Electronic Design Engineer
We’re seeking a fast-learning, self-starting Electronics Engineer with broad experience in RF, Digital, Analogue and PSU design to join our product development team.
You will take a primary role in the development of new exciting products in our IoT gateway, RTU and position tracking offerings. Our products are based around MCU's and Linux single-board computers. They include a wide range of functionality such as Satellite/NTN/Cellular connectivity, BLE, Wi-Fi, GNSS, APNT and networking
Ideally you should have at least ten years’ experience in a similar role, and be well-versed with the current best practices, tools and technologies. Now that we are part of the CLS Group we need more hands-on-deck to effectively scale our systems to support our growing global customer-base, innovative products and services for new markets and opportunities.
The role involves working independently as well as part of the development team to support existing projects and develop new exciting products and services. You'll be actively developing specifications to meet customer needs as well as our forward thinking strategy.
Often we have to react extremely quickly to meet the needs of fast emerging applications or the requirements of a new customer so being able to quickly change course will also be an advantage.
We are based at our Whiteley office in Hampshire alongside the production facility. Working arrangements can be flexible but we prefer you to be in the office at least 3 days each week.
Technical requirements
- 10+ years designing and testing electronic circuits incorporating a wide range of technologies.
- Proven track record of taking designs from concept through schematic and PCB layout.
- Innovative approach to solving design challenges.
- Experience in RF circuit design.
- Superb fault finding and problem solving skills
- Experience in design for manufacturability and reliability.
- Knowledge of KiCAD would be beneficial.
Who are you?
- Autonomous, curious and self-motivated
- Passion for learning & discovering new technology
- Articulate communicator, with succinct verbal capabilities
- Positive, “Can do” attitude to problem solving
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Confident, self-aware, reflective
Who are we?
We're Ground Control, part of the CLS group of companies - we design, manufacture and support satellite tracking, RTU and IoT products and services. Our products are truly global and provide tracking & communications capabilities to: governments, oceanic yacht races, commercial shipping, fishing fleets, aircraft, journalists in war zones, elephants, drones, icebergs and oil-wells (and everything in between).
We already have over 200k devices deployed with virtually all of these connected to our state of the art cloud platform. This handles all of our data processing, visualisation, billing and reporting functions.
Now that we are a part of the CLS group our growth as one of the global leader leaders in tracking and IoT is accelerating. The group numbers around 1200 people, within Ground Control we have a strong team of 20 people dedicated to R&D.
We are tier-1 partners with the major satellite operators who we often collaborate on projects with. They trust and highly regard us for our expertise and 20+ years of experience.
It is sure to be an exciting and rewarding experience for anyone joining our team at this time.
Why work here?
- We work on truly unique projects and technology.
- Lot’s of opportunity for research as well as development.
- Open minded team; constantly striving to make the wheel rounder.
- Bright, open plan office, (standing desks available).
- Healthy hardware budgets.
- Opportunity to work flexibly.
- Health insurance.
- Employer pension contribution (5% of salary).
- Competitive salary.