Lead Electronics Engineer

Job Description

I am currently working with a leading specialist resolution provider of electronic and electro-mechanical assemblies within rolling stock and varying other sectors. They are on the look out for x2 Lead Electronics Engineers to join a tight-knit team of engineers who specialise in managing the issues of obsolescence, bringing an innovative approach to failure analysis and problem resolution.

You will be joining a team of like-minded engineers who have developed their capabilities in root cause analysis, fault finding, fit and function replacements and reverse engineering. With a strong leadership team, it's an exciting time to join and be part of their growth journey into wider sectors.

Key responsibilities for this Lead Electronics Engineer role:

- Working autonomously as well as part of a team, with the ability to effectively allocate time and resources to projects, working to strict deadlines.
- Effectively engage and liaise directly with customers and clients - gathering project requirements, provide realistic and detailed assessments of practicality and manage expectations throughout.
- Supervise and delegate to junior engineers and apprentices where appropriate.
- Provide technical input to design phases.
- Be involved in research and development processes with the wider team.
- Ensuring all electronic systems comply with national and international rail industry standards, such as ISO, EN standards, or other safety standards.
- Creating detailed schematics, wiring diagrams, and system specifications for the electronics systems.
- Contribute to process improvements for the development and maintenance of rolling stock electronics.

Essential skills for this Lead Electronics Engineer role:

- Appreciation of a "safety culture": Able to work safely with power/machine tools, high voltages, and high power plant, an ability to safely supervise others whilst demonstrating best practice, leading by example.
- Understanding and practical experience of risk assessment methods.
- Ability to liaise with customers, effectively gathering project requirements, giving realistic assessments of practicality, managing expectations, and deconflicting completing demands.
- Familiarity with high speed digital layout methods.
- Practical workshop/lab skills; ability to solder through-hole/SMD components, design/assemble wiring harnesses, crimp connectors, and machine enclosures.
- Familiarity with diagnosis and repair of old and/or obsolete equipment.

Desirable technical skills for this Lead Electronics Engineer role:

- Ability to effectively organise complex hardware and/or firmware projects, managing complexity without sacrificing functionality or performance.
- Ability to write well-structured and documented code in c, c++, and/or python.
- Experience with embedded firmware development for 8 and/or 32bit targets (PIC, AVR, ARM, TMS320).
- Experience developing control systems (H infinity, LQR etc.).
- Experience with PCB layout using CAD design tools (e.g. KICAD).
- Experience with thermal, dynamic, and control system modelling using Matlab or Simulink.
- Experience developing firmware to documented quality standards (MISRA etc).
- Familiarity with in-system debugging tools (JTAG, SWD etc.).
- Ability to simulate and optimise analogue and power supply systems using SPICE simulation package.
- Experience developing hardware subject to emissions standards, constrained thermal environment, water/moisture ingress protection etc.
- Experience with high voltage power electronics, preferably for use in rail applications (traction inverters, static frequency convertors etc.).
- Experience maintaining and/or designing/developing high reliability or mission critical hardware (e.g. for medical, defence, nuclear, or aerospace applications).

Package on offer for this Lead Electronics Engineer:

- Salary upto £40,000 DOE
- Company Pension
- 150 hours annual leave, plus BH's & Christmas close down
- Fantastic progression opportunities