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DescriptionIf your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.Working at the heart of our R+D team your role is designing the electronics for the next generation of Naim Audios world class HiFi systems and, our sister company, Focals speakers. Using your experience of working with high complexity digital systems you will be responsible for designing and implementing the electronics circuits that make Naim Audio and Focal streaming music systems sound so good. The R+D team is cross functional, and youll be working closely with embedded software engineers, mechanical designers and test engineers.From concept phase right through to production you will be involved in the electronics design process, simulating circuits, pre-scan of EMC rules, prototyping, creating schematics, designing PCBs then testing and assisting with the transition to manufacture.Key ResponsibilitiesElectronic design:Digital circuit design including components such as Microprocessors, DSP, FPGA, DAC/ADCHigh speed digital designPower supply design, linear and switched mode.Analogue circuit simulation and design of amplifiers and audio filtersPrototyping and bench testing PCBs and circuits.EMC and ESDElectronics design peer reviewsElectronics architecture reviewsDesign feasibility evaluationECAD Design:Schematic design and PCB layoutAnalogue PCB designPower PCB designFPC and PCB Interconnection designSystem IntegrationLiaising with Suppliers and third parties:RF Design ConsultantsFFC and PCB ManufacturersTest Equipment suppliersCustom component designSourcing component samples and liaising with companies for custom sampleSkills, Knowledge and ExpertiseYou are expected to have a strong electronics engineering background, preferable with a specialisation in modern digital technologies such as dealing with high-speed signals commonly found with DSP and FPGA designs. Knowledge of RF technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi would be beneficial, as would experience dealing with EMC sensitive applications.Degree qualified in Electronics engineering or similar disciplineHistory of working in a commercial environment designing complex electronics products.Able to demonstrate depth of knowledge in multiple technical areas related to digital systems such as digital audio systems, high speed circuit design, FPGA or RF design.Analogue electronics design experienceLab skills such as debugging prototypes in collaboration with firmware engineers and using test equipment such as modern oscilloscopes and logic analysers.Experienced ECAD user, preferable Altium 360Knowledge and ability to design to global safety and EMC / ESD standards rules.Familiarity with modern collaborative development tools and techniques such as Confluence and JiraExperience in the audio industry would be beneficial where critical listening was part of the design process.Benefits24 days holiday, plus bank holidays - increasing with length of serviceFree canteenFree parking available on-siteEnhanced employer pension contribution (4% of gross salary)Death in Service insuranceEmployee discount on Naim productsWellbeing initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and discounted memberships at select local gymsAlongside other, standard benefits (for example, training and development opportunities as appropriate to role)About Naim AudioNaim founder Julian Vereker MBE (1945-2000) was a racing car driver, entrepreneur and self-taught engineer with a deep passion for music. Spending his spare time listening to and recording his friends playing live in the 1960s, Julian found that playback on his system at home fell woefully short of the experience he craved.Not content with second best, he decided to design his own amplifiers and loudspeakers, ignoring accepted wisdom and focusing on aspects of performance that made music burst to life. These first designs laid the foundations for a range of iconic and award-winning hi-fi products that would reach well into the next century.This maverick approach to design, backed by over 40 years of engineering and craft, fuels our progress today. Choose Naim to go deeper into your music, for a completely immersive and involving listening experience.Our hiring processStage 1: AppliedStage 2: ReviewStage 3: Preliminary screeningStage 4: Initial interview with hiring managerStage 5: On-site interviewStage 6: Hired