Electronic Design Engineer

Location – Derby, DE21 4AP

Pektron Group Ltd is searching for an Electronic Design Engineer who will be responsible for designing electronic products for a variety of major OEM’s

What we do:

Our customers are globally recognised brands and leaders in their field across multiple market segments. We design and manufacture the electronic and software solutions which power their success. Whether it be black box electronic controllers used in construction and agricultural vehicles or high end instrument displays used in prestige vehicles, we create the electronic products to meet our customers’ needs from the ground up.

Our mission is to meet and exceed our customers’ expectations in the design of bespoke electronic solutions. From capturing customer requirements, designing electronic circuits at schematic and PCB level, the creation of embedded product software and the design of mechanical enclosures to house the electronics, through to design verification, validation test and ultimately high volume manufacture in our Derby technology campus.

About you:

You will be a highly motivated, self-managing and versatile electronics design engineer looking for your next challenge. You will be accustomed to working to project deadlines and you will relish an element of project management in working with customers to understand their requirements and turn their needs into working electronics hardware, which you will support through development and into manufacture in our Derby facility.

Whilst you may have a good appreciation of embedded systems software, your focus will be hardware.

You will have experience in the selection of 8, 16 or 32 bit microcontrollers and the know-how and drive to create the electrical schematics for electronic hardware solutions comprising elements such as microcontroller and memory sub-systems, power supply circuits, analogue and digital circuits, CAN & LIN communications circuits, protected output circuits and maybe even TFT displays, automotive Ethernet or LED lighting circuits for automotive applications. You will be an under-the-bonnet Engineer, capable of producing electronic circuits from scratch using Integrated circuits and discrete components to design electronic solutions at PCB level and you will be in your element working alongside a team of PCB layout, mechanical, software and Production Engineers to produce a design fit for high volume manufacture.

The role:

You will be working within the Electronic Hardware Team which is part a multi-disciplined engineering team, consisting of Mechanical, Electronic and Firmware Engineers (approx. 60 in total)

You will have the opportunity to design electronic hardware using existing CAD tools and processes, working on interesting and diverse projects where you will be involved in every aspect of the product lifecycle from quotation, concept, design and validation through to manufacture. Product developments include electronic design involving schematic capture, design verification - including techniques such as DFMEA analysis and tools such as the Vector toolchain, as well as design validation including the resolution of potential EMC issues and supervising products through environmental testing. The projects you work on will also grow your knowledge of customer specific product standards and you may be involved in the development of safety critical systems to the ISO26262 standards.

The work is rewarding and diverse enabling you to use the full scope of your electronic engineering skills and experience.

Recent projects include:

Design and manufacture of advanced body control systems including passive keys and active suspension systems for high performance vehicles.

Developing advanced instrument clusters, passive entry systems, body and chassis control systems for major OEM clients in the automotive, agricultural and construction sectors.

What’s on offer: 

Competitive salaries, yearly pay review, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, free parking, BUPA healthcare, life Insurance, funding for professional training and further education plus support in attaining professional membership and paid membership fees, a 39 hour working week with flexible start and finish times (core hours 10-4). For candidates interested in relocating to the area we can assist with relocation costs and we are able to offer Tier 2 sponsorship for candidates who meet all our criteria.

Location:

We are based in Alfreton Road in Derby, easily commutable from the Derby area, Nottingham, Mansfield, Burton, Loughborough, Ashbourne and the Peak District and East Staffordshire.

We have 5 modern, purpose built buildings at our Derby site including state of the art manufacturing facilities and are in the process of building a purpose built Engineering centre to house our Engineering team. Our facilities have been recognised as being one of the most modern and well equipped electronics design, development and manufacturing plants in Europe.

About us:

Pektron are one of the largest privately owned electronics manufacturers in the world with over 50 years’ experience delivering bespoke electronics hardware and software solutions to blue-chip companies globally. We are innovators in our field and invest in the best people, processes and equipment to drive technological development and meet our customer’s needs.

At our HQ in Derby we employ 350 staff and operate Engineering, Manufacturing, Design, Testing, Quality and Support functions, whilst our Sales and Technology centre in Detroit supports our customers in the US.

Our group of companies also includes BeeLighting Ltd who were founded in 2006 and have developed into a leading supplier of design services to the Automotive Lighting Industry. Bee design & manufacture bespoke lighting solutions for some of the most prestigious OEM's from around the World, taking concepts from initial sketches through to full production designs. Their stylish lighting creations can be found on some of the world’s leading automotive brands.

Based in Redditch Bee employ 50 people, including highly skilled and imaginative Lighting specialists, Electronics Engineers, Design Engineers and Manufacturing staff plus administrative support functions.