Graduate Hardware Design Engineer

Design and develop electronic circuit boards for telecommunications testing equipment, working with microprocessors, FPGAs, high-speed memory and optical modules while supporting products from initial design through manufacturing.

Calnex Solutions is an innovative and successful company that develops software enabled, leading edge test & measurement products that test network equipment to the latest telecoms standards.

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Our Engineers work in multi-discipline product development teams that include software and hardware design and system test Engineers.  The teams work closely with marketing and sales, turning market and customer requirements into high quality, winning products.

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Hardware Design Engineer to join our R&D team.  In this role you will create highly performant board designs and take these through the full NPI cycle into manufacturing.  You will work as part of our multi-discipline product design teams to deliver new products and enhancements to our existing portfolio.

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This role is particularly suited to a Graduate or an Engineer with one to two years’ experience who wishes to innovate and deliver in a fast paced and busy environment, and enjoy working on leading edge designs.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Creating new digital board designs and/or modifying existing designs to support delivery of new product features as per specification

• Designing boards with Microprocessor, FPGAs, high speed memories, and optical modules.

• Taking designs through the NPI lifecycle to ensure manufacturability

• Estimating and delivering to timescales based on an outline of the requirements

• Support quality-oriented activities to deliver a product that will delight our customers

• Learn the domain and hence appreciate the real-life use cases of our product features

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Essential Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• Educated to Degree level in Electronics or equivalent subject

• Schematic design experience –preferably with OrCAD

• Experience of designing and reviewing multi-layer PCBs

• Ability to work closely with others in a multi-discipline team

• Detail orientated and driven to deliver in dynamic environment.

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Experience in any of the following specific areas will also be beneficial:

• Knowledge of FPGAs and Microprocessors

• Knowledge of memory technologies

• Knowledge of power supply design

• Experience in VHDL development and digital design

• Python scripting

• Knowledge of Ethernet packet structures and Telecoms Framing structures

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Calnex strives to develop its employees through a mixture of work experience and training to provide career advancement.

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We have an open and supportive culture and, being a smaller Company, our Graduates can quickly get a broad understanding of all aspects of the business.

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Calnex rewards success and offers competitive salaries. Our comprehensive benefits package includes a contributory pension plan, flexible holidays, life assurance and critical illness cover and personal Health Care Options.

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The Calnex team are currently working in a hybrid model at their manger’s discretion. This flexibility is dependent on job role and supports a positive work/life balance and the needs of the business. This role requires a minimum of 2 working days in the office (Tuesday and Thursday), with the other three days at home when possible. This may vary depending on what’s required to fulfil the requirements of the role.