WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Control the design, development, and evaluation, from concept to mass production for new models, ensuring they comply with the customer requirements and liaising with other areas of R&D to ensure this is fulfilled.
• Critically evaluate design proposals and participate in peer review meetings. Develop test procedures to validate designs. Study EMC & Signal Integrity issues, identify and eliminate design problems before sample stages.
• Ensure liaison with customers, suppliers, and PMUK departments in order that all project stakeholders are fully informed at all times.
• Provide evidence that the relevant customer, Panasonic, regional (e.g. EN) and general product safety directives are considered where appropriate.
• Apply technical expertise to investigate, identify, implement, and support countermeasures and improvements to resolve complex issues and coordinate development issues; including evaluation failures and changes in requirements with internal contacts, external suppliers, and customers and other Panasonic organisations.
• Fully assess and consider historic problems and endeavour to eradicate them from future designs. Leading and supporting engineers in this activity.
• Ensure development builds are according to agreed schedules. Supporting with components and assembly house queries.
• Support cost requirements for projects / developments including samples costs, mass production parts, and tooling cost.
• Support the Project Leader to create and maintain project plans / schedules for electrical / electronic aspects of developments.
• Support the Project Team to ensure relevant project based AQ and R&D documents (NCL, schedule table, BOMs, etc.) are completed in line with the required processes.
• Consider new technology to improve and implement new R&D systems / processes, ensuring efficient product development and future improvement to product development.
• Provide information for the weekly project update (issued to PMUK management), providing updates on any new or ongoing issues, including appropriate responses and actions being taken.
• Provide necessary information for technical and strategic meetings and attend and contribute to the relevant development meetings, both internal and external.
• Mentor and support other members of the R&D department with the technical aspects of their work.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Degree level qualification in an Engineering or business based discipline plus 5 years relevant industry experience, or at least 10 years relevant industry experience in a similar role.
• High level of experience in Electrical and EMC testing in a design environment and of fault finding to component level.
• High level of experience of PCB design tools (Zuken CR5000 preferably) and Circuit simulation tools.
• Highly experienced in designing electronics circuits and taking the design from concept to mass production.
• Dealing with sub-contractor assembly houses.
• Design for EMC / ESD and noisy environments.
• Knowledge and experience of project management processes.
• Experience of soldering and de-soldering (including surface mount components).
• Excellent knowledge and experience of electrical and electronic circuit theory.
• Hands on experience of using electrical and electronic test equipment and tools.
• Must be an effective team player with a flexible attitude and good communication skills.
• Experience of leading a team of Engineers / Technicians.
• Self-starting with good initiative and able to demonstrate a methodical approach to tasks, with a view to developing own ideas and solutions.
• High level problem solving skills with the ability to efficiently resolve technical issues.
• Knowledge of PMUK Home Appliance products would be desirable.
• This role will involve some physical manual handling
• Must have a valid driving license.
• Must hold a valid passport and be willing to travel internationally.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• Flexi-time system.
• Company pension contributions of up to 10%.
• Early finish on a Friday.
• Free parking on site.
• Annual leave entitlement of 24 days (+ bank holidays), increasing up to 30 (+ bank holidays) with service.
• Death in service benefit of 4x annual salary.
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, bereavement, adoption, surrogacy, and sickness.
• Fuel card with UK Fuels, providing discounted rates at the pump.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Long Service Awards.
• On-site canteen.
• Exclusive ‘Staff Sales’ site for Panasonic products.
• Training and development opportunities.
• ‘Refer a Friend’ recruitment scheme.