Electronics Engineer - Advanced Navigation - Job details

Electronics Engineer at Advanced Navigation

Hardware Engineering, Full-Time, Sydney, AU sydney engineering full-time

Description

Posted 16 days ago

Advanced Navigation is one of the world’s most ambitious innovators in AI robotics and navigation technology across land, air, sea and space. While our main headquarters are in Sydney, we have multiple research facilities in Australia and sales offices around the world.

Today, Advanced Navigation is a supplier to some of the world's largest companies and helps automate some of the worlds biggest industries. Hydrus, our revolutionary underwater robot will help restore oceans to a flourishing state. You will find our navigation systems in the autonomous Indy race cars and thousands of Plus AI autonomous trucks. We help farmers adopt autonomous farming equipment and assist in various fields of research. Switching to software, our cloud-based drone management platform helps patrol beaches for emergency rescues and shark tracking. Off-planet, we will deliver a navigation system for the next NASA moon landing. The applications of our technologies are quite limitless - where there is autonomy, you will find Advanced Navigation.

Overview of the role

Our hardware engineering team is focused on simulating, designing and developing electronic circuits for advanced navigation technologies utilising analogue signal processing and digital circuits. This role contributes throughout the entire design phase from prototype to development, and through manufacturing for complex products.

Role and responsibilities:

Design analogue signal chain processing circuits (filters, amplifiers, etc.), digital signal circuits including high-speed interfaces

Develop mixed signal processing chains (ie A-D and D-A)

Create PCB schematic designs and layouts using Altium Designer

Simulate and optimise circuits in LTSpice

Collaborate closely with our software team to ensure hardware designs meet software requirements

Design and modify basic 3D CAD models for fit, function and manufacturability

Preparation of documents required for design data packs, such as: specifications, compliance matrices, design calculations, analysis reports, drawings, test plans, test reports and BOMs

Documenting all engineering testing and investigation work to a high standard and utilising the peer review process to ensure cross checking is performed and documented

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly using sound engineering methodologies

Developing assembly, repair and test techniques, sourcing of alternates to obsolete parts and materials, and testing as per appropriate engineering specifications

Qualifications and experience:

Bachelor degree or higher in electrical/electronic engineering and/or mechatronics

3+ years of experience in designing and developing complex electronics with specific experience in precision analogue data acquisition, processing, and high speed digital circuits

Proficient in using industry standard tools such as SPICE, Altium Designer, Matlab

Experience with FPGA tool chain and debugging highly regarded

A proactive self-starting approach with a track record of initiative, personal responsibility, ownership of work and reputation for making things happen

Be highly motivated with an energetic, responsive and decisive disposition

Strong knowledge of WHS practices

Proven high standard of attention to detail, time management and “follow-through”

What are some of the benefits you will have access to?

Our Sydney office is in the heart of the CBD, close to all public transport, great restaurants and cafe’s. We offer financial support to our employees for further education as well as conferences, meetups and training courses. We also run an employee assistance program and regular team building and social activities. We have weekly Yoga, Meditation and Pilates classes, as well as the occasional dance class! There’s also free coffee and snacks, and fortnightly team lunches. Apart from the above you will be doing your life's best work with some extremely passionate and talented people.