Digital Electronics Engineer

Job Title: Digital Electronics Engineer

Location: Edinburgh – 2-3 days per week

Role Type: Contract

Duration : 12 months

Rate: £60.00 - £80.00 per hour Inside IR35

Our client, an established engineering consultancy, require an experienced Digital Electronics Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team working complex aerospace radar systems.

Candidates would need to hold British nationality and have lived & worked in the UK for 5+ years and be eligible for SC security clearance.

What the role of the Digital Electronics Engineer entails:

• Creating high-quality and robust digital electronics designs
• Documenting and recording deliverables
• Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level
• Keeping designs under configuration control
• Providing progress reports

What experience you need to be the successful Digital Electronics Engineer:

• Degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or other STEM-based subject
• Experience of designing high-speed digital electronics using the latest FPGA and / or microprocessor devices and high-speed interconnect technology
• Experience in schematic capture using Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) DxDesigner or similar tools
• Experience of high-speed serial communication interfaces/ protocols (e.g. PCIe, Ethernet/ IEEE802.3, SPI, I2C, etc.) and high-speed bus architectures (e.g. DDR3/4)
• Use of high-speed digital design techniques such as signal termination, controlled impedance, matched length tracking, ground/ power planes, decoupling, etc.
• Functional simulation & timing analysis / constraints at circuit level
• Experience of PCB layout, working closely with and providing guidance to PCB layout engineers on high-speed digital designs
• Hands on experience of integrating hardware, firmware & software on FPGA and microprocessor-based PCA’s

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Digital Electronics Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!