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Electronic Engineer/Senior Electronic Engineer

Salary £32,774 - £50,095 (commensurate with skills and experience)
Location Plymouth, Devon
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The Vacancy

Plessey Semiconductors have a vacancy for a Senior Electronic Engineer to support the development of a Test System for our MicroLED product devices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing, developing, and integrating electronic systems with Microcontrollers and FPGAs (as a plus). This role will involve working closely with cross-functional teams, including software and hardware engineers, to create robust and efficient testing systems.

The normal working hours will be Monday to Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm (with an hour for lunch), although there may be occasional need to work extended hours to meet critical deadlines. This is a permanent vacancy working at the Plessey Semiconductors Ltd site in Roborough, Plymouth.  

Additional employee benefits include Private Health Insurance, Pension Scheme, Life Insurance Scheme, an onsite subsidised gym and canteen, cycle to work scheme, free car parking and 28 days holidays (plus Bank Holidays).

About Us:

Plessey is an embedded technologies developer at the forefront of the microLED technology for augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) display applications.  Plessey has recently announced the exciting news that we will be closely partnering with Meta to help achieve their vision of the next computing platform centered around people.  

Plessey is an award-winning provider of full-field emissive microLED displays that combine very high intensity RGB pixel arrays, with high-performance CMOS backplanes to produce very high-brightness, low power and high-frame-rate image sources for HMDs, AR and MR systems.

Main Tasks/Responsibilities:

  • Work on the design and development of electronic systems for testing microLED devices, ensuring high reliability and performance. 
  • Create and document design schematics, component selections, and system integration plans.
  • Design and implement PCB layouts using Fusion360/Eagle PCB for testing and control systems.
  • Develop, integrate, and troubleshoot Microcontroller-based solutions for system control and testing applications.
  • Perform rigorous testing and validation of hardware and software systems.
  • Collaborate with mechanical design engineers to integrate electronics with hardware, using Fusion 360.
  •  Work with FPGAs to enhance system performance and add additional capabilities where necessary. (Plus)
  • Develop and maintain test software using LabVIEW, Python, and C/C++. (Plus)

Qualifications and Skills:

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or a related field.
  • Strong experience in electronic system design, with a focus on testing and integration.
  • Strong experience with Microcontrollers (PIC, ARM Cortex, etc.) in embedded systems.
  • Familiarity with FPGA programming and integration (preferred but not required).
  • Proficiency in PCB design and layout using Eagle PCB/ Fusion360.
  • Hands-on experience with mechanical design integration, especially with Fusion 360.
  • Strong programming skills in LabVIEW, Python, and C/C++ (preferred but not required).
  • Proven track record in developing automated testing systems or similar hardware/software integration projects.
  • Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for both hardware and software issues.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills.
  • Knowledge of signal processing and data acquisition systems.
  • Experience in high-speed digital and analogue circuit design.
  • Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and project management tools.
     

Plessey is working with world leaders in consumer technology, who are paving the way with innovative next-generation Augmented Reality and wearable applications, based on advanced microLED display solutions.

Challenging existing display technologies, microLEDs are propelling forward a vast, yet stagnated market, changing the way we interact with our devices, both for information and entertainment.

Drawing on over a decade of semiconductor and optoelectronics expertise, Plessey has developed an award-winning, unique, and proprietary GaN-on-Silicon platform and monolithic process at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Life at Plessey

For more information, visit www.plesseysemiconductors.com/careers.

The Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Group personal pension plan and life assurance

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Subsidised gym and subsidised canteen

Private health and dental schemes

Free on-site parking

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free fruit and hot drinks

Employee referral scheme

Technology & innovation awards programme

Staff
events

Testimonials

Jacquiline, Principal Process Engineer

"Working with Plessey has opened many learning opportunities for me especially in R&D side of things. Most of my working experience has been with the manufacturing and product transfers. Here at Plessey, I get to be involved in the actual development of new technologies. Also, I am learning not just Lithography, but the whole process itself. It's been a great experience so far."

Ross, Device Engineer

"Working for Plessey allows me to continually deepen my understanding of phenomena and characterisation techniques that are not just specific to uLED displays, but apply to various applications within the semiconductor industry. With Plessey having a FAB on site, there are a large range of amicable colleagues within reach who specialise in fields across the process, starting from MOCVD specialists for GaN to experts in device testing and solid-state physics."

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