Senior/ Principal Digital Electronics Hardware Engineer

Overview

Senior / Principal Digital Hardware Engineer

– The Senior / Principal Digital hardware engineer is responsible for design, commissioning and test of high-speed digital electronics hardware, i.e. Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCAs) on complex systems for airborne Radar products. The successful candidate may supervise other less experienced digital hardware engineers working on the same project. The role will be based at our customer’s site in Edinburgh and may allow for hybrid working after an initial period of familiarisation onsite.Responsibilities

Creating high-quality and robust digital electronics designsDocumenting and recording deliverablesSupporting integration and verification activities at hardware and system levelKeeping designs under configuration controlProviding progress reportsWork Experience

Essential5 years\'' experience of designing high-speed digital electronics using the latest FPGA and/ or microprocessor devices and high-speed interconnect technologyExperience of high-speed serial communication interfaces/ protocols (e.g. PCIe, Ethernet/ IEEE802.3, SPI, I2C, etc.) and high-speed bus architectures (e.g. DDR3/4)Use of high-speed digital design techniques such as signal termination, controlled impedance, matched length tracking, ground/ power planes, decoupling, etc.Hands on experience of integrating hardware, firmware and software on FPGA and microprocessor-based PCAsExperience of signal integrity and power integrity analysis at board level using Hyperlynx SI/PI or equivalentDesirableProficient in schematic capture using Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) DxDesigner or similar toolsFunctional simulation and timing analysis /constraints at circuit levelExperience of PCB layout, working closely with and providing guidance to PCB layout engineers on high-speed digital designsAbility to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the lead engineer / digital hardware lead and other engineering disciplinesExperience of liaising with Manufacturing / Production colleagues and external suppliers of key components and assembliesAbility to analyse system requirements and derive detailed hardware requirementsExperience of debugging and testing new hardware designsPrevious experience of the full hardware design lifecycle and presenting designs for peer and formal design reviewsExperience in writing technical / documentationRelevant experience in the Aerospace/ Defence industry or on other complex/ high-reliability systemsKnowledge of FPGA/ Software coding languages (VHDL, C, Assembler)Experience of hardware requirements capture, requirements management tools and formal verification of hardware requirementsExperience of supervising other digital hardware engineers, planning and managing work for yourself and a small teamQualifications

Honours or Masters degree in Electronics Engineering or related STEM subjectUK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearanceCurrent valid SC clearance would be an advantageEducation

Degree (BSc/ BEng/ MSc/ MEng) in Electronics Engineering or ..... full job details .....