traceable and qualified components.
Simulate/test the design at various levels, ensuring that a product will work with adequate design margins and will perform reliably and consistently in specified operation environments.
Documentation and review of all aspects during design phases.
Design and develop embedded firmware for micro-controller and FPGA based applications.
Test the hardware and firmware; implement corrections as necessary.
Mechanical design of enclosures and interfaces, interacting with sub-contractors and resolving manufacturing issues.
Development of production documentation
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications:
B.Sc/B.Eng degree in Engineering (preferably electronic, mechanical or mechatronic) from a recognized institution.
Experience (ideally within aerospace or defence industry):
High-reliability electronic product design, realisation and environmental testing (>3 years)
Schematic creation and simulation (>3 years) (preferably Altium Designer)
Embedded software development (>3 years) (C, C++)
Mechanical design (preferably Solid Works)
Additional knowledge areas that would strengthen the application:
Masters Degree
Optical/Optomechanical system design
Python programming and realization (>3years)
FPGA development (VHDL based) (>3 years)
Thermal and/or structural analysis
Project Management (MSProject or other)
Personality Qualities
Positive self-motivated, self-starter attitude
Innovative thinking outside the box
Responsible
Team player
Good written and oral communication skills
Customer focused
Able to persuade and influence others
Ability to bounce back
Flexible and able to multi-task, can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment
Resourcefulness in setting priorities.
Full Time