My client is a Lancashire based leading specialist in the design, development and manufacturing of specialist measurement and instrumentation technology utilised across a number of end-user industry groups. Reporting to the R&D Manager, my client seeks an Analogue Electronics Design Engineer to join their R&D function. About the Role The Analogue Electronics Design Engineer will be responsible to design and develop new products and continuously improve existing products in line with the company business plan. Manage and coordinate the activities on the assigned projects ensuring that the lowest overall development costs are achieved and continuously improved and that new products and technologies are developed to meet marketing windows, which are totally aligned to our customer needs. Main Responsibilities * Ensure that the level of quality is improved throughout the life-time of a particular product, and that any new product is successfully launched without any unresolved technical issues * New Product Development - New products are designed and developed in line with market needs within agreed budgets, manufacturing constraints and time-scales, ensuring customer delight. To be responsible for agreed new product design from the concept stage until it is released into production and ensure that technical support is provided after release of said products. To be responsible for continuous product improvement once a product is put into production. * Introduction of New Technologies - Ensure that the technical leadership of is maintained and developed and that, new technologies and developments are identified and exploited in accordance with company objectives. * Supervisory / People Management - Supervise assigned staff on specific projects/tasks. To liaise with all other functions within the company to ensure cost effective and timely introduction of new products. * Technology Watch and Legislation Forecasting - Ensure that new products comply with current and emerging standards where applicable. Monitor together with Sales and Marketing new developments that affect our markets and ensure that such developments where available are utilised to the company’s advantage. Where appropriate monitor and control all technical aspects of all products manufactured by a third party under own-branding, ensuring the quality acceptance specifications and criteria for such products. * Liaise with Group R & D projects * Patents - Ensure that new products do not contravene existing patents and design rights and ensure that, where appropriate, applications for patents and design rights are made for the commercial benefit of the business. * Quality - Ensure that the Company’s Quality system is rigorously followed and where appropriate corrective actions are implemented in a timely manner. * MRP II - Originate BOMs and work instructions for new product introductions. * Staff Training & Development – Identify training needs for members of the project team responsible to the jobholder and ensure that they are competent in activities they are required to carry out, thereby, creating an empowered and motivated team * Health & Safety - All products and working methodologies are to be designed and implemented to ensure that the highest standards of safety are maintained. Ensure all applicable European, Government and Local Government law is fully complied with, in regard to health and safety and environmental considerations. About You To be considered for the role, it is essential that you possess a Degree in a related discipline (or comparable alternative) and some post-grad experience in an electronics design position. You will possess demonstrable strength in analogue design. Key selection criteria * Hardware - Analogue design and general design and manufacturing experience in an Electronics Manufacturing environment. Knowledge of electronic circuit simulation. * SBCs, general electronics - so that trade-offs between hardware, firmware and software can be determined * EMC and Safety standards related to the product range and designing products to comply * Understanding of applications of electrical parameter measurement in power systems, variable speed drives, and other power electronics applications. * Full UK driving License * Understanding of electromagnetism. * Detailed understanding of electronic circuit simulation. * Understanding of MRPI and MRPII systems. * Experience in quality auditing to ISO9001 or similar standard