Electronic Design & Firmware Engineer Hardware

Job description

Job Number

2754323

Business

GE Energy Connections

Business Segment

Energy Connections Grid Solutions

About Us

GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
GE Grid Solutions Business is a world leader in the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) market. HVDC technology enables global and renewable energy transmission, and is critical in meeting today's demand for decarbonisation and the security of energy networks. As a technology leader, we are engineering and delivering HVDC solutions to meet the most complex electrical projects ever seen.

Posted Position Title

Electronic Design & Firmware Engineer Hardware

Career Level

Experienced

Function

Engineering/Technology

Function Segment

Design Engineering

Location(s) Where Opening Is Available

United Kingdom

City

Stafford

Postal Code

ST17 4LX

Relocation Assistance

Yes

Role Summary/Purpose

We are looking for an Electronics Design Engineer with strong firmware skills to join the team in Stafford. The role will include analysing and implementing system requirements by developing, designing and testing Analogue, Digital and Power Electronics pcb hardware

Essential Responsibilities

·• Analysing system requirements and defining functions to be implemented in Hardware
• Analogue and digital Hardware design
• Commissioning, verification and proving of electronic hardware
• FPGA Firmware development
• Maintain legacy products including updates and improvements to extend product life span
• Creating and maintaining manufacturing datapacks
• Completing engineering activities to cost and schedule
• Writing functional specifications for electronic hardware
• Writing test specifications (Routine test, Type test)
• Participating in and contributing to design reviews
• Ensuring designs are documented to Company standards
• Supporting site activities

Desired profile

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelors Degree or Higher in Electrical/Electronic engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Experience of designing hardware for real time control applications
• Experience of FPGA design using Verilog
• Strong all-round knowledge and understanding of electronic components & principles
• High-speed digital hardware design and PCB layout skills
• Strong hardware/FPGA debugging skills
• Experience with Altera & Microsemi (Actel) FPGA devices and design tools (Quartus II, Libero SoC)
• Dynamic and proactive with ability to work on own or as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to resolve technical issues
• Good communications skills, fluent in English
• Ability to communicate effectively across different disciplines

Salary competitive
Opening date 19/10/2016
Closing date 16/11/2016