Hardware Design Engineer

Hardware Design Engineer

Department: Vicon Hardware

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Yarnton, Oxfordshire

Reporting To: Ben Freeman

Are you interested in working on products at the very cutting edge of technology? Want to join Vicon, an Academy Award®-winning company, and the world’s largest supplier of precision motion capture and tracking systems?

Vicon is the world leader in motion capture technology, developing high performance software and hardware products for the entertainment, engineering and life science industries. Vicon products are used in major feature films, games, and commercials, and are a crucial measurement tool for biomechanics, robotics, and cutting-edge science.

Vicon is a subsidiary of Oxford Metrics Plc.

We are looking for a Hardware Design Engineer to join our development team in Oxford. Reporting to the Hardware Lead Engineer, you will form part of the team creating industry leading hardware products.

• Electronic Design of a range of hardware products including high-speed motion capture and video cameras, calibration devices and synchronisation and networking equipment.
• Working alongside teams comprising of electronic, mechanical and software design engineers in the creation of high performing and cost-effective solutions.
• Ensuring designs have appropriate test coverage for development and manufacture and that designs meet appropriate regulatory compliance.
• Full product lifecycle involvement from early conceptual studies through to manufacturing support post-release.

• Key requirements are high speed digital design, a working knowledge of analogue design and experience of developing products for manufacture with an emphasis on DFM/DFT.
• Suitable candidates will be educated to degree level in Electronic Engineering (or equivalent) with demonstrable and relevant industry experience.
• We’re looking for an outgoing, confident and self-motivated candidate that will be a great fit within our small and highly experienced team of engineers.
• A working knowledge of VHDL/FPGAs, image sensors, optics, lithium-ion batteries, Ethernet and RF Design would be advantageous.

• Competitive salary
• 10% Company Pension
• 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Life Cover
• Private Medical with Optical / Dental Insurance
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free On-site Parking