Job Purpose
To provide expert support to the Particle Physics Experiment (PPE) Group of the University of Glasgow to supply readout electronics and high-voltage systems for the Mighty Tracker and Vertex Locator projects and to integrate these systems within the mechanical constraints, with other electronics systems and with the LHCb Upgrade II data acquisition system. Main Duties and Responsibilities 1. To take a leading role in developing and adapting the readout electronic printed circuit boards for the LHCb Upgrade 2 Mighty Tracker and VELO detectors, including the use of dedicated ASICs and FPGAs. 2. To design, fabricate and test prototype electro-optical (E/O) readout for the Mighty Tracker, including the development of a fast and efficient system to validate the readout boards, testing the full set of links and confirming the functionality. 3. To design and/or test the high-speed data transmission (in GHz range) for the VELO. 4. To provide expert support for design and characterisation of electronics boards and to perform tests and quality control of printed circuit boards. 5. To define work and perform tasks autonomously and report weekly at group meetings and be able to self-organize and independently prioritise and define tasks based on the outline provided by reading technical papers, attending collaboration meetings/workshops. 6. To supervise and/or manage junior team members/students by creating plans and schedules, assigning tasks, monitoring and tracking to closure. 7. To be able to collaborate with teams from other universities and laboratories in Europe. 8. To perform electronics design/testing and related activities at national and international laboratories. 9. To represent the university at national and international collaboration meetings providing reports on work. 10. Work in a team of physicists, engineers and technicians to set-up measurements systems to characterise printed circuit boards and associated electronics. Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience Knowledge/Qualifications Essential A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 8 (Scottish Vocational Qualification level 4 Higher National Diploma) or equivalent, (including professional accreditation with relevant formal training), and experience of personal development in electronics engineering or a similar roleA2 Strong printed circuit board design background, including the use of dedicated design softwareA3 Knowledge of industrial printed circuit board manufacturing and assembly processes and to liaise with commercial enterprises to negotiate requirements and production processesA4 Experience testing semiconductor sensors, electronics printed circuit boards, or equivalent Essential for grade 7: A5 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 9, (Ordinary Degree, Scottish Vocational Qualification level 4), or equivalent (including professional accreditation with relevant formal training), and experience of personal development in a similar or related role(s) Desirable: B1 Extensive knowledge or qualifications pertaining to the area of research or related (such as a BEng or MEng degree or equivalent in Electrical or Electronic Engineering)B2 Knowledge of electronics reliability models Skills Essential C1 Design, development and debugging of electronic circuitsC2 Design of printed circuit boardsC3 Testing and quality assurance of printed circuit boardsC4 Aptitude to take a problem or project from conception to completionC5 Ability to take initiative and manage projects C6 Excellent communication and organisational skillsC7 Excellent technical documentation skillsC8 Effective scheduling /monitoring /tracking skillsC9 Appreciate commercial and budget management skillsC10 Effective vendor engagement and management skillsC11 Ability to report research finding in a concise manner as written reports and verbally through international collaboration meetingC12 Ability to collaborate with research teams across Universities/GeographiesC13 Expertise with Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Word, and PowerPointC14 Demonstrable teamwork skills Desirable D1 Experience in PCB design: tools such as Altium, CadenceD2 Experience in programming: Python and/or MatlabD3 Experience in FPGA firmware programming (HDL or similar)D4 Experience of semiconductor simulation tools e.g. TCAD Experience Essential E1 Significant relevant work or research experience with the relevant skillset Desirable F1 Management of a product delivery from item conception through test to item deliveryF2 Vendor engagement and management. F3. Design and operation of printed circuit boards with experience in quality control/assurance of devices. (essential if that’s what we want to do) F3 A wide range of general engineering skills Terms and Conditions Salary will be Grade 6/7, £332,332 - £36,024 or £39,347 - £44,263 per annum. This post is full time (35 hours per week), and has funding for up to 2 years in the first instance. As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity. The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.