Principal Electronics Engineer

Principal Electronics Engineer - £60k - £70k + Bonus - South Bedfordshire
A superb career opportunity has arisen for a Principal Electronics Engineer to join a South Bedfordshire SME Electronics manufacture who develop world leading Safety / detection / environmental measurement instrumentation. They have an array of successful products in the market and an exciting backlog of brand-new market disruptive technology waiting to be taken from concept to delivery.
This is an integral role within the company and will suit a Senior / Principal Electronics Engineer who enjoys being hands on with electronic and firmware design but also is looking for a role which offers a speedy path into Engineering Management and potentially Technical Directorship.
Requirements - Principal Electronics Engineer
* Recent and relevant experience workings as a Lead Electronics Design Engineer (Hardware and firmware)
* Strong Project management and project documentation skills.
* Skilled in Software development in C, ideally C# and Visual Basic as well
* Good Electronic design skills - Microcontroller integration (STM32, Microchip PIC, NORDIC), peripheral use/integration, analogue circuitry (including switched mode power supplies), appreciation of PCB layout (to brief/direct CAD bureau).
* Recent and relevant experience in Supervision, management, mentoring, support and evaluation of engineering staff.
* Appreciation of radio communication beneficial (IEEE 802.15.4, Bluetooth, various Industrial, Scientific and Medical [ISM] band long range communication modules)
* Skilled in the creation, management and review of project plans to ensure timely project delivery beneficial.
* Mechanical design skills beneficial - appreciation of materials and their respective benefits, production options, generation of CAD drawings, third party contractor brief/direction
Job Role - Principal Electronics Engineer
Vacancy Location - South Bedfordshire ( Commutable from Stevenage, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, Luton, Watford, Letchworth, St Albans, etc)
Salary - £60-£70K + benefits + Bonus
For more details contact Adam ( ) at Vector Recruitment Ltd, ( )