Senior Electronic Equipment Design Engineer

Job title:

Senior Electronic Equipment Design Engineer

Company

Smiths Detection

Job description

SMITHS DETECTION MAKING THE WORLD A SAFER PLACEEvery minute of every day, in nearly every country across the globe, Smiths Detection people and technology make the world a safer place. We safeguard people, business and infrastructure with the latest innovations and screening technology for aviation, ports, borders, defense, and security across 55 countries around the globeLife At Smiths –

• Global leader: We impact critical systems every day with sites in 17 countries and six centers of research excellence. From pioneering to powering life-changing innovation, we’re delivering threat detection and screening solutions to safeguard the world from threat
• Digital growth: A key part of our capability is the integration of digital technology across our business and our operations in more than 55 countries, will be critical to our continued success
• Exciting opportunities: Our growth is creating exciting opportunities to work with experts in physics, chemistry, electronics, mechanics, production, computer science, and AIML
• International environment: With some projects, work requires global collaboration and the potential to travel and grow with the business

Job DescriptionThe facility at Hemel Hempstead manufactures trace detection equipment based on Ion Mobility Spectrometry technology and products such as the Ionscan 600 and the Lightweight Chemical Detector have an excellent reputation for performance and reliability in worldwide use.You will be working within the Manufacturing Engineering team to sustain existing manufacturing activities and introduce new manufacturing capabilities, the Senior Electronic Equipment Design Engineer will work with Electronics Engineers and Software Engineers from the R&D teams for New Product Developments, with the Manufacturing Engineers to support the manufacturing of current products, and with external suppliers to enable the supply of capable subsystems and equipment.Duties and Responsibilities(include, but not limited to)

• Technical Lead on electronics activities required to enable and sustain manufacturing.
• Design and build production test systems.
• Fault Finding / Troubleshooting of electrical circuits.
• Investigate electronics approaches to meet new product requirements, propose, develop and implement robust and reliable solutions to enable manufacturing to cost and throughput targets.
• Understand and interpret technical requirement specifications. Support existing manufacturing by responding to electronics related problems causing production outages, developing additional capacity as required, and continuous improvement of existing electronics test and fabrication equipment.
• Investigate component obsolescence issues and identify solutions to support extending product lifetimes.
• Work with external suppliers such as PCB manufacturers to ensure that their test capabilities are able to assure the quality and performance of incoming parts.
• Be responsible for personal health and safety and that of all that may be affected by your work, following company policies for risk assessment of processes and equipment.
• Keep familiar with technology development and ensure personal currency and understanding of Electronics Engineering developments.

The Individual

• Electronic Engineering related degree/HNC
• At least 5 years relevant working experience in a manufacturing environment
• Professional society membership (e.g. IET or similar)
• Familiar with electronics manufacturing methods
• Competent user of schematic capture and simulation tools (Pspice)
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge
• Experience of Manufacturing Systems Analysis and Gage R&R studies
• Good IT skills, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, Word are essential.
• Excellent team worker, able to work with minimal supervision to deliver to deadlines

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of Military Standards
• Knowledge of Arduino based systems.
• Ability to mentor and develop technicians and junior engineers
• Familiar with electromechanical/pneumatic systems
• Experience of manufacturing automation
• Experience of working with subcontractors and managing their activities and timescales

To find out more about life at Smiths Detection check out our LinkedIn page and follow our storyJoin us for a great career and competitive compensation & benefits whilst keeping the world a safer place.Diversity & InclusionWe believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity. We have several employee-led Employee Resources Groups (women@work, Black Employees Network, Veterans, Pride Network) providing support, enhancing career development, and contributing to personal development in the work environment and beyond.At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Detection, Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website ( )or LinkedIn.#Smiths

Expected salary

Location

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Job date

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:40:39 GMT

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