Early Careers Electronics Engineers - Edinburgh, Luton, Derby

16538BR Title: Early Careers Electronics Engineers - Edinburgh, Luton, Derby Job Description: For all roles the educational qualifications and requirements are as follows: Qualifications + 2:1 honours degree or better in Electronics Engineering or related STEM subject + UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance + Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage Education Type - D egree (BSc/ BEng/ MSc/ MEng) in Electronics Engineering or equivalent Details of specific roles are given below for reference. MIXED SIGNAL DESIGNING & TESTING: Role Overview: The Mixed-Signal engineer would be responsible for design, commissioning and test of mixed-signal electronics hardware, i.e. Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCA's) on complex systems. Job Responsibilities: + Creating high-quality and robust mixed-signal electronics designs + Documenting and recording deliverables + Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level + Keeping designs under configuration control + Providing progress reports Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: Mandatory + A minimum of 1+ years' experience of designing circuits using DDS, PLL, ADC, DAC and / or other low-noise, mixed-signal devices + Experience in schematic capture using Mentor Graphics or similar tools + Experience of PCB layout/ supervision of PCB layout for critical circuitry + Circuit simulation using Matlab and Analogue/ Mixed Signal simulation tools such as AMS/ PSpice/ LT Spice (Analog Devices)/ TINA (Texas) + Experience of debugging & testing new designs and formal verification of hardware requirements + Self-motivated, with an aptitude to problem solve and drive difficult issues to conclusion + Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead, Lead Hardware engineer & other disciplines + Experience of liaising with Manufacturing/ Production colleagues and external suppliers of key components and assemblies + Good communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills + Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation Desirable + Relevant experience in the Aerospace/ Defence industry or on other complex/ high-reliability systems + Ability to analyse system requirements and derive detailed hardware requirements + Experience of hardware requirements capture and requirements management tools + Previous experience of designing or working with Superheterodyne Receivers. FPGA / FIRMWARE: Job Responsibilities: The firmware engineer would work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide firmware solutions and solve integration problems on complex systems. + Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs + Documenting and recording deliverables + Verifying firmware designs + Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control + Providing progress reports Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: Mandatory + At least 1+years' experience of developing firmware using VHDL or Verilog + Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) ISE design flow and third-party synthesis tools + Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements + De-bugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardwareand system level + A good understanding of firmware version control and revision control software Desirable + Familiarity with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision + Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical firmware, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A or B + Experience of firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools + Relevant experience in the Aerospace/Defence industry or on other complex / high-reliability systems + Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs + Independent verification using VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM RF / MICROWAVE Job Responsibilities: + Creating high-quality and robust RF/ Microwave circuit designs + Documenting and recording deliverables + Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level + Keeping designs under configuration control + Providing progress reports Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: Essential + At least 1+ years' RF/ Microwave design experience including; + Microwave PCB materials & design techniques + Microwave Sub-System design + Knowledge of microwave power amplifier design & technology + Design of complex microwave switch matrix + Application of microwave GaAs/ GaN MMIC + Design of complex passive microwave structures + S-parameter manipulation + EM 3D and 2D simulation techniques + Non-linear circuit simulation and modelling + Matching network design + Microwave component selection + Experience of one or more of the following RF/ Microwave design tools:- AWR Microwave office, CST Microwave studio, Keysight (Agilent)