Senior Electronics Engineer

Overview

Senior Electronics Engineer role producing electronic designs by developing and testing to a set of requirements, standards and procedures, working closely with systems, software, mechanical, optics and production engineering disciplines.

What you'll do

• Conduct or participate in research, design, development and testing of digital, analogue and radio frequency hardware, including circuit design and sub-system integration for designated products and/or customer applications.
• Keep abreast of industry improvements in hardware engineering techniques.
• Troubleshoot and solve technical issues.
• Assist in product definition, including defining product technical and commercial requirements, proposing product solution alternatives, contributing to product briefs, deriving hardware requirements from customer requirements, and writing product specifications and test plans.
• Develop designs methodically by producing detailed design notes, simulation models, schematic entry, PCB layout, prototyping, validation testing, test reports and product manuals.
• Assist in the transition of products from prototype to production, including interfacing with subcontractors or the process team as required.
• Evaluate, select and audit electronic component suppliers and electronic subassembly suppliers.
• Design production test equipment for the product being manufactured.
• Provide input to production documentation.
• Specify materials, equipment and supplies.
• Modify existing engineering designs.
• Log, compile and evaluate engineering data.
• Write engineering manuals, procedures and reports.
• Apply and maintain quality standards.
• Mentor and guide more junior members of the team.
• May give work assignments and check work of Design Engineers, Technicians, or Design Support personnel on a common project.
• May provide technical direction and guidance to Design Engineers, Technicians, or Design Support personnel assigned to a common project.
• Comply with Cubic's Quality Management System, Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures, security policies and procedures, and Human Resources procedures.
• Ensure own health and safety and that of others by following all rules and procedures, reporting and managing hazards in the work area, and actively contributing to company health and safety initiatives.
• Perform other duties as requested.

What you'll need

• Tertiary qualification in the field of electronics or electrical engineering, computer science, or other relevant technical discipline.
• 5 years' experience in a similar field.
• Experience in digital and analogue circuits, low-power battery-based designs and microcontroller-based designs.

Nice to have

• Experience with Altium Designer Suite would be preferred.
• Experience with RF design and EMC would be an advantage.
• Experience and awareness of embedded software capabilities and functions would be advantageous.

Details

• Location: New Zealand, remote.
• Worker type: Employee.
• Condition of employment: successful outcome of a National Police Check.