Solutions for mine safety and situational awareness
Job Description
Design and develop electronic systems for current and future Proximity Detection Systems
Develop embedded applications for microcontrollers/microprocessor in control systems
Design Electronic applications – from schematic capture, PCB layout to test, planning and implementation
Support and maintain existing product designs
Develop component qualification processes for extreme environments
Define internal interfaces between parts of the electronics
Implement the design in hardware, firmware and software
Test the hardware and implement corrections
Maintain existing products in terms of soft ware changes, PCB updates, firmware changes and documentation
Simulations of the design at various levels
Derive requirements for the complex electronics
Ensure external interfaces match the specification, including voltage level and timing.
Synthesize, place and route, etc. designs
Program complex electronics
Test the final hardware and implement corrections
Perform system safety analyses and identify safety verifications
Identify if complex electronics can cause a hazard or are part of a hazard control
Ensure that design errors in complex electronics are considered as a failure mode
Review subsystem requirements
Qualifications
BEng (Electronic) or BEng (Computer)
Skills
Required Skills and Capabilities:
Assess implementati on against requirements and design
Ensure development and supporting processes (e.g. Configuration Management, ESD) are in place and followed
Review choice of parts
Ensure electronics are assembled / manufactured to acceptable standards
Perform or witness testing at various system and subsystems
Ensure software tools used for complex electronic design and programming are archived and controlled
Ensure complex electronic designs are captured in the Configuration Management system
Ensure changes to complex electronic designs are reviewed, evaluated for impacts, and approved
Provide official builds for formal programming/testing
Salary/Package
Dependent on Experience levels
Benefits
N/A
Job Post Expiration
2025-02-23
Epiroc
Tracy Johnson
tracycv@pcs-sa.co.za
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