Senior Principal Hardware Engineer

Senior Principal Hardware Engineer
Our client provide safe, efficient and reliable Navigation Solutions for the commercial and defence maritime industry. With over 100 years of history, they are established as a major global provider, operating in over 10 countries, with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas and Asia, and employ over 360 people.
They are always looking for talented individuals to help drive their mission to provide best?in ? class maritime navigation solutions. Whether you're just starting out or have proven professional experience, their wide range of engineering opportunities will provide you with a unique opportunity for you to fulfil your career aspirations.
They are a truly multidisciplinary team, with engineers from electronics, software, mechanical, system engineering and system test backgrounds all working in integrated teams to develop best in class products and solutions. They foster development, and your knowledge and career will develop no matter your experience when you first join the team.
Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Post Development Support (PDS) and Engineering Field Issues for HW
• Support design of electronics for new projects
• PCB layout design
• New Schematics design and modification of older schematics
• Obsolescence management
• Liaise with Electronics Design Team, System Testing, Software Team and Supply Chain.
• Full Hands-on development
• Work with Hardware Chief Engineer, Delivery Team Lead and Engineering Manager
• Type approval testing and preparation of test rigs
• Preparation of High level technical documentation
• Create technical descriptions for Publications (manuals and datasheets)

What do you get in return?
Offer you a career in an international business with many interesting global projects. When you join the Company, you'll also enjoy a range of attractive employee benefits:

• Competitive salary with annual reviews.
• Option for a compressed working pattern (alternate Fridays off)
• Hybrid Working Policy
• Up to 8% contributory pension scheme.
• Up to 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Ongoing training and development
• A range of other benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family

Skills & Experience
Technical Skills

• Extensive experience with electronics schematics design and electronics Design Process
• Experienced in checking and reviewing drawings, documents and BOM's
• To author Technical Documentation to meet Customer requirements
• Experience with Manufacturing processes and techniques
• Understanding of the regulatory environment to achieve compliance
• Extensive experience with test methods for Shock, Vibration, Ingress, Environmental (Hot, Cold & Humidity), EMC
• Extensive experience with professional eCAD software (preferably PADS PRO)
• Experience with electronics simulation (preferably LTSpice)

Specialist Knowledge

• Knowledge of marine navigation equipment, and marine radar (optional)
• Extensive electronics development experience
• Degree (BSc) in Electronics Engineering

Personal Characteristics

• Good communicator and able to influence thinking/get point across
• Able to present and summarise complex information to a wide audience
• Self-sufficient and self-motivated approach
• Able to assess priorities and order their own work

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.