Hardware Design Engineer

Job Title: Hardware Design Engineer
Location: St. Neots, Cambridge

The Company:
The client is a leader within the Automation and Control Systems field with operations in 100 countries worldwide. They specialise in providing integrated solutions to the Transmission and Distribution and Oil & Gas industry with projects offshore and overseas.

The Role of the Hardware Design Engineer is:-
To Produce detailed design packages suitable for issue to client and construction for DCS, ESD and F&G Systems.
To work with the project team to produce the necessary documentation required by the client as well as provide suitable information for construction of the systems.
To provide knowledge and solution to achieve a final system design that meets exactly the client requirements, whilst following all internal procedures.
The main tasks of the Hardware Design Engineer involve producing the Design information from I/O allocations and Field cable schedules supplied by the client, the design will include detailed or typical layout drawings, parts lists, AC and DC wiring diagrams and/or schedules and I/O wiring schedules.
The Hardware Design Engineer there will also be a requirement to produce supporting documentation and site work packs .
To be able to assist the Bids and Proposals Team with compiling Hardware Design quotations for submission to the customer.
To be able to read customer Function Design Specifications and Standards with a view to achieving compliance of these documents in our design.

Essential Skills / Qualifications of the Hardware Design Engineer
Experience in the design of DCS, ESD and F&G Systems within the Oil and Gas industry
Educated to HNC/HND level in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (or equivalent).
Must be computer literate, able to maintain spreadsheets, communicate via e-mail
To be able to work to procedures in a continually audited environment
The Hardware Design Engineer must be able to work on own initiative
Excel, Word, Access and ACAD (only a basic understanding of ACAD is required)

Desirable Skills / Qualifications:
Experience/training in the use of SPI packages (E3 or any other automated design packages)
Experience with Power Management Systems
Experience with Functional Safety

About Fircroft:
Fircroft is a leading provider of technical recruitment solutions to a number of specialist industries, active in over 30 countries worldwide. Our key sectors include: Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals & Process, Automotive & Aerospace, Nuclear & Power, Mining & Minerals and General Engineering.