Digital Electronics Engineer
Leonardo
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Southampton • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Design and development of mixed-technology electronic designs comprising of one or more Microcontrollers, CPLD and/or FPGA devices interfacing with RF and analogue circuits.
- Implementation of digital interfaces such as Ethernet, CAN, I2C, SPI and RS422 alongside high-speed optical fibre and Ethernet interfaces.
- Design and development of power and control boards requiring high safety ratings and designed for DO-160 qualification.
- Technical focal point for supporting our active and future airborne communication designs including occasional customer and wider supply chain liaison.
- Opportunities to mentor, coach and develop junior members of the Integrated Project Team.
Requirements
- Knowledge and experience of product development lifecycles within a technology or defence related business.
- Practical hands-on experience of high-speed digital hardware circuit design, including schematic entry, component selection and generation of supporting design documentation.
- Experience of PCB prototyping, commissioning and fault-finding using electronic test and measurement equipment within an engineering laboratory environment.
- Experience of working with PCB layout personnel in an advisory capacity.
- Working knowledge of signal & power integrity alongside EMC and grounding best practices at PCB and system level.
- Experience of digital circuit design using FPGA’s, Microcontrollers and DDR/Flash memories.
- Experience of circuit design modelling and simulation tools.
- Experience of generating concise technical reports detailing design solutions, implementation rationale and test reports.
- Experience of following a design lifecycle process, such as participating in design reviews, which come with working in a high technology defence environment.
- A Degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline (Electronics Engineering preferred).
- As part of an electromechanical project, be willing to work closely with a mechanical team to create a product solution which addresses all design requirements.
- Analogue circuit design experience with knowledge/hands-on experience of op-amps, ADC’s and DAC driven reference supplies would be nice.
- RF circuit design experience with knowledge/hands-on experience of RF amplifiers, multiplexors and signal conditioning would be nice.
- Experience of providing support to embedded software and firmware teams would be nice.
- Experience of peer reviewing designs and support to system architects / system integration activities would be nice.
- Working knowledge of requirements management and design within DO-254 would be nice.
Benefits
- Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
- Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
- Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
- Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
- Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
- Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options.
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Hard Skills & Tools
mixed-technology electronic designMicrocontrollersCPLDFPGAdigital interfacesEthernetCANI2CSPIRS422
Soft Skills
mentoringcoachingcustomer liaisonteam collaborationcommunication
Certifications
Degree in Electronics EngineeringDO-160 qualificationDO-254 compliance