Electronics Engineer

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Role: Electronics Engineer

Location: Rochester, Kent

Salary: £44,000 - £54,000 depending on experience

Electronics Engineer needed to join our client, an established aerospace electronics engineering firm based in the town of Rochester, Kent.

You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions for products within the aerospace / avionics industry.

What the role of the Electronics Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Electronics Engineer will include:

Executing complex hardware design tasks in accordance with the hardware development plan, whilst meeting agreed timescales and allocated budgets
Conducting hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, detailed design including a range of analysis tasks
Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members
Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards
Working with other disciplines within an integrated team
You'll also have people manager responsibilities in this role

What experience you need to be the successful Electronics Engineer:

Essential:

Degree/HND in electronics engineering or an equivalent qualification
Proven knowledge and experience of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies
Experience of working through the engineering development lifecycle, from concept to product certification
Ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs
An inquisitive mind-set, articulate, with excellent written and verbal communication skills Desirable:

Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise
Analogue simulations tools, such as Simetrix or Spice
System development tools, such as Enterprise Architect, Matlab, SimulinkBenefits: Overtime, Private Healthcare,14% pension, 25 days holiday, free shares and more!

This really is a fantastic opportunity for an Electronics Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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