Junior Software/Electronics Engineer

A fantastic opportunity for a Electronic Engineer to join an existing
R&D team in the Newcastle area. Established for over thirty years, my
client is an independent designer & manufacturer of cutting edge,
niche handheld electromechanical products utilised in a variety of
end-user markets. As a result of growth and an ambitious new product
development and business plan, my client are looking to add to their
existing R&D team to support growth and expansion.

Job Purpose

As a member of the Electronics design and development team, the
candidate will be required to develop, prototype and verify a new
range of handheld products. The team is fast paced, very 'hands on'
and the role will include a range of different electronic design
disciplines. Also as a member of the team you will be occasionally
required to travel to customer production facilities worldwide to
install and configure our equipment.

Key duties and responsibilities

* Design and develop circuit designs for analogue and digital

* Proactively test and debug circuit designs for analogue and
digital

* Perform feasibility investigations and develop prototypes

* Liaise effectively with colleagues in other disciplines such as
embedded firmware, PCB design, mechanical and manufacturing

* Review and support existing products to improve performance and
reduce cost

Key requirements

* 1st or 2:1 degree in Electronics Engineering

* Post grad experience in an engineering setting

* Programming expertise ideally with assembler or C
suite/Python/Siemens

* Excellent understanding of electronics fundamentals and the
ability to apply this knowledge

* Analogue and digital circuit design experience

* Embedded system design knowledge

* Software engineering experience

* PCB design and layout experience

* Good prototyping, debugging and fault-finding skills