Design & develop specifications under guidance and carry out design activities in line with specifications and all quality and technical standards. Carry out standard technical investigations and analyses to provide data for problem assessment/resolution and for the design of improvements. Contribute to process improvement within the engineering/project team to deliver continuous improvements in quality, cycle time, asset utilisation, etc. Gather information on technical issues and report to more senior staff. Specify tests within a clearly defined area and evaluate and make recommendations based on results, including making suggestions to improve test/diagnosis processes. Technical skills in one or more of the following areas are required:-
Design of Xilinx FPGA devices (including SoC configurations), in particular Virtex 2 pro, 4 and 5. Design of Digital Electronics including Microprocessor (e.g Power PC) Design of Analogue Electronics (up to and including RF) Design of Power Electronics (e.g. Actuator drive circuitry) Derivation of sub-system architectures from system requirement inputs. PCB Packaging and layout of complex PCB's. Competence in one or more of the following:-
The use of CAE Design tools (Xilinx EDK, Mentor Graphics HDL Designer, Leonardo Spectrum, Precision Synthesis, ModelSim, Board Architect, Board Station RE). Negotiation of subsystem requirements with the systems teams. Writing Subsystem Requirement and associated documents. Ability to provide succinct and accurate reports and presentations.
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