| Employment Type | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Location | Hertfordshire, Stevenage |
| Industry Sector | Electronics |
| Start Date | N/A |
| Salary/Rate | £excellent package |
| Reference | J4879 |
| Date Advertised | 08-07-2008 - 11:12 |
Detailed design activities including line and technical management of a team of skilled hardware electronic design engineers carrying out design of complex digital and analogue electronics for a range of satellite equipment.
Hardware Section Leader
Detailed design activities including line and technical management of a team of skilled hardware electronic design engineers carrying out design of complex digital and analogue electronics for a range of satellite equipment.
Key Skills
Strong understanding of electrical and electronic engineering fundamentals
Knowledge & experience of digital circuit design including combinational, sequential, algorithmic, synchronous & asynchronous circuits
Proven FPGA VHDL design experience
Design for manufacture and test
Extensive experience/knowledge of a wide range of electronic design automation tools and processes, including: schematic capture, verification and physical realisation of digital, analogue and mixed-signal circuits at various levels of packaging, e.g. ASIC, FPGA, PCB, MCM
Component selection technology, interpretation of data-sheets & specifications, technical discussions with component vendors & their representatives, qualification programmes
Strong technical & line management of engineers with the ability to communicate and mentor others
Desirable skills
Knowledge & experience of analogue circuit design including high accuracy, low-noise, low-power amplification
Knowledge of high speed A to D and D to A converters
Knowledge of a wide range of measurement techniques in the time, frequency, data, modulation domains
Knowledge of software
Supporting Skills
Preparation of technical proposal material
Computer literate - good IT skills
Implementation of good design processes, practices and reviews
Product Cost sensitivity to overall non-recurring & recurring costs
Project schedule sensitivity to resource implications of design
Special Aptitudes
Good engineering degree qualification
Electronics-related mathematics
Design of electronics for space
Good documentation and communication skills
Team-working skills
Technically astute - expert in your field
Disposition
Self-starter
Confident
Optimistic with positive outlook
Assertive
Strong motivation level
Responsible and professional
Flexible approach
UK travel required, possibly occasional travel overseas
Successful candidates will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment.
