Principal Mechatronics Engineer

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In this position the Principal Mechatronics Engineer will be responsible for driving the mechatronics engineering aspect of innovation projects from concept through verification and validation and on to implementation. This includes design, development, testing/verification and technical report writing. You have the ability to project manage external resources as required.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

* Be leading in creative design processes for innovation projects

* Cooperate within multifunctional projects. Interact with Marketing, Quality and Supply chain to extract all requirements relevant to the technical design

* Design and development of parts and assemblies and production of associated specification documents/drawings

* Ensuring that systems are designed and developed with the appropriate attention to detail and quality levels

* Responsible for creation of test requirements, test protocols and definition of test equipment

* Accountable for the verification and validation of the system against the agreed requirements

* Ensure that the lab facilities have the appropriate prototyping tools together with the Lab manager and/or maintain external contacts for this purpose

* Responsible for building early prototypes (with proto machines and in workshop) and testing the parts or systems in a lab environment, evaluating and iterating on the design until the team is satisfied with the robustness and quality of the system

* Together with Supply chain colleagues, assessment of suppliers to evaluate fit with project and product requirements

* Accurate and detailed report writing on evaluation of existing samples and field returns and an ability to provide innovative solutions to issues that may arise

* Mentor and coach (junior) engineers

REQUIREMENTS

GENERIC

* Master's degree with minimum 7 years of experience, or Bachelor with minimum 10 years of experience in electrical, electronic or electromechanical/mechatronics engineering

* 7-10 years of experience working within an engineering/design team and with external partners in a similar subject area

* Experience of project management processes and working with external design resources

* Good management skills to prioritise work and ensure timely delivery of projects

* Proven project delivery record

* Creative and innovative

* Good team working and communication skills

* Fluent in English.

SPECIFIC SKILLS

Required:

* Control engineering

* Sensors, sensor amplification circuit design

* Communications protocols, RS232, RS485, I2C (CANBUS an advantage)