Senior Product Design Engineer

Do you have a passion for innovation and a drive to create exceptional solutions?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are currently seeking a Senior Product Design Engineer to become an integral part of our dynamic team in Swindon.Who We Are and What We DoWe create, licence, manufacture, sell and provide services for technologies which: Control and monitor high voltages and power (11 kV to 400 kV and up to 1000 MVA); andAre fitted in electricity substations, on overhead power lines, and in control centres.
We call this Total Voltage Control.We have a can-do attitude which comes into play in our sense of purpose in solving our customers' difficult problems.
We are looking for people who will 'embrace the adventure' of our constantly adapting business as we respond to our changing market and sector.
Our team approach and wearing the (metaphorical) shirt has an enormous part to play to achieve this and helps to successfully build great relationships with customers.The health and wellbeing of our people and planet is very important to us.
We support a healthy lifestyle, breaks and interpersonal interactions during the working day and not working during weekends and holidays.For the health of the planet, we have committed to being a Net Zero company by 2030.This role is based 4 days a week in our offices in Swindon.
This supports our mental wellbeing, creates stronger teams and helps us to share knowledge and experience and have fun and be happy.Salary will be dependent on experience and the role.Purpose of the role:Filling the gaps and crossing the boundaries by applying a broad range of engineering knowledge and experience in taking the collection of parts and making it into the whole product for improving the Health and Performance of the Electrical Grid.As Senior Product Design Engineer you would be spending most of your time: Works in and contributes to an Agile team that uses methodologies such as Kanban and ScrumLeads collaboration on the definition of use cases and user stories for products or parts of productsDelivery of hardware and software - designed to requirements and satisfying selected software use cases.Breaking deliverable requests into smaller, valuable deliverables.
Working iteratively and incrementally to deliver value early and incorporate feedback and learnings.Software and prototype hardware manufacture - testing and verification including Type Testing to recognised standardsDevelopment of embedded software for embedded micro-controllersDevelopment of mixed low-frequency analogue and digital circuits for AC voltage measurement, current loop and various serial busses, including schematic capture, PCB layout and prototype testingDesign and manufacture of test equipmentMechanical design of test jigs and product prototypes using Fusion360Mentor junior engineersSupporting the technology development team to achieve deadlines and targetsTaking a proactive, overall solutions driven approach to work, to develop solutions to problems, supporting and flexing with other functions as required to deliver WOW!Leading by example; demonstrating and promoting the company values Senior Product Design Engineer Essential requirements: A degree in Product Design, Embedded Systems Design, Electrical or Electronic or Software Engineering or equivalent experienceAble to read, understand and communicate through conversation, technical specifications and drawingsExperience of, or willingness and able to work within a team that uses Agile methodologiesExperience of, or willingness and able to work using TDD, BDD, SOLID design principles and CI/CD.Taking a technical leadership role (formal or informal) for the development of a product as part of a larger teamSolid theoretical knowledge and practical experience of analogue electronic designSolid theoretical knowledge and practical experience of writing and running code on embedded microcontrollers such as PIC16, DSPIC, ARM based SOM in C/C++ or other languageBasic understanding of designing products that comply with various national/international safety, EMC and other standardsWillingness to help other engineers develop and become more capableAbility to work closely with others to deliver frequently and consistently, thereby providing a stable basis for delivery forecastsExperience of writing real time embedded software in CExperience of code development and test using modern IDEs and command line (gcc) Senior Product Design Engineer Desirable requirements: Basic knowledge of Power Systems EngineeringHas been responsible for taking a product through its entire life cycleSkilled in writing applications that run under real-time operating systemsExperience of using Commercial PCB design software such as Altium; simulating and prototyping to ensure the design works first timeExperience of designing circuits that measure voltages, currents, phase angles and harmonicsCommon control hardware and protocols such USB, CAN, RS232, RS485, SPI and SCADA protocols such as MODBUS, DNP3, IEC60870 and IEC61850Skilled in using rapid prototyping techniques to deliver the maximum benefit with the minimum effort About you: Able to align with our Company values: embrace the adventure, a can-do attitude, delivering WOW!, do what you say, sharing knowledge & experience, wear the shirt, have fun & be happyAre passionate about technology and how it is createdWanting to talk about the various engineering projects undertaken at home, work and collegeHave good personal and technical communication skills.
Able to pick up a whiteboard pen – or other tool - to communicate your ideas.Always wanting to contribute to team discussions and supports the team in continuously improving delivery capabilities.Are comfortable with high levels of collaboration and collective delivery.Are comfortable in incorporating additional skills and moving towards having a 'T-shaped' skill set.You are willing to generate and explore delivery options, and the ability to challenge suggestions and for your suggestions to be challenged.Have the enthusiasm and aptitude for solving problems in our areas of business operation.Have the enthusiasm and aptitude for learning about new technologies, ideas, processes and solutions and a strong desire to help others develop their skills as software and power systems engineers.
Evidence of self-learning is considered a definite plus.Have a pragmatic approach to problem solving that ensures the minimum amount of work is done to maximise customer benefit.
Benefits Include: Company sick payHSF Cash health planEmployee Assistant ProgrammeHoliday purchase schemeProfessional membership paidAfter-work activities (5-a-side footy, badminton etc.
)Company discretionary yearly bonus paymentSubsidised Electric vehicle charging at our Swindon and Oldham offices.
Are you ready to take on the challenge of our Senior Product Design Engineer role?
If you believe you have what it takes, seize this opportunity and apply now!