About this role
Why Us?
Lucy Electric is a leader in secondary power distribution solutions with over 100 years’ industry experience. Specializing in high-performance medium voltage switchgear for utility, industrial and commercial applications, we enable the safe and reliable distribution of energy to homes and businesses worldwide.
About this role
The Principal Hardware Engineer will be an integral part of the Automation Engineering team. As a key expert in hardware engineering, you will support and develop of hardware for the next generation Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) and other Lucy Automation products for Distribution Automation. Your role will involve utilizing skills, tools, and processes within the global team.
The Principal Hardware Engineer will collaborate with the Project Manager, Product Manager, and other stakeholders to address hardware issues and bring the product to fruition, ensuring a successful release to end users.
Responsibilities Within Our Team
• Analyze in design and development of hardware solutions for Automation engineering.
• Analyze scope and requirements, identifying and resolving hardware problems on high priority.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in firmware technologies, providing recommendations for improvement.
• Actively participate in hardware design and reviews.
• Support change management, testing, fault finding, prototype development, and production builds.
• Provide end-user support for both new and existing products.
• Collaborate within an agile, multi-disciplined team.
• Propose innovative solutions to technical challenges.
Dimensions
The role will eventually be based in the office, with some flexibility for remote work.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills
Skills:
Analyze hardware scope and requirements.
Experience of electronic Digital, Analog, and Power electronic design.
Experience with ECAD tools for schematic capture, simulation, component selection, PCB design.
Experience with tools like Cadence, ORCad, Proteus
Experience in application of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) techniques.
Experience in analyze in debugging and fault finding in new and existing designs.
Experience in analyze of RFQ package for EMS provider and qualification of offers.
Experience in EMI, EMC, Environmental, Mechanical standards, and type tests.
Self-motivated, innovative, willing to pursue new technical areas and capable of working independently.
Knowledge of MS Office applications, including Word, Power-Point, and Excel
Desirable Knowledge:
Experience to usage of test equipment like Omicron test set, Multimeter, Oscilloscope and maintenance of laboratory equipment • Experience of project/task planning
Experience in using debuggers, simulators, and oscilloscope. • Safety critical hardware principles
Electrical distribution systems
Knowledge of MV distribution systems and switchgear
Qualifications:
Candidate should have a good degree in a relevant subject (Hardware Engineering or equivalent) and possess 16 to 20 years of hands-on engineering experience.
Principal Hardware Engineer at Lucy Electric is innovative, flexible, methodical, patient, logical, enthusiastic, and open to new ideas. He/she will work in teams and enjoy learning and share knowledge.
Lucy Electric is an international leader in intelligent secondary power distribution products and solutions, with features such as remote operation and monitoring. Linking energy generation to consumption, the business specialises in high-performance medium and low-voltage switchgear for utility, industrial and commercial applications.
Other facts
About Lucy Group
Switched on street lighting
Over 50 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of street lighting solutions...
Lucy Zodion is a leader in the design and manufacture of street lighting equipment in the UK, supplying to countries throughout Europe, Australasia, Africa, the Far and Middle East. With a product range spanning on-street lighting installation, electrical distribution and control, our industry prominence has been afforded through years of experience and a dedication to innovation in the products and services we offer.
We’re committed to developing tomorrow’s solutions, today…
Committed to developing futureproof street lighting and power distribution solutions, our key focus is providing a clear package that can meet and exceed the growing needs of connected and environmentally conscious communities across the world.
As the impetus of energy efficiency and data management grows, street lighting as we know it is transforming from illumination hardware into a valuable digital urban asset. Used to facilitate a number of smart solutions that help enrich communities, the connected lamppost has been realised as an integral factor for smarter, more responsive cities. This, alongside the integration of IoT, means streetlights are ever evolving as pivotal features throughout urban areas, providing citizens and councils alike with enhanced more intuitive services.
Lucy Zodion’s next generation solutions harness IoT technology to make unique urban data more accessible and secure. Our vision is to unlock the potential of tomorrow’s cities with a smart, open and sustainable ecosystem that truly benefits the community. This can be achieved through interoperable smart city networks that enable forward thinking city leaders to take control of their urban infrastructure, both today and tomorrow.
What you'll do
- The Principal Hardware Engineer will support and develop hardware for the next generation Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) and other Lucy Automation products. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to address hardware issues and ensure successful product releases.
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