Senior Hardware Engineer

Senior Hardware Engineer

Deep Sea Electronics is a global leader in the design and manufacture of generator controllers, automatic transfer switch controllers, battery chargers, and vehicle and off-highway control systems. With over 200 employees across four continents, we supply our products to customers in more than 150 countries, both directly from our UK head office and through a well-established international distributor network.

Join the engineering team at Deep Sea Electronics Ltd, where you will design, develop and support reliable control electronics for generator sets used in critical power applications and for human-machine interfaces (HMIs) used on off-highway vehicles. Our products serve the energy control and automation market, supporting power generation in many forms, including generator sets, renewable energy and microgrids.

The role centres on electronic hardware design covering power switching, sensing, protection and control interfaces, with hands-on involvement from concept through to volume production. You will work on new product development and support our existing product portfolio, based either at our headquarters in Hunmanby, North Yorkshire, or at our office in Mansfield.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in electronics/electrical design
• Strong understanding of AC power systems, three-phase power and generator-utility interfaces
• Analogue and digital hardware design, including signal conditioning and processing
• Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB design tools (Altium, OrCAD, CADSTAR, etc.)
• Understanding of EMC principles
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, power analysers and high-power lab equipment
• Ability to translate requirements into a technical product specification
• Working to high-quality standards
• Excellent team player with problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities
• Good communication skills and the ability to discuss development issues concisely with engineers from many different specialities
• Comfortable working in high-reliability, safety-critical environments
• Adaptable to changing requirements
• Enthusiastic and optimistic
• BEng or equivalent in Electronic/Electrical Engineering
• Desirable: 10+ years in power electronics or power systems hardware design, PCB layout for EMC, analogue and digital sensor interfacing, industrial communication protocols, creating EN safety reports, designing test equipment, an understanding of embedded software, and familiarity with stage-gated/agile development (e.g. Jira)

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Design and implement hardware for embedded devices and systems, from requirements through to volume production and commercial deployment
• Create schematics, PCB layouts and wiring diagrams for generator set control and monitoring systems and HMI control panels
• Design circuits for voltage, current and frequency sensing, phase detection and power quality monitoring
• Implement protective circuits for over-current, over-voltage, short-circuit and fault isolation
• Support the integration of microcontrollers, relays and communication interfaces (e.g. Modbus, CAN, Ethernet)
• Design to UL, IEC, BS EN and relevant regional standards for EMC and power
• Perform fault analysis, derating calculations, creepage/clearance analysis and thermal design
• Work with the Test & Approvals team during certification testing and audits
• Develop and execute hardware validation plans, including functional, environmental and stress testing
• Carry out lab testing with generators, utility sources and load banks, then analyse results, debug issues and implement design improvements
• Support prototype builds, design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for test (DFT)
• Work with Purchasing and suppliers on component selection, dual sourcing and cost optimisation
• Provide production support, failure analysis and field issue resolution
• Support existing battery charger products
• Assist Technical Support with more involved customer queries and support the sales team during requirements gathering
• Occasional customer calls, meetings and visits

Benefits

• 25 days holiday & Bank Holidays
• Flexible holiday scheme
• Bupa Healthcare package & Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity pay
• 5% Pension contributions
• Companywide performance based annual bonus scheme

For full details of the job please download the job description by following the link below:

Senior Hardware Engineer - Job Description.pdf

Please Note

For further information or an informal chat contact our Internal Recruitment Team, on 01723 890099. If this role isn’t quite right for you, but you are interested in future vacancies with Deep Sea Electronics please continue to monitor our website for regular updates. DSE is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of our statement is available on request.

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