Electronics Design Engineer

Summary of job:

This position reports to the Senior Manager Electronics. The role is based in the company's R & D Department and focuses on the development of new, sophisticated, electronic systems & subsystems. Working shoulder to shoulder with enthusiastic Physicists, Software and Mechanical Engineers, the work will encompass the full product life cycle from system design specifications through to manufacture.

Responsibilities:

· Responsible to MALDI Group Manager for specific parts of product design and working to the current Kratos quality system.

· Ensure the company health and safety procedures are adhered to all the time, only operating equipment for which you are suitably qualified or have received suitable training.

· Production of the specifications for new designs.

· Detailed design and associated documentation (schematics, PCB layouts and PLD/FPGA configurations).

· Provide the MALDI Group Manager with as accurate as possible, estimates of timescales for designs.

· Use the Management Information Systems for creating and controlling bills of materials, drawing numbers and bought out parts.

· Raising Manufacturing Change Notes for design changes and enhancements.

· Raising permits and concessions as appropriate to allow production to continue.

· The implementation of approved changes to the design.

· Liaison with new and old suppliers both on and off site.

· Liaison with Fitters and Test Engineers.

· Building prototype assemblies.

· Meet appropriate company, national and international st...