Lead Electronics Design Engineer

At Coherent Scotland, we develop laser systems. Our systems are deployed in a wide variety of markets including renewable energy, microelectronics, fundamental research, life sciences and medicine. We aim to make a positive impact on everybody's life by providing customers with lasers with superior reliability and performance.

Coherent Scotland has grown strongly and consistently over the past ten years, even through times of global economic slowdown. We have a healthy product development pipeline which will enable this growth to continue in the future. This will generate many exciting opportunities for personal growth within the organisation in the years to come. We develop and manufacture many different lasers on site as well as manufacturing lasers which are developed in other Coherent divisions.

Coherent Scotland is based at the West of Scotland Science Park in Glasgow and is a subsidiary of Coherent Corp., a global leader in the manufacture of materials, networking equipment and laser products. We are housed in a purpose-built facility with research and development, manufacturing, and marketing all on one site.

We have a friendly, business-orientated work environment and great staff facilities within our modern building, including as an on-site cafeteria. In addition, we offer a competitive remuneration package which includes a contributory pension scheme, subsidised private health care and free life assurance. However, if work-life balance is important to you, you'll also be pleased to know that we operate flexible core hours which provide the opportunity to start your weekend early.

JOB SUMMARY

This role is for a Senior/Lead Electronics Design Engineer to work as part of the product development team and be responsible for the electronics from design to production release and support, of our cutting-edge laser systems.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES.

• Project management.
• Designing electronic circuits and assemblies from concept to production release and maintenance.
• Debugging, simulation and validation of electronic and system designs.
• Testing and reporting results into the Development team.
• Reliability and regulatory testing of products.
• Creating technical documentation.
• Providing design data packs to production for manufacturing and support during product lifecycle.
• Obsolescence management and maintenance / support of legacy products.
• Occasional UK and international travel.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject with demonstrable experience of board level design and mixed signal electronics.
• Demonstratable experience of full product design and good appreciation of the whole development cycle from concept to production.
• Demonstrable electrical / electronics engineering experience in an industrial environment.
• Experience in microcontroller, mixed analogue and digital circuit designs.
• Ability to manage projects including budget, schedule control / monitoring and cost reduction programmes.
• A good understanding of product design from specification through to delivery, with consideration for DFT and DFM.
• Practical experience in Schematics Capture, Layout and PCB Design Tools.
• Good prototyping skills and soldering with SMT components.
• Excellent debugging skills, ability to integrate and validate electronic and system designs.
• Knowledge and experience in RoHS, EMC / LVD regulatory testing and CE product approval process.
• Programming knowledge of FPGAs using Verilog.
• Experience of creating and maintaining technical documentation.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment but also with own initiate.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Any relevant experience within the laser environment would be highly desirable but not essential.
• Design experience in STM32F series ARM core processors.
• Experience with Toradex based embedded computing modules.
• Test equipment development to support production and manufacturing.

SKILLS & OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrated problem solving and work prioritisation skills.
• Ability to keep up to date with technology and apply to business strategic plan.
• Ability to achieve results independently or working with others.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with end-users, management, and staff.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities involving internal customer requests and demands.
• Ability to excel in a cross-organisational, cross cultural, global team environment.
• Handle special assignments promptly and professionally.
• Set a high standard of ethics, professionalism, and competency.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Working conditions typical of a climate controlled and professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Scotland EHS standards.

QUALITY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

CULTURE COMMITMENT

Ensure adherence to company's values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome 

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work