Principal | Senior Electronic Design Engineer

Principal | Senior Electronic Design EngineerOur head office in Somerset West has a permanent position for a principal senior design engineer to take responsibility for new electro-mechanical product design, development and verification on various projects working within a multidisciplinary team.KEY TASKSDesign 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 sub-system requirements based on market and/or Customer needs.• Research, develop and test 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.• Document and review all sub-system/product aspects during design phases.• Design and develop embedded firmware for micro-controller and/or FPGA based applications.• Test the developed hardware and firmware; implement corrections as necessary.• Interacting with sub-contractors and resolving manufacturing issues.• Development of production documentation•Other ad-hoc duties as required by company.PREREQUISITES QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCEQualifications:• B.Sc/B.Eng degree in Electronic/Mechatronics Engineering from a recognized institution.Experience (ideally within aerospace or defence industry):• High-reliability electronic product design and realisation (>5 years)• Analog and digital electronic circuit design and simulation (>5 years)• Practical experience testing and debugging electronic circuits (>5 years) Additional knowledge areas that would strengthen the application.• Embedded software development (Assembler, C, C++)• Familiarity with microcontroller architectures (PIC, ARM, AVR, etc.)• Schematic creation and PCB layout (preferably in Altium Designer)• Familiarity with CAD software and design principles• Project Management (MS Project or other)• Familiarity/experience designing, developing, and supporting satellite actuator and/or sensor subsystems (reaction wheel, sun sensor, magnetometer, etc.• Experience working with Optical/Optomechanical systems and/or Electromagnetic design and analysis• Space Engineering background COMPETENCIES & SKILLS• Positive self-motivated, self-starter attitude• Innovative - thinking 'outside the box'• 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• Ability to self-manage and set priorities

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