My client in Laughton/Lewes East Sussex is looking for an Electrical/Electronic Design Engineer 

Role and Responsibilities: 

• Work as part of NPD (New Product Development) teams to design and develop electrical/electronic solutions, meeting project timescales.  

• Liaise with Sales, Marketing and OEM customers to define user interface needs and document them in technical requirements.  

• Design both analogue and digital electronic systems. Identify suitable design solutions and take responsibility for their interface and operation.  

• Firmware and user interface software development across a range of products. Defect analysis, debugging and problem solving. Configuration management and version control. 

• Programming a wide range of communication protocols. 

 • Integration and testing of electronics and software with mechanical hardware. Preparation of test specifications for use in Development and Production.  

• Design to meet safety and legal requirements (RoHS, Low Voltage Directive and EMC Directive). Compliance analysis and testing to all applicable directives. Arrange independent test and certification where necessary.  

• Working with Purchasing and external suppliers to track component obsolescence and redesign where necessary.  

• Liaise with Sales and Service teams to track non-conformances in the field, identify root causes, propose, and implement corrective actions where required.  

Required Experience:   

• Practical experience in developing analogue and digital electronics.  

Must be competent in PCB design, preferably using Altium and SolidWorks.  

• Programming experience using embedded C, C++ or QML. Linux would be an advantage.  

• Ability to analyse field failure trends and manage obsolescence.  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel. 

 • Ability to cope with rapidly changing demands on time and prioritise jobs according to urgency.  

• Excellent communication skills, the ability to challenge and question while maintaining positive relationships. Preferred Experience and Skills  

• MRP system experience, ideally SAP Business one.  

• Plasma systems.  

• BOM structuring and maintenance.  

• Automation control.  

• Must have the personality to be able to fit into a small team. 

 • Essential that individual is highly motivated, pro-active and able to work unsupervised.  

• Must be flexible and prepared to carry out other reasonable requests. 

 • Must be able to work in a modern team-based culture with minimal direction. 

The salary for this position is paying £50k 

If you would like to be considered for this position, please respond with an up-to-date CV.