Electrical Engineer vacancy in Caterham, Surrey (104jc)

My client one of the leading ballistic companies are now seeking to recruit an additional Electrical Engineer to join this expanding and developing company

Your role will be to assist in the design and development some exciting new and existing products for optical and acoustic ballistic detection.

The ideal individual would be an experienced electronics design engineer with a broad understanding of electronics from analogue design, though to microprocessor digital interpretation of the analogue signals and communication though various networks.

A hands-on approach is very much desired, maintaining a strong ownership in the design and practical testing of the system prior to release and managing the subsequent release into manufacture as well as experience with ballistic detection using either acoustic or optical detection techniques.

Individuals should be driven and react well to challenges and changes in schedule, as the products may require customisation to meet specific requirements. An understanding of mechanical constraints, such as IP ratings and form factors, and you should be capable of managing own workload and reporting of progress

The role will be as follows:
• Design electronics products used for the detection and determination of the position and speed of ballistic objects.
• Analogue electrical designs, including timing circuits, amplification, circuits containing operation amplifiers, peak detect circuitry.
• Hands on experience with pulse and function generators, oscilloscopes and associated test equipment.
• Develop test specifications and quality procedures for board prototypes through manufacture and build
• Able to program microprocessors, such as PIC processors to interpret incoming analogue or digital signals and to output through a communications network.
• Developing robust communications networks using a variety of communications protocols and advantage, TCP/IP, RS232/RS422/RS485 and wireless communications networks
• Ensure adequate documentation of designs both physical and the generation of indented bills of materials for the products for release onto MRP and to maintain ISO9001 standards.

The skills needed for this role will be:
• Analogue electrical design, operational amplifier circuits, voltage windows, edge detection.
• PCB design, surface mount design. To be able to output manufacturing files to a PCB manufacturer.
• Firmware design and microprocessor programming – C++, experience with microprocessor controllers
• Transmission protocols RS232/RS422/RS485 TCP/IP and wireless protocols.

Knowledge of the following packages
• OR-CAD
• LT-Spice / PSpice
• C++, WinAPI programming, LabView, Matlab, Simulink
• VHDL, Verilog
• Familiarity with CAD packages.
• Experience with following an advantage: AutoCAD, Solid works, Solid edge (Siemens).

The ideal candidate would probably be someone who come from an avionics background, i.e. RAF, RN, or REME who has in depth experience of avionics systems and assembly.