Electronics Engineer, Embedded Boards and FPGA

The role

SkyDynamics builds hardware as well as software: flight simulation training devices and the embedded computers its real-time data technologies run on. Both depend on electronic boards that are designed, programmed and maintained in house.

This is hands-on work at the bench. You take a board from schematic to a working unit, write the firmware that runs on it, and repair it when it fails. The position is on site, in the laboratory in Heraklion.

What you will do

• Design electronic boards: schematic capture, PCB layout and the files for manufacture, in an electronics CAD package.
• Program microcontroller boards, STM32 in particular, in C and C++: drivers, peripherals and communication.
• Develop and test FPGA logic for the boards that carry one.
• Assemble prototypes and small series by hand: through-hole and surface-mount soldering.
• Find faults on boards and repair them by hand: rework, replacement of components, and repair of tracks and pads.
• Bring boards up and test them with laboratory instruments: oscilloscope, logic analyser, multimeter and bench supply.
• Keep the documentation of each board: schematics, bill of materials, test results and repair records.

What you bring

• 3 or more years of professional experience in electronics.
• Microelectronics and programming of electronic boards, such as STM32 microcontrollers, in C or C++.
• Experience with FPGAs: VHDL or Verilog, and the vendor tools.
• Electronic board design in a CAD and CAM package, such as Altium Designer, KiCad, OrCAD or Eagle.
• Manual soldering to a professional standard, through-hole and surface-mount.
• Manual soldering repairs on boards: rework and fault finding at component level.
• Confident use of laboratory instruments, and the ability to read schematics and datasheets.
• Degree in electronic or electrical engineering, or a related field.
• Greek, fluent (required).
• English, fluent (required).

Advantages

• A postgraduate degree in electronics or embedded systems.
• Buses and interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB and Ethernet.
• Real-time operating systems on microcontrollers, such as FreeRTOS or Zephyr.
• Soldering and rework to IPC standards (IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, IPC-7711/7721).
• Design for electromagnetic compatibility and for manufacture.
• Experience with the electronics of flight simulators or avionics, and familiarity with DO-254.
• Mechanical CAD for enclosures and panels.

Eligibility

• Right to work in the European Union.
• Military obligations completed, or a lawful exemption, where they apply to you.