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Internal Job Title: Senior Hardware Engineer - Contractor
Business: Lucy Electric
Location: Basildon
Job Reference No: 4141

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Deliver agreed work packages on time and to the agreed quality/standards
• Coordinate and deliver in cooperation with other project teams
• Assist with project planning and reporting

QUALIFICATIONS:

A good degree in a relevant subject (Electronics/Science/Engineering or equivalent), and a minimum of 5 years hands-on engineering experience.

SKILLS:

• Analyse the scope and requirements
• Interpret industry standards (BS/ISO/IEC/IEEE)
• Interpret and/or contribute to requirements and specifications
• The ability to work with software engineers to design and debug systems
• Soldering including SMT

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE:

• Experience in a range of technologies including digital, analogue and power electronics
• Experienced in writing design documents and test procedures
• Design and build of hardware electronic systems including packaging
• Familiarity with CAD packages for schematic capture and PCB artwork design
• Environmental testing and EMC
• Thorough knowledge of MS Office applications, including Word, Powerpoint and Excel

DESIRABLE KNOWLEDGE:

• Cadence/Proteus CAD software, but any relevant package acceptable
• Knowledge of MV distribution systems and switchgear
• Embedded Software

Working as part of a small team of embedded engineers you will be key to developing our next generation of embedded automation solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer to work as part of a team on complex electronics/software projects being a key member and driving force in the detailed design of systems for high reliability operation in a hostile environment. You will work with the Project Manager, Product Manager and/or other stakeholders to develop technical specifications then realise the product and support its release to the end user. This may include the opportunity for occasional site visits in the UK.