Key Responsibilities:

• Interpret system requirements and break them down into detailed firmware requirements.
• Lead firmware development activities and reviews, ensuring comprehensive system and sub-system design.
• Support the development of a robust process for reliable simulation within the wider team.
• Ensure technical solutions meet customer, legislative, and business requirements.
• Maintain the quality and timeliness of your engineering tasks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assist the Line Manager with planning and estimation during project kick-offs.
• Identify and address qualification, certification, and safety issues.
• Create technical documentation such as Management Plans, Requirements Specifications, Design Documents, Interface Specifications, Acceptance Tests, and Design Change Requests.
• Oversee the testing, simulation, and integration of new developments, including formal testing procedures.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers.
• Act as Project Engineering Lead (PEL) or Work Package Manager (WPM) for one or more projects when required.

Role Requirements:

• Extensive experience throughout the project lifecycle as a firmware engineer, from bids and proposals to in-service support (preferably within the defence sector).
• Practical experience in designing complex systems involving multiple electronics disciplines, with a deep understanding of associated challenges.
• Proven track record of delivering reliable solutions on time and within budget.
• Comfortable working with diverse stakeholders beyond electronics, including Project Management, Systems, Mechanical, and Software Engineering teams to resolve project issues.
• Collaborative team player, effective in a multidisciplinary project environment, working closely with team members.

Additional Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a relevant field; Chartered status or Professional Registration is desirable.
• Experience in Defence, Maritime, or Aviation sectors is beneficial.
• Exposure to the following areas:
  • Development of analog and digital technologies.
  • Design for EMC, electrical safety, and signal integrity in firmware, schematic, or PCB layouts.
  • Firmware development.
  • Familiarity with PMRP and ECAD tools.
  • Design for manufacture and understanding of the full project lifecycle.
  • Prototyping, testing, and verification of electronic subsystems (hardware/firmware) at the unit and sub-system level.
  • Proficiency with engineering tools like DOORS, ERPs, and other Configuration Management tools.
• Typically, a Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field with experience in a complex engineering environment.

Benefits:

• Optional 9-day fortnight
• Time off in lieu (TOIL)
• Flexible working hours
• Early 1pm finish on Fridays
• Annual bonus
• 25 days of annual holiday
• Christmas shutdown
• Option to buy or sell holiday
• Option to purchase private healthcare, dental coverage, critical illness insurance, etc., via salary sacrifice
• 4x annual salary life cover
• Pension scheme starting at 5% employer/4% employee contribution, with the option to select employee contributions ranging from 4% to 70% (provided it does not reduce salary below the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage).