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Principle Electronics Design Engineer

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Principle Electronics Design Engineer - £55k – High Wycombe – Hybrid

My client are leading providers of technology products to leading industrial companies and research communities. They are looking to expand their Electronics team by adding a Principle Electronics Design Engineer.

Responsibilities:

  • Find technical solutions within electronics development projects, working across a multidisciplinary team

  • Provide expertise in electronics issues for the wider team, mentor colleagues and input to the architectural design process

  • Provide support for existing products and ongoing support for new products

  • Design and execute tests to validate system solutions. Ensure new products are transferred adequately to manufacturing.

    Key Skills

  • Engineering / Scientific Degree in related fields

  • Ideally a further Masters degree

  • Extensive experience in design and development of electronics systems including analogue, digital and power supply circuitry

  • Experience writing embedded software in C and assembler

  • Write efficient VHDL for targeting FPGAs

  • Design and testing for EMC electrical safety reliability

    If you have the required skills for this role, please apply with a copy of your updated CV and we will be in touch

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