Electronics Hardware Design Engineer

Stirling Dynamics is recruiting a Senior or Principal Electronics Hardware Design Engineer to join the Software & Electronic Hardware team.

Due to recent contract wins and supporting continued growth, Stirling Dynamics is looking for a talented and experienced Electronics Design Engineer to join our team to work with us delivering complex electronic based solutions for electro-mechanical products, projects, and services to the world's leading Aerospace & Defence companies. This role is to fill a position in the dynamic multi discipline team developing electro-mechanical based systems for Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Aircraft (EVTOL) and Electromechanical Actuators.

This role will be based in our Bristol office with occasional travel to our clients' sites as required however as part of our commitment to flexible working, employees are able to work a hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing electronics designs for high quality aerospace products
They will take products through the full lifecycle from requirements to production and customer delivery
Develop and simulate analogue and digital circuits for aerospace applications
Select electronic components based on specifications, availability, cost, and reliability
Test prototypes, perform debugging and iterate on designs
Prepare technical documentation in accordance with engineering processes and project needs
Participate in design reviews
Track project milestones, coordinate tasks with team members, and report progress to stakeholders
Collaborate with cross-discipline engineering teams
Provide technical support for hardware manufacturing
The level and scope of responsibilities will be dependent on the successful candidates' knowledge and experience

Qualifications

Candidates will ideally be degree qualified, in a related discipline
Ideally a registered Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership

Essential skills

Comfortable with defining and/or working with detailed hardware requirements
Competent at schematic entry and architecture definition
A proven track record of problem solving
Systematic and methodical approach
Conscientious
Thrives in an empowered culture
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Attention to detail
Team player

Desired skills

Defined or influenced company standards for hardware development process
Initiate process improvement and change management

Experience

Technical areas

Motor drives
Analogue sensor interfaces
SMPS design
Failure protection circuits
DFM - strong understanding of PCB manufacturing
DFT - experience of EMC, RoHS and environmental testing
Proven experience of taking electronic products into production
Hands on experience of test and measurement equipmentWorking practices

Conducts design reviews, both giving and receiving feedback
Worked to AS9100 or ISO9001 QMS
Worked with Agile and/or Scrum environments
Experience in a regulated industry (desirable)Toolsets

Altium
LTSpice
Git, Jira & Confluence

Benefits

Competitive Package - Grade 5 - 8, £45,000 - £65,000+ dependent on experience.

We offer a range of benefits to our employees to recognise their efforts. Playing hard is equally as important as working hard, so regular events are held throughout the year which provide an ideal opportunity to mix socially