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About 42T

42 Technology is a successful and growing consultancy specialising in innovation, design, and development. Our work with world leading clients in a range of industries takes products and processes from ideas to reality. We have built a reputation for challenging the status quo and finding creative and pragmatic solutions to difficult technical problems.

Our employees love the variety and challenge of our work. We have a stimulating and open culture, an excellent team, and a great location in the historic town of St. Ives, close to Cambridge.

The Role

To contribute to 42T’s client projects that have electronics and/or software content. The role will suit a graduate most interested in developing their embedded firmware/software development skills whilst also developing their electronics circuit and system design knowledge.

Main duties / key responsibilities:

• The core responsibility will be to help deliver high quality consulting engineering services to our clients. To achieve this objective you will work with other project team members, including the project technical lead, to understand customer requirements and define solutions that meet those requirements.

• Contribute to the development of electronic systems which may comprise some or all of: high precision instrumentation, control electronics, power electronics, electromechanical components, communications.

• Development of firmware and software for operating electronic systems or for test systems.

• Design of electronic circuits

• Analysis & modelling of circuit and system performance.

• Definition of test schedules and test electronic circuits and systems.

About You

Knowledge and Skills:

Essential:

• Undergraduate degree in electronic engineering, computer science or similar discipline.
• Experience analysing, designing, constructing & testing electronic circuits during degree projects.
• Test experience should include use of basic electronics test equipment such as oscilloscopes and DVMs.
• Experience of schematic entry tools such as KiCAD, Eagle or Altium.

Desirable:

• Post graduate qualification (Master/PHD) in electronics engineering, computer science or similar discipline.
• Experience developing software for electronics systems written in languages such as C, C++, Python. Ideally, experience of developing software for microcontrollers with or without an RTOS or possibly Linux systems.

Independent working and team working:

Essential:

• Able to work alone but with some direction and supervision.
• The ability to participate as part of a creative multi-disciplinary team on a wide range of problems.

Verbal and written communication skills:

Essential:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to explain technical work to colleagues and clients.

Personal skills/behaviours/qualities:

Essential:

• Attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal skills - the ability to engage with colleagues on all levels.
• Innovative mindset.
• Enthusiasm for learning about new technologies and developing knowledge and skills.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Desirable:

• Full UK driving licence.