Electronics Design and Development Engineer

Electronics Design and Development Engineer
Location: Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9GR
Salary: Competitive, DOE.
Contract: Full time, Permanent
We are GDS Instruments; we are recruiting, and we want you!
At GDS we design, develop and manufacture materials testing machines and software and software used for the computer-controlled testing of soils and rocks. This technology is used to evaluate the mechanical properties that are key in geotechnical and earthquake engineering design!
We are now looking for a Electronics Design and Development Engineer to join our growing team.
Electronics Design and Development Engineer– About the role:
The purpose of the role is to support the provision of electrical/electronic design information for all existing and new GDS products. This includes an understanding of CE/UKCA compliance as part of a full design package in accordance with the engineering plan, business strategy and existing sales targets.
The role includes providing product and testing support of new and existing electrical/electronic design when requested within the engineering team and across the wider business.
Responsibilities:

• Provide, maintain, and update existing and new electrical/electronic design documentation as necessary to meet the needs of the business, the customer and CE/UKCA compliance.
  
• Conduct testing of existing, updated, and new electrical/electronic design against specification.
  
• Managing technical enquiries and support within GDS and to our customers that relates to electrical/electronic design recreating issues using in-house test equipment to aid in finding technical solutions.
  
• Provide support to the management of the change control and non-conformance process under the guidance of the lead engineer.
  
• Work closely with the lead engineer providing support with initial prototype builds and identification of equipment or tooling required for test.
  What we need from you:
  Essential:
  
• Educated to degree level in a relevant electronics/electrical discipline or equivalent NVQ Level 7 qualification.
  
• Working knowledge and experience of electronics, their components and functional relationship to systems
  
• Experience in a low/medium volume electromechanical manufacturing environment
  
• Experience working in a live production environment and/or support environment delivering against agreed timescales and changing priorities.
  
• Operational experience of testing and measurement equipment to meet CE/UKCA compliance
  
• Working knowledge of firmware/software languages such as C, C++, and C#
  
• Experience working on electrical and electronic machinery that is energized and operational.
  
• Experience in a low/medium volume electromechanical manufacturing environment
  Desirable:
  
• Working knowledge of Jira, version control (GIT) and Confluence or equivalent
  
• Experience in the use of 3D CAD packages (such as solidworks)
  If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role then submit your up to date CV and your salary expectations