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Development Engineer

Reports to: Principal Design Engineer
Responsible for: Build & test of development tasks
Main Tasks:

• Input into initial design structure
• Build & test development unit
• Generate parts lists, wiring schedules & source components
• Populate manufactured PCBs & test
• Inspection & test (including fault finding on hardware equipment)
• Design electrical / electronic elements and sub-assemblies of test systems
• Work within project time-scales and costs.
• Communicate with customers and colleagues to clarify requirements / meet specifications
• Produce & maintain accurate electrical drawing packages (including schematics, bill of materials and wiring schedules)
• Work closely with our manufacturing team to inform and answer queries during assembly / test stages

Attributes:

• Good understanding of manufacturing requirements (in terms of electrical production)
• Ability to work on a variety of projects
• The ability to anticipate problems and assess possible solutions
• Methodical & organised approach to working and producing documentation
• Working as part of a team
• Good team player
• Precise and accurate
• Able to understand electronic drawings
• Good fault finding skills

Qualifications and Experience:
An ideal candidate will have:

• Formal engineering qualification in electronic / electrical design
• Possess all requirements for successfully meeting formal Security Check (SC) criteria
• Familiarity with analog and digital interface circuits
• Design / drawing office experience including Autocad (or equivalent) an advantage
• Experience with National Instruments hardware/software an advantage

Senior Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer

Reports to: Principal Design Engineer 
Responsible for: Electrical & Electronic Design
Main Tasks:

• Generate electrical / electronic design specifications for team members
• Communicate with customers and other Amfax project engineers to clarify requirements / meet design specifications
• Identify and support timely development of ‘fit for purpose’ electrical drawings & electronic documentation
• Research & source specific items when required
• Provide technical guidance to colleague and customers when required
• Work closely with manufacturing dept. to inform and answer queries during assembly / test stages
• Efficiently and accurately check wiring schedule & schematic information produced by colleagues
• General management & upkeep of drawings
• Attend Factory and/or Site Acceptance Testing with customer when required
• Generate product reference documentation / handbooks when required

Essential Qualifications / Experience:

• Formal engineering qualification in electronic / electrical design
• Min. 5 years industry related experience in electrical engineering at design / implementation level
• Possess all requirements for successfully meeting formal Security Check (SC) criteria
• Experience of designing test equipment
• Experience of designing analogue and digital interface circuits

Desirable Qualifications / Experience:

• 18th Edition an advantage
• Experience in Power Engineering an advantage
• Experience with National Instruments hardware/software an advantage

Key Attributes:

• Accurate and methodical
• Able to anticipate & solve problems
• Able to produce wiring schedules & schematics that support efficient manufacture
• Able to work on a variety of projects
• Good communication skills to Amfax and customer personnel

​Principal Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer

Reports to: Engineering Manager
Responsible for: Technical Lead of projects and engineers
Main Tasks:

• Involvement at all stages of projects including:
  • Initial meetings with customers to gather requirements
  • Investigate potential solutions
  • Assist with quote / proposal generation
  • Technically lead projects
  • Provide technical guidance and review to other team members
  • Work closely with manufacturing dept. to inform and answer queries during assembly / test stages  Attend Factory and/or Site Acceptance Testing with customer
  • Review project engineering documentation
• Work closely with project managers
• Generate electrical / electronic design specifications for team members
• Work within project time-scales and costs.
• Communicate with customers and other Amfax project engineers to clarify requirements / meet specifications
• Work closely with manufacturing dept. to inform and answer queries during assembly / test stages.

Qualifications / Experience:

• Formal engineering qualification in electronic / electrical design
• Min. 5 years industry related experience in electrical engineering at design / implementation level
• Possess all requirements for successfully meeting formal Security Check (SC) criteria
• Experience of designing test equipment
• Experience of designing analogue and digital interface circuits
• Experience with National Instruments hardware/software an advantage

Key Attributes:

• Able to lead a project through development to manufacturing
• Ability to work on a variety of projects
• Good communication skills to Amfax and Customer personnel

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Production Wire Person

Reports to: Manufacturing Manager
​Responsible for:
Producing looms/cable assemblies & test equipment items from drawings & kits to the required build standards and agreed timeframes.
Main Tasks:

• Production of wiring looms/cable assemblies: comfortable with crimping, soldering, lacing & splicing to aerospace standards
• ​Wiring of cabinets and fixtures

Other Tasks:

• Assembly of PCBs (desirable but not essential)

Attributes:

• Understanding of engineering drawings, wiring schedules and circuit diagrams
• Able to solder to a consistently high standard
• Familiar with a variety of mil spec connectors, cable production techniques
• Able to work to IPC 620 Class 3
• Able to work to deadlines
• Tidy, methodical and accurate
• Own standard wiring tools (specialized tools will be supplied)
•  Able to work independently
• Good team player
• Willing to provide on-site support at customer premises when required
• ESD awareness

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience in similar work essential (ideally within the Defense / Aerospace sector)
• IPC 620 certified
• Demonstrated capability by skills test
• Full driving license

Prototype Wire Person

Reports to: Manufacturing Manager
Responsible for:
Producing looms/cable assemblies & test equipment items to the required build standards and agreed timeframes from minimum information & by liaising with in-house engineers.
Main Tasks (Prototype and Production):

• Production of wiring looms/cable assemblies: comfortable with crimping, soldering, lacing & splicing to aerospace standards
• Wiring of cabinets and fixtures

Other Tasks:

• ​Assembly of PCBs (desirable but not essential)

Attributes:

• Extensive knowledge of cable types, connectors, cable assembly techniques and applications
• Able to liaise with in-house engineers with technical queries and provide build solutions for prototype assemblies
• Understanding of engineering drawings, wiring schedules and circuit diagrams
• Able to solder to a consistently high standard
• Familiar with a variety of mil spec connectors, cable production techniques
• Able to work to IPC 620 Class 3
• Able to work to deadlines
• Tidy, methodical and accurate
• Own standard wiring tools (specialized tools will be supplied)
• Able to work independently
• Good team player
• Willing to provide on-site support at customer premises when required
• ESD awareness

Qualifications and Experience:

• Prototype assembly experience in similar work essential (ideally within the Defense / Aerospace sector)
• IPC 620 certified
• Demonstrated capability by skills test
• Full driving license

When successful product testing matters, Amfax delivers high performance, fully supported test engineering solutions designed and built to your exacting specifications on time and to budget

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