PCB Design Technical Lead Contract - Space

PCB Design Technical Lead 12 Month Contract - Switzerland

iO Associates' client in the Space sector is seeking a Lead PCB Designer for a 12 month on-site contract, with the strong likelihood of extension, paying up to 95CHF per hour, 42 hours per week.
The role will require you to spend approximately 25% of your time leading (from a technical point of view) a team of 6 in the design of PCBs, and the remaining 75% of your time as a hands-on designer yourself.

Responsibilities will include:

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  Requirements definition at electronics board level
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  Detailed design, including trade-off, analysis, schematics capturing
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  Verification of electrical circuits by review, analysis and simulation
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  Coordination of Unit Interface Equipment (UIE) / EGSE definition and commissioning
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  Prototype and Flight electronics commissioning and testing
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  Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) support
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  Establish and maintain engineering plans and activities schedules (e.g. in MS Project)
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  Coordination of a small team of development engineers
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  Establish and maintain progress reports
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  Liaise with Line Managers and project core team

Lead Engineering Tasks

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  Delegate work to the team mates in PCB/CCA domain
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  Ensure process adherence in the electronics development
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  Timely reporting/flagging to team leaders
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  Preliminary internal design reviews (schematics, layout, manufacturing files), checkpoint to release for project review team
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  Lead of internal design reviews (schematics, layout, manufacturing files)
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  Introduction requests and part reviews (internal gates)
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  Building-blocks maintenance (also in view of proposals for new designs)
  
  We are looking for a PCB Designer with a minimum of 7 years of professional experience, who has lead a team, and has strong experience in either:
  
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  Siemens Xpedition and work to Safety Critical Standards
  
  OR
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  Space or Deep-space projects, such as satellites, telescopes, orbital spacecraft etc.
  
  Due to Swiss employment law, applicants are required to have either a Swiss or EU Passport, or already hold a Swiss residence permit.
  
  If you meet the above criteria, are happy to work on-site in Zurich, and would like to know more about the role, please submit your CV and availability to speak