Electronic Engineer

JOB TITLE: Electronic Engineer

LOCATION: Bristol, near Temple Meads (BS2 0RA) - Office-based position

CONTRACT: Permanent - Full time (Mon-Fri)

SALARY: £Competitive + Bonus up to 5% annual salary

THE COMPANY

Over the past 30 years L&T has become a global player in the medical simulation education market. It has ambitious plans for further growth in the next 5 years across the globe, through investment and new product development.

Multi award winning and still privately owned, the £30M business has grown from a tabletop start up, to a multinational business with its head office and manufacturing in Bristol, along with sales offices in the USA, Australia and Sweden.

The vision of the business remains as it always has: to design and manufacture medical task trainers which through deliberate clinical practice help improve patient outcomes.

People are at the heart of L&T, they comprise the expertise, contribute to and deliver the vision, in this fascinating and growing market sector.Over the past 30 years L&T has become a global player in the medical simulation education market. It has ambitious plans for further growth in the next 5 years across the globe, through investment and new product development.

Multi award winning and still privately owned, the £30M business has grown from a tabletop start up, to a multinational business with its head office and manufacturing in Bristol, along with sales offices in the USA, Australia and Sweden.

The vision of the business remains as it always has: to design and manufacture medical task trainers which through deliberate clinical practice help improve patient outcomes.

People are at the heart of L&T, they comprise the expertise, contribute to, and deliver the vision, in this fascinating and growing market sector.

THE JOB

The role aims to support the design and building of integrated hardware solutions to meet the functional requirements of Limbs & Things’ training products. We are looking for a pragmatic engineer with an open mind, an aptitude for problem-solving and is comfortable with design and documentation processes and working with external suppliers.

They will support new product designs by creating requirements for electronic hardware and PCBA prototyping and testing. The role requires broad engineering skills in PCB design and the integration of hardware and embedded software to meet product requirements. Familiarity with a variety of operating systems and platforms, a strong analytical mindset and a keen eye for detail are important.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Understand product requirements and determine how they translate into integrated hardware and application features.
• Work with the Software Team to define requirements for hardware designs and integration into products.
• Assist in feasibility studies to provide solutions for product development.
• Write and edit system firmware.
• Manage the building of PCBAs according to specifications via subcontractors.
• Perform unit and integration testing (including snagging) in accordance with project schedules.
• Conduct functional and non-functional testing, and document accordingly.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications, software, hardware and integrated systems.
• Evaluate existing applications to reprogram, update and add new features.
• Seek specialist external help where necessary and manage subcontractors and suppliers associated with systems design and development.
• Develop technical documents and handbooks to accurately represent application design and code.
• Manage regulatory compliance testing with an external test house
• Manage L&Ts technical file data for electronic hardware.

REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Relevant degree level qualification (EEE, IMEE, Mechatronics or similar background) with at least 4 years commercial experience working in electronic design.
• Use of ECAD - Schematic Capture/Board Layout/Manufacturing Files Generation using an ECAD software. EAGLE, Altium, OrCad etc.
• Full product life-cycle experience - Design for manufacture.
• EMC certification experience.
• Board level testing and rework including SMT components.
• Use of standard electronics tools – Oscilloscope, Waveform Generator, Spectrum Analyser, DMM etc.
• Real-time embedded C – Bare Metal.
• Audio Electronics.
• Motor Control.
• Power electronics – DC-DC, Battery powered devices, High-Power and Low-Power designs.
• Microcontroller Architecture - PIC32, ESP32 or Similar.
• Communications protocols - I2C, SPI, I2S etc.
• Experience with managing version control – Git.
• Delivery of design documentation - Use of standard software design tools e.g. UML, flow charts, hierarchy diagrams etc.
• Excellent communications skills; able to communicate with a mixed discipline team both within and external to the company.
• Knowledge of quality management methodologies.

Desirable

• Experience with Python, RTOS
• Development in GUI software.
• Experience with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, TCP/IP.
• Experience with RFID and NFC.

THE PACKAGE

In return we offer a competitive salary and a performance-related bonus based on personal objectives that pays up to 5% of your salary annually, study support and the chance to progress in a rapidly growing company.

We have recently introduced a new flexible working policy; it currently allows employees (following a probationary period) to work from home one day a week (if their work can be done from home) and also to work longer hours during the week and finish early on a Friday. This is a new initiative that we will review and extend if our employees value it and it works well.

Other benefits include a salary sacrifice pension scheme where the company matches your contribution up to 5% plus Employer NI savings - currently 15.05% of your contribution (this also applies to voluntary contributions), a non-contributory healthcare cash plan including access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), life insurance paying 4x your salary, access to a virtual GP, 25 days holiday and a cycle to work scheme.

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity and you feel you have got what it takes, please send your CV with a covering letter telling us why you consider yourself suitable for the role, to the HR Manager, Limbs & Things.