KEY PURPOSE OF JOB
Product development and manufacturing aerospace engineering company in Somerset West has a permanent position for an embedded design engineer to assist in the development and verification of advanced satellite communication systems within a multidisciplinary team.
KEY TASKS
- The Senior Embedded System Design Engineer will be responsible for implementing functionalities such as DSP algorithms and communication protocols, high-speed interface protocols, and networking protocols in Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs):
- Develop all aspects of an embedded system implementation, including firmware development, simulation, high-speed digital design and layout, and functional and environmental testing.
- Research, develop and test theoretical and conceptual designs.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to derive and define engineering requirements based on system-level requirements.
- Create formal engineering documentation such as specifications, test procedures, design reports, and production documentation.
- Work with the Industrialization, Production, and Quality departments to bring up production and resolve manufacturing issues.
- Attend requirement and proposal discussions with clients when required.
- Other ad-hoc duties as required by the company.
PREREQUISITES
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCES
Qualifications:
• B.Sc/B.Eng degree in Electronic Engineering from a recognized institution.
Experience (ideally within aerospace or defence industry):
• FPGA development (VHDL preferred) (>8 years)
• High-reliability electronic product design and realization (>5-7 years)
• Analog and digital electronic circuit design and simulation (>8 years)
• Practical experience testing and debugging electronic circuits (>8 years)
Additional knowledge areas that would strengthen the application:
• Master’s Degree
• High-speed digital design, schematic capture and PCB layout (preferably in Altium Designer)
• Software development (C, C++, Python)
• Experience modelling DSP algorithms (FFT, filters) and communication waveforms in MATLAB / Python / etc.
• Experience with architecture and design of communications systems.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills.
COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
- Positive self-motivated, self-starter attitude
- Innovative – thinking ‘outside the box’
- Responsible
- Team player
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Customer focused
- Able to persuade and influence others
- Ability to bounce back
- Flexible and able to multi-task, can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment
- Resourcefulness
- Ability to self-manage and set priorities
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