Electronics Engineer

Overview

Panasonic Manufacturing | Based on-site in Cardiff

Electronics Engineer — Cardiff, UK

Panasonic Manufacturing UK (PMUK) established itself in Cardiff in 1974 and has prided itself on providing quality products to enhance living for our customers, always making people central to our activities.

PMUK is seeking a talented and detail-oriented Electronics Engineer to support the design and development of next-generation consumer appliance products. This role is ideal for an engineer with hands-on experience in embedded systems, circuit design, and a strong commitment to delivering cost-effective, high-performance solutions for consumer appliances. The Electronics Engineer works closely with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to develop and validate electronic subsystems, ensuring they meet functional, safety, and cost targets.

• Design, develop, and evaluate components and assemblies for new models from concept to mass production, ensuring they comply with customer requirements and liaising with other areas of R&D to ensure this is fulfilled.
• Apply technical knowledge to investigate, identify, and implement countermeasures and improvements to resolve issues and coordinate development issues; including evaluation of failures and changes in requirements.
• Ensure development builds are according to agreed schedules. Support with components and assembly house queries.
• Support the Project and Team Leader to ensure relevant project-based AQ and R&D documents (NCL, schedule table, BOMs, etc.) are completed in line with required processes.
• Work with other teams to deliver the product(s) into production; liaise with other teams/customers/suppliers to work towards a common goal, providing technical support and communication of activities.
• Provide evidence that the relevant customer, Panasonic, regional (e.g., EN), and general product safety directives are considered where appropriate.
• Consider historic problems and endeavour to eradicate them from future designs.
• Support the Project Leader to ensure cost requirements for electrical/electronic aspects of developments are available when required, including sample costs, mass production parts, and tooling cost.
• Support the Project Leader to create and maintain project plans/schedules for electrical/electronic aspects of developments.

Essential Requirements

• Degree level qualification in Electrical/Electronic Engineering plus 3 years of relevant industry experience, or at least 5 years of relevant industry experience in a similar role.
• Experience of working to demanding schedules, quality, and cost targets.
• Experience of Electrical and EMC testing in a design environment and of fault finding to component level.
• Experience of PCB design tools (Zuken CF5000 preferably) and circuit simulation tools.
• Experience of working in a gated development environment.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in Analogue/Digital Design.
• Design for Manufacturing - Experience in designing electronics circuits and taking the design from concept to mass production.
• Dealing with sub-contractor assembly houses.
• Design for EMC/ESD and noisy environments.
• Knowledge of project management processes.
• Experience of soldering and de-soldering (including surface mount components).
• Excellent knowledge of electrical and electronic circuit theory.
• Hands-on experience of using electrical and electronic test equipment and tools.
• Must be an effective team player with a flexible attitude and good communication skills.
• Self-starting with good initiative and able to demonstrate a methodical approach to tasks, with a view to developing own ideas and solutions.
• High-level problem-solving skills with the ability to efficiently resolve technical issues.

Working Hours: 07:45 – 16:30 Monday – Thursday, 07:45 – 13:30 Friday.

• Flexi-time system.
• Company pension contributions of up to 10%.
• Early finish on a Friday.
• Free parking on site.
• Annual leave entitlement of 24 days (+ bank holidays), increasing up to 30 (+ bank holidays) with service.
• Death in service benefit of 4x annual salary.
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, bereavement, adoption, surrogacy, and sickness.
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