Principal Electronic Engineer

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Company:

NDT Electronic Services Ltd (NDTE) is the UK’s leading specialist in sales, service, repair, instrumentation calibration, and planned maintenance of industrial radiography Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) equipment and systems. NDTE is part of the Radiography Division of the Fairley Funn Group (FGG). FGG has the collective vision to Champion & Support British Manufacturing. Value, loyalty and efficiency are at the heart of what we do. We firmly believe in the best solutions for our customers and clients – this is what we pride ourselves on and live our vision by.

The Radiography Division operates in the radiography inspection sectors including industrial NDT, NDE, security, food, processing/FMCG, research, academia and nuclear, and is currently made up of three trading businesses (across three sites): NDT Electronic Services Ltd (NDTE), Gilligan Engineering Services Ltd (GES) and Metrix NDT Ltd (MET).

NDTE has been trading for more than 35 years and built amazing relationships with customers and suppliers. We always take care of employees and promote professional development.

Due to growth and forward planning, we are looking for an adept Principal Electronic Engineer who can diagnose and repair electrical, electronic and instrumentation equipment and systems using first principles, can design, spec, build and certify bespoke equipment, products and interfaces and likes the balance of hands-on and desktop work. You will complement the organisation by working both independently and in a team, but most importantly, can get on with it.

We’re looking for an experienced, practical, hands-on Principal Electronic Engineer who can apply their great electrical/electronic engineering knowledge to practical solutions, enjoying diagnosing and fault finding down to component level (PCBs), then using skills and experience to repair or recommend the next steps. As a senior member of the technical team, you will become the go-to for technical queries and will involve a level of mentoring and coaching to other team members. Some travel and site visits expected, between sister sites and customers/suppliers. You will be able to work to tight deadlines and have good time management awareness along with a suitable experience. Provided your attitude and attention to detail meets our standard, industry experience of working with radiography equipment is not essential. Ongoing training, certification and support is assured. Full UK driving licence and clear DBS required.

Part of the role will require working from our sister company sites.

Division Vision:

To be the go-to trusted partner for radiography inspection solutions, systems and sources.

Division Mission:

To help customers stay in production, safe and compliant.

Role:

This role would ideally suit a highly skilled and experienced electronic or instrumentation engineer whose engineering capabilities span other disciplines such as electrical and mechanical – and are able to apply sound first principles to engineering challenges.

1. Workshop operates on a 37.5hr week (early finish Friday)
2. Flexi- and lieu-time where permitted
3. Working from sister company sites around the UK as required – based at NDTE
4. Occasional site visits (20%), workshop based (80%), potential for overnights away

Person:

1. Strong safety awareness and culture, no short-cuts or side-stepping safety measures
2. Logical and methodical thinker and worker who can prioritise
3. Able to apply technical knowledge or conduct suitable research to solve problems
4. Takes responsibility for own learning and development
5. Takes accountability for own actions
6. Not afraid of hard work or getting dirty
7. Can use own initiative and manage own time – no idle hands
8. Role model and leader for junior team members
9. Can work autonomously and as part of a team
10. Strong communication skills at all levels
11. Person of integrity and does the right thing when no one is watching
12. Able to maintain composure under pressure and meet deadlines
13. Confident and able to speak up when things are not right, or mistakes made

Main Duties & Responsibilities

1. Providing technical expertise and advising internally and externally
2. Diagnostic and repair of electrical and electronic equipment and electromechanical systems, including down to PCB component level
3. Diagnostic and repair of instrumentation
4. Support Technical Director with designing electrical/electronic systems for upgrades, overcoming component obsolescence and integrating with third party equipment and systems
5. Responsible for revision control and roll-out of revisions
6. Support Technical Director with development and implementation of new products, services, equipment and systems, including revision and upgrade of existing equipment and systems
7. Completion of risk assessments, reports, documentation, and certificates
8. Support Technical Director with completion of designers documentation, user requirement specs, manuals, procedures and technical documentation
9. Have the knowledge, understanding and competency to identify potential regulation breaches and feedback to the office (training provided)
10. Technical input to sales to ensure the correct solution is offered/quoted
11. Calibration of instrumentation and electronic equipment
12. Safe, correct, and efficient preventive and routine maintenance of equipment and machinery
13. Correctly disassemble, inspect, clean, replace and re-assemble equipment and systems
14. Electromechanical system testing and commissioning
15. Equipment and machinery health checks
16. Coaching and mentoring of other team members
17. Liaise with customer about works and suggested (any) remedial actions
18. Working with suppliers to deliver solutions to customers
19. Feedback to the technical team with improvement suggestions
20. Attending customer sites as required
21. Punctual, professional and a company ambassador
22. Assist other business functions and needs as required
23. Assist other Group companies as required
24. Ability to get on with the job, using knowledge, skills and experience to make informed decisions

Package

£48-55k per annum depending on experience

Salaried, not entitled to overtime

32 days including statutory holidays, increasing with service

Fully expensed travel

Full product and safety training and qualifications

Experiences & Qualifications

Essential

1. PCB and circuit/system design and specification for products, equipment and systems
2. Hardware requirements for embedded systems knowledge
3. Sound understanding and experience of implementing first principles
4. Working to a Chartered Engineer (CEng) standard
5. Ability to design, create, read, interpret and act on electrical/electronic diagrams and schematics
6. Ability to interrogate and interpret electronic systems with no drawings or documents (old systems, customer existing systems)
7. Low voltage circuitry knowledge – PCB and wired systems
8. Control system logic knowledge
9. Digital and analogue electronic fundamentals
10. Industrial electrical/electronic hands-on practical skills
11. Diagnostic and repair down to component level (PCB)
12. Technical report writing skills
13. Mechanically astute
14. HND/degree in suitable STEM subject
15. Full UK driving licence
16. Ability to pass security clearance (basic DBS)
17. IT literate with email and MS suite such as Word and Excel
18. High voltage circuitry knowledge
19. Power electronics knowledge
20. Instrumentation knowledge
21. Machinery functional safety knowledge
22. Embedded software skills and capabilities
23. Electrical installation and/or testing qualification
24. 18th Edition
25. Software or programming knowledge e.g. C/C++/Python etc.

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter including a detailed personal statement outlining details of why you consider yourself suitable for the role stating any skills, knowledge and/or experience which are relevant to the post to careers@fairleygunngroup.com

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Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology

Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing