Electronic Design Engineer

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Duku are offering an opportunity for an experienced Electronic Design Engineer to support the design of innovative electric vehicle charging equipment and mobility systems for commercial and public sector clients across the UK.

Alongside this are opportunities to work alongside Product Designers on a range of other electronic consumer devices including communication, IOT, health and fitness.

This is an exciting time to join a growing design consultancy and an excellent opportunity to work on a broad range of electronic and electromechanical projects. The successful candidate will lead and shape specialist in-house electronic development.

Key Responsibilities

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• Electronic hardware design combined with embedded software.
• Producing schematic and PCB layouts.
• Lead in-house electronic design, provide expertise to and liaise with design team.
• Develop electronic solutions and PCBA’s for EV chargers and other consumer products including electromechanical, mains 230V.
• Electronic specification development.
• Hardware and Firmware development and optimisation of electronic systems for low volume and large scale production.
• Circuit design, comms, analog & digital I/O, power supply, control & logic, PLC, microcontrollers.
• Prototyping (including proof of concept), testing and validation and debugging of electronic solutions.
• Research and feasibility reports to advise on suitable solutions at an early stage of project work.
• Deliver cost effective and production ready electronic systems and circuit board design.
• Day to day project management and reporting of progress for ongoing work.
• Generate PCB manufacturing information, such as gerbers, BOM, assembly drawings and pick and place files.

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Essential

• Evidence of 1st or 2:1 degree in Electronic Design / Engineering or closely allied subject.
• Track record of developing electronic design solutions to production.
• Experience of PCB/PCBA design for a range of products.
• Superb analogue and digital hardware design skills accrued from a broad portfolio of commercial projects.
• Experience in board debugging, fault finding and testing.
• Excellent computer and literacy skills.
• Experience managing projects from inception to completion.
• Strong communication, planning, and task management skills.
• Self-led with the ability to research and propose solutions to problems.

Desirable

• Experience in the design of electric vehicle charging equipment.
• Portfolio demonstrating a range of consumer products with Bluetooth, GPS, Electromechanical and 230V systems.
• Experience of working in a regulated industry sector such as medical devices, automotive or aerospace would be an advantage.
• Familiar with using electronic design automation software such as Altium, Eagle, Kicad.
• User interface /app integration

​​Benefits:

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• Salary depending on experience.
• Working in the centre of Cheltenham.
• Free parking.
• Be part of a vibrant and growing design consultancy.
• An opportunity to develop an in-house electric / electronics team.