Some specific tasks include:

• Design, develop and maintain competitive (cost and performance) products, integrated in the higher-level product, which meet and exceed the market / end user requirements.
• Analyse faults and find areas of improvement in circuitry and overall system design
• Field trials
• Analyse laboratory and field data
• Assist production department with design-related manufacturing problems
• Assist with production fault finding
• Evaluate alternatives for obsolete components
• Conceptualise tools to aid testing and manufacturing; optimise testing
• Report on findings
• Write and improve test and production procedures
• Liaise with different stakeholders, e.g., Engineering, Production, Configuration Management, etc

Your profile

The ideal candidate will be excited about the role described above and be keen to learn and contribute to a diverse and passionate team.

Required skills:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in multi-disciplinary engineering R&D and product development environment
• Electronic HW knowledge, especially analogue circuit design and enhancement
• Optic, electro-optic and radiometry knowledge
• Basic system engineering knowledge
• Knowledge of configuration and qualification processes

Desired skills:

• Experience in the Defence environment
• Knowledge of an electronics production, repair and maintenance environment will be an advantage
• Knowledge of electro-optic systems
• Knowledge of obsolescence management

Qualification requirements:

• B.Eng. Electronics or an equivalent qualification