Digital Waveform Design Engineer in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Job Title: Digital Waveform Design Engineer

Location - Stevenage

Pay rate - £37.90 - £55 umbrella

SC Clearance required on submission of CV

Overview of department:
We have an exciting new role for a Digital Waveform Design Engineer that has come up with one of the biggest Defence companies in the UK. This role is to work on a new seeker with a fast paced programme within a dynamic team to develop high speed circuits. It will require a candidate with broad skills in mixed-signal electronic design with an appreciation of radar systems and also good understanding of programmable devices (FPGAs/CPLDs).

You must have a high degree of enthusiasm and a determination to deliver products to the right standard within the required timescales.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Rapid design and development of analogue & high-speed digital circuits which will be used in multimode seeker applications
• Perform development test and integration activities on circuits and sub-assemblies in accordance with all relevant processes, standards and requirements
• Produce and maintain test documentation associated with seeker hardware, including specifications, development test schedules and test result sheets.
• Interact with internal customers and suppliers to understand circuit design requirements, volume constraints and environmental specifications so that the final design is compliant with the overall requirements
• Oversee the transition of development hardware into series production, including robustness testing and qualification testing
• Perform technical investigations to provide data for problem assessment, design improvements and support development of solutions to technical issues
• Provide technical advice and assistance in to Engineering Manager

Skillset/experience required from you:

• Analogue & High-speed Digital Circuit Design
• Design, Simulation & Layout using Zuken
• FPGA/CPLD Circuit Design and Simulation using Xilinx ISE, Vivado, Libero, and others
• Perform design proving test and trials in laboratory
• Diagnose hardware problems using various methods; e.g. visual inspection, signal/data analysis in design
• Knowledge of mixed signal board techniques
• Awareness of manufacturing techniques and capabilities
• Appreciation of mechanical design & module packaging
• Clear understanding of engineering tools, processes and procedures
• Be conversant with design tools including Zuken, Orcad, LTSpice, and others
• Be able to write high quality test requirements and test reports
• Generate plan of activities
• Consistent ability to deliver required output within agreed timescales
• Ideally degree qualified or equivalent with modules relating to RF or electronics
• Essential to be able to build good working relationships with team members and external departments, suppliers and customers
• Essential to have some experience of product lifecycles from concept through to production.
• Essential be to be able to produce high quality written reports
• Desirable to have radar experience with hardware implementation

For more information, just send your CV!

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.