Incomar Aeronautics - Electronic Engineer

Position: Electronic Engineer

Incomar is an aerospace and defence company based in Centurion, South Africa. We are continuously expanding our specialised product development and flight operations capabilities. The group was established in South Africa in 1999, with its origins in military aircraft weapons and avionics integration and flight testing. The company is well established in the local and international industry, with a strong capability in several specialist areas, including:

• Systems Design, Development, and Integration.


• System Testing on a range of platforms / products.


• Product Development.


• Flight Test Execution and Support.

Incomar is looking for a motivated individual to perform detailed electronic designs for avionics flight, mission and payload management computing platforms. This includes electronic hardware & PCB design, hardware testing, verification and validation and integration of the hardware into the various systems and platforms.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electronic engineering.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience in electronic hardware design.


• In-depth knowledge and experience in high-speed digital PCB design.


• Experience in switch-mode power supply PCB design.


• Hardware testing, debugging and qualification skills.


• Hardware, firmware and embedded software integration skills.


• Hardware development experience applying RTCA DO-254 guidelines.


• Proficient in requirements management using Cradle/Jama/Doors or anything similar.


• Configuration and product lifecycle management experience.


• Proficient in use of design & simulation packages (e.g. Altium, Ansys SiWave & IcePak, MATLAB, LT-Spice, PSpice, MS-Visio).


• Proficient in the use of MS Office.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Military, Defence Industry and Avionics development.


• Schematic capture and PCB layout design using Altium Designer.


• Applying high-speed PCB design guidelines that includes component placement, controlled impedance routing, length matching and the use of reference planes.


• Performing signal & power integrity analysis using Ansys SiWave.


• Performing thermal analysis on PCB level using Ansys Icepak.


• Knowledge or experience in hardware environmental qualification to military and civilian standards (RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-704, etc).


• Knowledge or experience in using FPGA’s & MPSoC’s in electronic designs.


• Experience in applying version control using GIT or anything similar.

Responsibilities:

• Performing hardware item design activities, including the electronic, mechanical and thermal design aspects.


• Conforming to the hardware development process of the company.


• Writing and maintaining specifications for the hardware item.


• Writing and maintaining hardware interface and design documentation.


• Perform, execute and document hardware compliance, verification, validation and qualification activities.


• Writing and maintaining production documentation.


• Configuration and version management of hardware design items.


• Ensuring that high level requirements and applicable standards are met.


• Assisting with cost and time estimates for engineering activities.


• Planning and executing tasks within agreed budgets and timescales.


• Contribute towards the improvement and elaboration of hardware development processes & tools.


• Apply sound ethical principles.