Electronics Design Engineer

1 week ago

Tring, United Kingdom Ultra Intelligence and Communications Full time
Company: Ultra Intelligence & Communications
Communications Business

Provide Decision Advantage to Mission Partners Around the World

Join us in our mission to provide the world's military members with the latest, most customizable solutions and capabilities, enabling mission success anywhere around the globe. At Ultra Intelligence and Communications (I&C), we provide critical, tactical capabilities to enhance and accelerate decision-making in the most challenging environments. By joining us, you will experience unrivaled opportunities for growth and innovation and be a part of a dynamic and diverse team that pushes boundaries and drives meaningful change in intelligence and communications.

Communications Business

By joining the Communications Business within Ultra I&C, your unique talents will be pivotal in shaping global communication for our dedicated warfighters. Your contributions will create cutting-edge solutions that enable precise, timely, and secure exchange of voice, video, and data communications for military applications. These advancements leverage high-capacity tactical radio, advanced waveforms, and state-of-the-art satellite communications technology.

Job Description

Based: Tring - hybrid working options available with a 9 day fortnight working pattern.

Full or part-time would be considered.

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain BPSS Clearance.
Our team at the Ultra I&C Communications business are seeking an experienced Engineer, working in the Satcom and Troposcatter space.

At Ultra I&C you will operate in a dynamic environment, where there is a strong desire to invest in R&D and expand the product range.

Joining a small team, you will have a great deal of control and input, steer the product direction, with back up of the larger business.

As Electronics Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the hardware design of satellite communications equipment from concept and architecture definition to detail design and test.

Scope:

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the Electronics Design Engineer will work closely within a team of up to 8 people in the UK and occasionally with the larger engineering team in Montreal.

Projects will range from small contract related customisation projects to larger new product development activities with timescales from a few days up to 6-9 months.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Designing printed circuit boards with analog and digital parts
  • Writing firmware to support the hardware development
  • Providing technical support to production and other engineering teams
  • Facilitating and participating in electronic design reviews and providing appropriate feedback
  • Developing and executing test plans on analog and digital boards
  • Debugging cards with complex problems
  • Performing requirements analysis, requirements derivation from system level to firmware level requirements and architecture
  • Undertaking integration activities with software and hardware
  • Proposing improvements in tools, processes and techniques that support quality and innovation and make the firmware development more efficient and effective
  • Actively contributing to defined aspects of the project to achieve optimal balance between requirements, schedule and cost
  • Contributing to customer facing meetings through document preparation, presentations and participation in meetings
  • Estimating time and effort required for hardware and firmware activities and deliver to these time and effort estimates to ensure cost and schedule adherence
  • Reviewing technical proposals, and assisting with providing accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract awards

Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
  • Design of digital and Analog circuits
  • Analog simulation
  • Prior experience in embedded firmware development C/C++, assembly languages, and code development processes with debugging emulation and simulation.
  • Working knowledge of the processor platforms such as Microchip/Atmel, Arm, Renesas and Freescale.
  • VHDL for FPGA development.
  • Embedded PC module integration.
  • Developing complete designs using AMD Xilinx and Intel Altera devices and toolset.
  • Using up to date serial communications like Ethernet, USB, and PCIe
  • Working knowledge of serial communication protocols such as USB, UART (Rs232, Rs484), I2C, SPI.
  • Understanding of bare metal start-up of microcontroller.
  • Knowledge of EMC standards and design principles.
  • Knowledge of military standards is an important asset.
  • Knowledge of FCC, EN and IEC standards is an asset.
  • Knowledge of creation of system level power budgets
  • Elaboration of constraints (impedances, current, stackup, etc.) for printed circuit board design
  • Knowledge of the electronic design tool CADStar or equivalent PCB CAD Design tools
  • Experience of FPGA module design and implementation
  • Experience of FPGA firmware testing, test tools and design for test
  • Ability to read, interpret and understand hardware schematics
  • Experience of version control, change control and bug tracking tools and systems
  • Experience of/exposure to best practice firmware development processes/lifecycles
  • Knowledge of AC-DC and DC-DC converters

Qualifications Required:
  • Degree in Electronics Engineering, a Science based subject or equivalent experience.
  • Full UK Driving Licence.
  • Ability to obtain SC Clearance.

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Notice

Due to the nature of the programs we deliver for our customers, candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material as defined by the role's requirements.

Our Benefits

Every employee is critical to our success, and as such, we offer a range of flexible employee benefits, including:

  • Annual Bonus - Performance Related
  • 25 days' holiday with the option to buy an extra 5
  • 4 x Life Assurance Cover
  • Flexible working hours
  • Early Finish on a Friday
  • Pension Contribution
  • Our Ultra Select Benefits package includes - subsidised gym & retail, childcare vouchers, cycle-to-work schemes, etc.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement

At Ultra I&C, we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusivity. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be the best version of yourself. We also believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures will increase our diversity of thinking, ensuring we successfully deliver to our customers. We, therefore, do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible. If you have any issues with your application, please email us at careers@ultra-ic.com

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