Principal Electronic Engineer – Sensor Technology

Job description

As Reach Subsea continues to expand, we are seeking a motivated and experienced Principal Electronics Engineer – Sensor Technology to strengthen our high-performing R&D team. In this role, you will:

Be responsible for the design, development, and validation of electronics systems used in subsea sensor technologies. This role requires a deep understanding of analog and digital circuit design, embedded systems, and environmental engineering for harsh and high-pressure subsea environments. Serve as a technical authority within the engineering team and will play a key role in the successful delivery of sensor systems for subsea monitoring, measurement, and communication.

For this position we will be hiring on an ongoing basis.

Why Join Reach Subsea:

We value competence and experience, but we set an even higher price on attitude and potential! At Reach Subsea, our values “Learn, Teach, Reach” reflect our dedication to continuously searching for new and relevant insight to challenge established ways of performance.

Reach employees share knowledge and ensure we align with our clients’ expectations. We have manifested our commitment to never leave anyone behind, meaning every employee is critical to the success of the mission.

We hope you will take part in securing these values by working together in a team effort to deliver the best possible experience.

Ultimately, the sense of accomplishment we experience when overcoming challenges makes the effort worthwhile.

We set high ambitions and “Reach” for them.

Key Responsibilities

• Validation of current sensor systems and instrumentation.
• Electronics design, incl. simulations, schematics, PCB layout, reviews and testing of analog, digital and mixed signal electronics.
• Provide technical mentorship to mid- and junior-level electronics engineers
• Conduct sensor technology research and stay up to date with emerging technologies
• Provide support and do analysis on sensor issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electronics Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience within R&D
• Preferably knowledge of marine geophysical instrumentation.

Skills:

• Expertise in sensor technology and electronic design
• Expertise in analog circuit design, including low-noise signal conditioning, ADC/DAC systems, power design.
• Experience in environmental design and testing for subsea or comparable extreme conditions.
• Proficiency in engineering tools such as Altium Designer (or equivalent), SPICE, MATLAB and signal analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of system reliability, and failure mode mitigation.