Software Engineer / Electronics Engineer

Our client, based in Witney, Oxfordshire have an exciting opportunity for a Software/Electronics Engineer in their Magnetic department.

You will be Developing software/electronic engineering solutions from first principles in line with defined objectives. Hold technical responsibility for delivery of associated technology.

Technical Skills

Qualified with a degree in electrical/electronic engineering or software engineering with demonstrable post graduate industrial experience in the following areas:-

• Background and experience in embedded micro controller hardware/software design (specifically for the C16x programmed in C ) Ideally using the Keil development tools including experience of real time operating systems (i.e RTX166).
• Knowledge of High Speed Communication Buses and communication protocols (e.g. RS232, CAN, SPI). Experienced in developing CAN based applications ideally utilizing the CANOpen library from PORT.
• Ability to clearly document program code as required for the adherence to industrial standards for safety related programmable systems i.e IEC 61508 together with associated hazard and risk assessments.
• Knowledge and experience of Mixed signal (analogue/digital) design including programmable devices and associated programming languages (e.g. VHDL).
• Knowledge and experience of formal software verification techniques.
• Knowledge and experience of PC program application design and development in a Windows environment (e.g. Visual Studio languages – Visual Basic, Visual C#).
• Experience in using ‘subversion’ and Visual sourcesafe for versioning control and maintenance.
• Knowledge and experience of applied Electronics Test and Measurement methodologies.

Change Management / Project Management Skills

1. People management: Motivate and lead project teams to deliver project milestones on time; to ensure sufficient skill sets are available in the project team; ensure sufficient resources are available.
2. Risk management; Plan and mitigate project risks to acceptable levels to ensure project objectives and deliverables are achieved on time. Ensures appropriate tools are used, ie, FMEAs, hazard analysis.
3. Customer management; Provide excellent communication skills to plan, coordinate and liaise with the customer for decision making process and providing advice.
4. Project control and reporting; Provide accurate project reports on status against milestones including financial control within set budgets to all stake holders and product cost targets.
5. Business specific knowledge; Good understanding of technologies being applied to existing products to assess risks and challenge implementation when appropriate.
6. Project delivery and completion; Delivery of a system design, to schedule, by managing the resources of a cross-functional team to ensure deliveries meet the schedule agreed with the external and internal customers
7. Maintain business processes; Ownership of and adherence to appropriate business processes and ensure / promote process compliance
8. Project management tools; Ensures state of the art project management methodologies and tools are employed at all stages of the project
Competencies:
• Unlimited thinking
• Self determination
• Initiative
• Learning
• Communication Skills
• Network built on trust
• Result and quality
• Orientation
• Professional ethics