Job Reference: SC/HQ51135
Job Duration: 6 months
Start date: ASAP
Description:
* Prototype Electronics Engineer - Computer components
* Salary between £80,000 - £90,000 per annum
* This is a Temporary 6 month contract
* Role based in Cambridge - Full-time at first and moving to 50/50 hybrid working
This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented Electronics Engineer to influence high impact, disruptive projects within the Research Division of one of the biggest companies in the Tech World. The ideal candidate will have successfully completed at least one design incorporating the core DDR4, FPGAand 100G-Ethernet technologies.
Overview
The cloud infrastructure theme at this Research facility in Cambridge focuses on highly disruptive innovative technology for cloud solutions. The team has a specific focus on optical technologies in cloudstorage. They are a multi-disciplinary team tackling complete storage systems. The role is to build electronics prototype systems that enable and accelerate research.
Typical Day in the role
Detailed design of digital electronics circuits basedon existing evaluation boards but updating for new components and requirements. Point of Load power supply design. PCB design or oversight of high-speed digital PCB design, possibly including flexi-rigid technologies.
Responsibilities
Tasks cover the entire design, build, test cycle with end-to-end responsibility
Able to work independently, but actively seeks adviceand guidance to improve designs
Electronics Engineer skillset required:
* High Speed Digital Design incorporating DDR4, FPGA and 100G-Ethernet QSFP-28 technologies
* Altium PCB schematic and preferably layout
* Hands on bench debugging anduse of test equipment e.g. oscilloscopes, spectrum analyser, logic analyser
* PCB assembly and hand soldering of surface mountcomponents
* Some of the following:
* Intel/Altera FPGA Design using VHDL
* Knowledge of SoC solutions (hard-processor systems)
* TCIP-IP or UDP Network for streaming data
* Microcontroller firmware for embedded applications
* Higher level software for automation, integration, or demonstration (e.g. Python, C#)
* Analogue or RF design techniques
* Camera Sensor technology
Required Qualifications;
* Master's degree preferred but demonstrable experience of the required skills as listed above is essential
* 3+ years practical experience within Prototype PCB design
Industry: Electronics
Salary: £80000- £91000 per annum
Salary Benefits:
Vacancy Type: Contract
Job Skills: PCB, Electronics Engineer, Prototype, DDR4, FPGA, 100G-Ethernet, QSFP-28
Contact Name: Samantha Cole
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