Just Recruitment is seeking an Electronics Hardware Design Engineer for a manufacturing company based in Gillingham, Kent.
You will be working within the company’s Electronics Engineering team, developing electronic designs to fulfil customer and legislative requirements within the challenging context of a high-volume, high quality and harsh manufacturing environment - with Electronic Control Unit products for use in the current portfolio and for future propulsion systems.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop new electronic designs for Electronic Control Units
- Evaluate customer and internal requirements and identify gaps in current products
- Prepare product designs to meet internal and customer requirements
- Develop complete schematics, Bill of Materials and other technical documentation
- Develop a worst-case analysis for each requirement
- Create and maintain Electrical DFMEA
- Apply BOD, BOP and defined engineering standards procedures and methodologies to execute project activities
- Provide technical assistance to PCB ECAD teams
- Release design documentation
- Support Validation teams during the Design Validation and Process Validation phases
- Support Test teams located in the Manufacturing Plants
- Prepare reports, technical presentations and status for internal and customer use
- Ensure reports and presentations include clear analysis and summaries for decision-making
- Define, prioritise and execute tasks required to meet project objectives (cost, quality and timing)
- Escalate risks and issues to core team members and management in a timely manner
- Apply problem-solving in the execution of project activities
- Maintain and update Bill of Design guidelines
- Ensure that designs meet cost targets, manufacturability requirements and end-of-line recycling targets
- Develop and maintain test equipment
Required skills/experience include:
- Proven electronics design experience
- Experience with Functional Safety ISO26262 and FMEDA
- Experience with Electrical DFMEA
- Experience with effective problem-solving methodologies
- Experience in automotive electronics hardware development
- Software tools: MS Office, ECAD programs (XPedition Enterprises preferred), Simulation tools
- Fluent in English speaking and writing
Required qualifications:
- University Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or suitable equivalent qualification and experience
This role offers excellent benefits including a generous relocation allowance.
Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
