Electronics Engineer

Introduction
Saab in UK is growing rapidly, with over 500 colleagues across eight sites. We bring together Swedish heritage and British expertise to drive innovation in areas such as software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training. Joining Saab in UK means contributing to the security and resilience of society while building a career with real scope for personal and professional growth.
The Role:
This a 12 month FTC role, part of our Saab Seaeye Under Water Robotics Business Unit.
This is a very exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced individual to thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment. The engineer will be confident in their abilities to research and identify cutting-edge solutions for novel and challenging problems, whilst taking pride in their attention to detail and design integrity.
As part of the Electronics team you will create design solutions for electronic/electrical products in underwater vehicles in line with the company's business needs through innovation, creativity and professionalism.
Our systems are complex, requiring a wide range of technology developed, from Power conversion to high speed communication.
You may be required to lead projects, this will require you to direct and co-ordinate project activities within the Engineering Department and other areas of the business such as Purchasing, Operations, Sales and Logistics.
Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Design and development of new Electronics designs
  
• Comfortable with novel designs with quantified acceptable risks
  
• Design for LVD/EMC Compliance
  
• Development of requirements specifications and test procedures
  
• System level integration and testing
  
• To work with minimal supervision either on your own or within project teams
  Skills and Experiece:
  
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with extensive professional experience.
  
• Experience of full-lifecycle design and development with change management applied: from concept to end of life
  
• Experience in DC to DC converters
  
• Mixed signal electronic design
  
• Microprocessor system design
  
• Board layout principles
  
• Interface buses and protocols including I2C, SPI, RS485, CAN and Ethernet
  We offer great benefits as we are a people-first technology business:
  
• 30 days annual leave (excl. bank holidays)
  
• Private medical & dental cover
  
• Annual fitness grant
  
• 24/7 mental health & wellbeing support
  
• Flexible working culture
  …and many more benefits that we will share in detail during offer stage.
  By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview