Junior Electronic Hardware Design Engineer

  • Stellenbosch
  • Network Recruitment
We are seeking an Electronic Engineer to join the Hardware Development Team to develop further and enhance our electronic systems, specifically schematic capturing and PCB layouts for high-density, high-speed digital and electro-optical systems.

Key Performance Areas and Responsibilities:
The applicant will be responsible for designing, testing, and integrating digital and electro-optical electronic systems for the aerospace sector.

This entails:
  • Development and testing of high-reliability electronics assemblies.
  • Development of test equipment.

Qualifications:
  • BEng (Electronic); MSc Eng (Electronic).

Requirements:
Must-Have Requirements:
  • 2+ years' experience in the design of high-speed FPGA electronics.
  • 2+ years' experience in high-speed digital electronics PCB routing with 6 layers.
  • Understanding high-speed digital, low-noise analogue, and high-reliability design practices.
  • Experience in technical report writing using MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Advantageous Requirements:
  • Experience with FPGAs, preferably Microsemi/Microchip.
  • Experience in environmental testing and acceptance testing to high-quality standards.
  • An understanding of radiation effects on electronics.
  • Experience with Python (or similar scripting languages).
  • Experience in standard coding compliance, including version control.
  • Experience in Siemens Teamcenter or any other formal configuration management tool.