Job Title:                         Embedded Systems Engineer
Location:                        Pulborough
Employment Type:         Permanent

Who your be working for:
We are a family-owned business for over 75 years, takes pride in powering progress in health, security and quality of life. We are key partners with the world’s leading medical devices, semiconductor, scientific analytics and industrial systems manufacturers. When they want to push the limits of what’s possible with high voltage applications, they turn to us to make it happen.
Whilst we are not a household name, our products are used to make and often power many of the most advanced technologies that make modern life possible. With design and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe and Asia, we have become the preferred provider of high voltage power solutions for OEMs pushing the boundaries of technology around the world by designing and producing the products they need to power progress.

Main objectives
Working with the power supply design engineers devise and employ the use of digital control loops into our  HV UK products. Support of existing production firmware. To develop and support software used for production testing of High Voltage power supplies and analysis of test data.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implementation of software associated with the company's on-going high voltage power supply development.
• Support and develop software for new test solutions suitable for global operations ensuring production and development test software is appropriate and available on time.
• Aid in the design and project managing the development of software for the production testing of high voltage power supplies both at sub assembly level (if necessary) and at final test, liaising with customers and suppliers as necessary.
• Produce clear and precise production test software utilising appropriate coding solutions including LabVIEW and TestStand in conjunction with our global software solutions.
• Maintenance of software, version control and release archiving.
• Ensuring test methods are safe, effective, efficient and meet the needs of the end users (production test operators)
• Liaison with customers and other organisations as required to ensure the design meets the customers’ requirements.
• Conduct the writing of software to meet the timescales and cost presented on the project plan.
• To attend product design reviews and confirm the integrity of software design.
• Assist the design team in estimating times and costs for the project.
• Provide code, operating principles, calibration procedures and operating instructions for the designed product.
• Ensure the design meets our High Voltage Electronics Ltd engineering, quality and safety standards.
• Designs must be compliant to all current legal and regulatory requirements. 
• Keep informed and support EMS and improvement team activities and ISO9001 – Quality and ISO 14001 – Environmental requirements including workmanship standards, static handling precautions and high voltage control measures.
• Commit to achieving the Company’s business, quality and environmental objectives and continuously seek new ‘green’ opportunities and suggest ways the business can improve.

Skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Degree or equivalent in Software Engineering or Electrical/ Electronic Engineering with some experience and interest in embedded systems and hardware.
• Experience in software design and development with an emphasis on structured methods.
• Experience of Microchip PIC/DSP controllers and C programming.
• Knowledge of embedded systems and digital control theory.
• Experience of VB.NET GUI development.
• Knowledge of standard lab instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
• Willingness to learn software tools required to provide global test solutions.
• A thorough and methodical approach to problem solving along with analytical thinking skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work well with others.
• A quick learner and logical thinker.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

  
TPA are a specialist recruitment agency recruiting on behalf of our client.
If you think you are a close fit for this position, please do apply and we will also register you for any upcoming positions that may be suitable.