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Hardware Design Engineer
Our high-technology industry client is seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer. The role will involve a mix of system design, PCB design, system bring-up and system qualification, including a proportion of lab work at their Oxford offices.
For this role, they value creativity, problem-solving skills, and experience.
Responsibilities: -

  • Detailed hardware design, including specification, simulation, schematic design (Altium), and component selection.
  • Bring up and test new hardware in the lab. The hardware will include electronics and photonics, but your responsibility will be for the electronics.
  • Diagnosis of issues during bring-up and test of new hardware.
  • Full characterisation of new electronic systems and how they interact with the photonic parts.
  • Characterisation of the mechanical and thermal properties of the systems and how they interact with the photonic parts.
  • Qualification of electronic systems for production, working with external test houses as appropriate.
    Required Experience and Skills:
  • Good experience in high-speed digital design. Their hardware requirements encompass high-speed discrete analogue-digital conversion, high-performance FPGAs, and high-speed digital interfaces, including Ethernet and DDR.
  • Experience in the bring-up and testing of new electronic systems.
  • A capable diagnostic engineer with strong rework skills.
  • Comfortable working both as a solo engineer and in small multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Experience in working with external vendors, layout, manufacturing, assembly, and qualification partners is desirable.
  • Lab management experience is an advantage.
    Hybrid working (2 days in the office in a week)
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