Graduate Analogue Electronics Engineer
Main purpose of the job
Working within multi-disciplinary project teams on client assignments, you will help to design, implement and test electronic hardware encompassing high performance analogue electronic circuits.
Type of work undertaken by the division/group
Within the Products and Systems Division resides our expertise in the fields of radar, location system design, sensing, advanced control and signal processing. With a mixture of radio frequency engineers, analogue and digital electronics engineers, software engineers, physicists and mathematicians the group is able to develop complete sensing systems for its clients. Recent projects include the development of radar systems, radio location system designs, optical systems and a range of different consumer products. A strong desire to learn to develop and implement solutions with different technologies and for different target markets is essential. Our customer base covers a diverse range of sectors including defence, commercial, consumer, industrial and governmental.
Specific responsibilities
As a member of a project team working on a client assignment, you will be responsible for completing specific tasks within the time-scale and budget agreed with the project manager. As you gain knowledge and experience, you will take responsibility for progressively larger and more complex tasks. Opportunities to move into project management or commercial roles are likely to arise as your career develops.
Activities may include:
- Designing analogue and digital circuits for use in different sensing systems
- Working with our team of PCB designers to design circuit boards
- Specifying and sourcing components
- Testing and evaluating prototype designs
- Researching and reporting on the capabilities of new and existing sensor technologies
The successful applicant need not have direct industrial experience in these areas, but will be expected to demonstrate the skills necessary to become able to carry out these responsibilities as an individual and also as a team member.
Minimum requirements
To meet the requirements of this role you will have:
- A good first degree in a relevant engineering discipline
- A solid foundation in analogue electronics design
- An imaginative and inquisitive mind, eager to learn new skills and to develop solutions for interesting and complex problems
- Strong mathematical skills
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
In addition, any experience of the following will also be beneficial:
- RF circuit design
- Digital circuit design
- Power supply design
Graduates with industrial experience or recent graduates with relevant academic course experience are welcomed.
Due to the nature of the work, it will be necessary to obtain security clearance for the successful applicant, and therefore the applicant must hold UK nationality.
Future Prospects
Cambridge Consultants is committed to developing its employees’ careers and has a flexible policy to cater for individual capabilities and preferences. Promotion is linked to merit.
Employment benefits
- Good salaries, based on merit and reviewed annually;
- Profit share in addition to basic salary;
- Flexible working hours;
- Free lunches and refreshments;
- Private medical insurance and company sickness scheme;
- Pension scheme including free life assurance;
- 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays;
- Assistance in relocation if applicable;
- A genuine commitment to personal development and training;
- Active social committee;
- Well equipped and pleasantly situated building on the Cambridge Science Park;
- Above all, real responsibility for real business problems with good career prospects based on merit.
- Excellent career development and training opportunities.
To apply, send your CV to: UKrecruitment@CambridgeConsultants.com