Rail - Assistant Electronics Engineer - Somerset

There is a requirement for an Assistant Electronics Engineer on a Rail Infrastructure project in North Somerset on a contract-basis for at least 6 months.

Role Brief:

• Assembly, calibration, testing and fault-finding of Electronics Control Units (ECU) and other electronics equipment for use in the railway infrastructure and assisting in electronics design and development activities.
• Essentially this is a hands-on assembly and test role, which requires the physical inspection and test of printed circuit boards and complete electronics assemblies.
• Experience in dealing with safety critical / high reliability electronics is essential, as is the need to process and interpret downloaded performance data from the ECU.

Essential Skills Required:

• Electrical/Electronic HNC/HND or equivalent qualification/experience.
• Experience as technician/tester & within an engineering role.
• Ability to process and interpret functional and performance data, downloaded from the ECU or similar equipment.
• Ability to build Test fixtures, including good mechanical & electronics assembly, soldering and wiring skills.
• Knowledge of analogue and digital circuits and able to interpret complex circuit schematics.
• Proven customer focus with flexibility to respond rapidly to customer demands.

Desirable Skills:

• Appreciation of safety critical requirements and responsibilities.
• Understanding of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for electronics equipment.
• Schematic/PCB design experience using CAD tools.
• Knowledge of Field Programmable Gate Array Logic (FPGA) technology and VHDL.

Language:

• Some experience of electro-mechanical actuation systems/ mechanisms