Electronics Avionics Engineer

Job Specification

Avionics-Electronics Engineer

Responsible to: Electronics and Avionics Manager

Hours of work: 37 hours per week

Work location: Bedford / Hybrid

Role Purpose

Primarily the role will involve the design and development of embedded electronics

for unmanned air vehicles as part of a multidisciplinary team. Schematic design and

PCB layout of low voltage embedded circuits, taking a design from requirements

capture through to manufacture and test. Overseeing and assisting with system

integration, evaluation and testing.

Key Responsibilities and Skills

* To develop requirements and specifications for electronic and embedded

firmware systems.

* Requirements capture and review.

* Circuit design and schematic capture.

* Multi-layer PCB layout design.

* Good understanding and experience of using or CAD or equivalent package

for schematic capture and PCB layouts.

* Interfacing with subcontractors/external design houses.

* Interfacing with external board manufacturer from quote through to board

delivery.

* Basic firmware developer skills (embedded software). Experience of

embedded programming in C would be advantageous

* Assembly and testing of prototype designs.

* Understanding of avionic sub-systems, e.g., navigation aids, RF COMMs,

GPS-denied navigation systems (e.g., Laser Gyro / M...