Job Title: Electrical and Electronics Engineer
Location: Brownhills, West Midlands, UK
Contract duration: 12 months (Fixed term employment)
Hybrid work option: No. 5 days/week from client location
As an Electrical and Electronics Engineer, reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, you will provide electrical and electronic design and engineering support for client’s therapy and research cabinet systems, working closely with the wider R&D team to support designs from concept through to verification, compliance and manufacturing. In order to achieve this, your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the design and validation of embedded systems based on ARM architectures and running real-time operating systems.
- Contributing to the development of motor control modules that drive precision mechanical systems, from design through to integration and verification.
- Designing and reviewing power supply circuits (DC/DC and AC/DC) for low and medium-power applications, working within established topologies and design standards.
- Supporting product safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) activities, including testing, debugging and updating designs to help meet emission standards, safety regulations and environmental requirements.
- Using CAD tools to capture schematics, layout printed circuit boards, and maintain complete, controlled design documentation necessary for manufacturing, verification and regulatory review.
- Maintaining existing electrical designs, debug and solve problems and issues reported from the field, identifying root causes and implementing robust corrective design actions.
Requirements:
- 5+ years’ experience in printed circuit board design, including schematic capture, component selection, layout, and design verification.
- Experience contributing to electrical and electronic hardware designs, from requirements through to integration and verification.
- Experience supporting products into manufacturing (desirable).
- Good technical communication skills, with the ability to explain design decisions and evidence to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience of working within controlled product-development processes in a highly regulated environment would be beneficial, including design reviews, risk management, configuration control and verification evidence.
- Direct hands‑on experience of bringing up and debugging new electrical and electronic designs, using structured fault-finding methods and appropriate laboratory equipment.
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team would be beneficial.
- Familiar with industry‑standard electronic design automation CAD tools, such as Altium including schematic capture, printed circuit board layout and design library control.
- Familiar with theory and operation of various power supply topologies, microcontrollers, and analog and digital concepts, and their application in integrated electro‑mechanical products.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or HNC/HND with relevant industry experience.
Electrical and Electronics Engineer in Brownhills employer: Q1 Technologies, Inc.
At Q1 Technologies, Inc., we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the automotive safety sector. Our Gaydon location provides employees with unique opportunities for professional growth, as they engage in meaningful projects that directly impact vehicle safety. With a commitment to employee development and a supportive team environment, we ensure that our engineers thrive while making a difference in the industry.
