Electrical and Electronic Engineer

Electrical & Electronic System Engineer

County Durham, United Kingdom

Salary: £45,000-£57,000 DOE + 10% bonus

Jackson Hogg are delighted to be working with a global leader in instrumentation equipment which are looking to bring an Electrical & Electronic System Engineer to their team. With over 60 years of driving innovation, this client employs more than 11,000 people worldwide at over 90 locations on all continents.

This is a permanent, fully on site role based in County Durham, North East of England.

Key Responsibilities:

* Design and document a complete and complex framework, system, or product. Can involve circuit design & analysis, interface design (e.g. communications, cabling), testing & validation, characterising and integrating new components in existing platforms, and collaborating with mechanical, electrical and software engineers to deliver overall solutions.

* Prepare requirements documents and manage verification/validation activities.

* Define, manage and document the evolution of technical platforms, system interfaces, input/outputs, and other technical issues to ensure system level hardware and/or software compatibility.

* Support the integration of Alpha and Beta prototype tools, and optimise tool configurations, whilst identifying, analysing, and resolving system design weaknesses.

* Influence future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) design used across multiple products or systems.

* Ensure that electrical designs comply with industry standards and regulations, whilst working with external bodies to obtain necessary certifications.

* Maintain up to date knowledge of standards in order to provide advice to internal colleagues.

* Manage 3rd party contractors for the delivery of specialist services (e.g. PCB design).

* Contribute to or lead inter-disciplinary design reviews.

* Transfer knowledge and systems to production: develop and document calibration and alignment processes, prepare tool characterisation test plans, develop test-jigs, train Tech Support and production teams.

Key Requirements:

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Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or equivalent experience.

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At least 5 years as an Electrical/Electronics Engineer, and ideally at least 2 years as a Systems Engineer (not a necessity but would be a great bonus).

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Good understanding of motion control and high-accuracy motion systems.

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System-level thinking

* Experience with PLC systems would be advantageous.

If you are interested in this role please submit your CV below
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed