Electronics Engineer

Are you an experienced Electronics Engineer within switch mode power supplies or related power electronics fields?

Are you seeking a career opportunity where your skills are valued and your personal development is encouraged?

If so we are keen to hear from you now!

Our client is an established and successful electronics design and manufacturing business in the Cambridge area.

What the role offers:

* Starting salary up to £45,600per annum
* 32 days paid holiday (including Bank/public holidays)
* Monday to Friday, 39 hour working week, with early finish on Fridays
* Plus benefits package including:

* Non-Contributory Pension (they put in 4% rising to 6%)
* Life assurance
* Free Healthcare
* Death in Service benefit (salary x2)
* Sick Pay Scheme
* Annual living allowance and performance merit pay reviews
* Free Parking

* Ongoing support for professional and career development

The Role:

* Working as part of a development team. You will have a varied and challenging role which will involve design verification testing, fault finding to component level, root cause analysis, detailed circuit design involving electronic simulation, component de-rating, schematic capture and PCB layout support.
* The job is for a hands-on individual, who has a ‘can do’ attitude.
* You will be expected to communicate clearly and logically with other engineers and customers.
* The job will involve some project management but the focus is for a technically strong applicant.

The Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have a sound practical engineering background with the following skills/experience:

* Experience in the design and development process for power electronics (inverters etc), analogue electronics and/or switch mode power supplies.
* HNC in Electronics or able to demonstrate a very high level of understanding of electronic circuits and power supply technologies.
* Experience with CAD schematic capture and layout preferably PADS mentor graphics.
* Experience with power circuit simulations e.g. LTspice, PSIM or Simetrix, etc.
* Experience working with high voltage and high power (up to 1kW).
* Understanding of power factor correction fundamentals and techniques.
* Experience in power electronics (SMPS, Audio amplifiers, motor controllers etc).
* Understanding of switch mode power conversion topologies.
* Good electronic circuitry analytical and practical problem solving skills.
* Team player
* Conscientious, proactive and enthusiastic
* Able to work permanently in St. Neots, Cambridgeshire

Please send a CV detailing relevant experience and including full contact details for immediate and confidential consideration by our Senior Consultant.

If you are suitable qualified and experienced then please apply as soon as possible because once the right candidate has been found the opportunity will be closed.

Don’t delay…apply today!

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We look forward to hearing from you.