My client in the Cardiff area is looking for a Senior Electrical/Electronic Engineer due to expansion.
ABOUT US
My client is one of the largest and leading electronic product manufacturers in the world. The depth and variety of our research capabilities, manufacturing expertise, high quality and sophisticated products have remained strong since 1918.
My client has established itself in Cardiff in 1974 and has prided itself on providing quality products to enhance living for our customers, always making people central to our activities. Focusing on our innovative electronics technology, we strive to provide a wide variety of products, systems, and services in various spaces and areas, such as homes, communities, businesses, and automobiles.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
1. Control the design, development, and evaluation, from concept to mass production for new models, ensuring they comply with customer requirements and liaising with other areas of R&D.
2. Critically evaluate design proposals and participate in peer review meetings. Develop test procedures to validate designs. Study EMC & Signal Integrity issues, identify and eliminate design problems before sample stages.
3. Ensure liaison with customers, suppliers, and departments to keep all project stakeholders informed.
4. Provide evidence that relevant customer, regional (e.g. EN), and general product safety directives are considered where appropriate.
5. Apply technical expertise to investigate, identify, implement, and support countermeasures and improvements to resolve complex issues and coordinate development issues.
6. Fully assess and consider historic problems and endeavor to eradicate them from future designs, leading and supporting engineers in this activity.
7. Ensure development builds are according to agreed schedules, supporting with components and assembly house queries.
8. Support cost requirements for projects/developments including sample costs, mass production parts, and tooling costs.
9. Support the Project Leader to create and maintain project plans/schedules for electrical/electronic aspects of developments.
10. Support the Project Team to ensure relevant project-based AQ and R&D documents (NCL, schedule table, BOMs, etc.) are completed in line with required processes.
11. Consider new technology to improve and implement new R&D systems/processes for efficient product development.
12. Provide information for the weekly project update to management, including updates on new or ongoing issues.
13. Provide necessary information for technical and strategic meetings and contribute to relevant development meetings.
14. Mentor and support other members of the R&D department with the technical aspects of their work.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
1. Degree level qualification in an Engineering or business-based discipline plus 5 years relevant industry experience, or at least 10 years relevant industry experience in a similar role.
2. High level of experience in Electrical and EMC testing in a design environment and fault finding to component level.
3. High level of experience with PCB design tools (Zuken CR5000 preferably) and Circuit simulation tools.
4. Highly experienced in designing electronics circuits and taking the design from concept to mass production.
5. Experience dealing with sub-contractor assembly houses.
6. Design for EMC / ESD and noisy environments.
7. Knowledge and experience of project management processes.
8. Experience of soldering and de-soldering (including surface mount components).
9. Excellent knowledge and experience of electrical and electronic circuit theory.
10. Hands-on experience of using electrical and electronic test equipment and tools.
11. Must be an effective team player with a flexible attitude and good communication skills.
12. Experience of leading a team of Engineers/Technicians.
13. Self-starting with good initiative and able to demonstrate a methodical approach to tasks.
14. High level problem-solving skills with the ability to efficiently resolve technical issues.
15. Knowledge of Home Appliance products would be desirable.
16. This role will involve some physical manual handling.
17. Must have a valid driving license and hold a valid passport, willing to travel internationally.
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
1. Flexi-time system.
2. Company pension contributions of up to 10%.
3. Early finish on a Friday.
4. Free parking on site.
5. Annual leave entitlement of 24 days (+ bank holidays), increasing up to 30 (+ bank holidays) with service.
6. Death in service benefit of 4x annual salary.
7. Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, bereavement, adoption, surrogacy, and sickness.
8. Fuel card with UK Fuels, providing discounted rates at the pump.
9. Employee Assistance Programme.
10. Long Service Awards.
11. On-site canteen.
12. Exclusive 'Staff Sales' site for products.
13. Training and development opportunities.
14. 'Refer a Friend' recruitment scheme.
Location: Cardiff
Salary: DOE
Please send your most up-to-date CV to be considered.
Kind regards,
Will Harris
Recruitment Consultant
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