Hardware Engineer

Rubicon Consulting are currently looking for a motivated and experienced Hardware Engineer, reporting to the HW Functional Manager for Monitoring & Diagnostics (M&D), within Grid Automation (GA) for a client based in Lisburn, Ireland on a 12-month contract.
The M&D product line is a class leading vendor of sensing devices and systems to Electrical Utilities and Industrial customers. The product line spans sensing of multiple asset types and has a broad portfolio of advanced technology, which aid customers to understand and optimize the operating condition of key assets such as HV/MV power transformers and circuit breakers.
• Troubleshooting complex electro-mechanical products. Delivering workable solutions and or product improvements.
• Collaborating with wider engineering team (hardware, software, firmware engineers) to ensure delivery of updates works seamlessly in the final product.
• Run small projects to deliver customer requests (internal and external).
• Support manufacturing engineers to improve yield. Designing test procedures, test fixtures etc.
• Redesign of PCBAs due to Obsolescence/Shortages.
• Ensure adherence to HW design, including all required reviews.
• Carry out additional duties as requested by the HW Functional Manager.
Essential Requirements
• Degree or equivalent (HND with experience) in electrical/electronic or mechatronics engineering.
• Demonstrated experience of hardware/electronics design.
• Demonstrated fault finding capabilities.
• High level understanding of embedded software
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated to deliver projects efficiently and on time.
• Must be organized and have methodical approach to problem solving.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, especially on technical matters.
Desired Requirements
• Use of Altium for schematic capture. (Or other design software)
• PCB design knowledge – multilayer
• Experience of design for EMC
• FPGA experience
• Experience using CLI
• Working understanding of firmware – RTOS, Linux etc.
• Experience in using languages such as Python.
• Knowledge of processes for fault finding – fishbone, 8D process