Advanced Navigation is the world’s most determined innovator in AI robotics and navigation technologies across land, air, sea and space applications. Founded on a culture of research and discovery, Advanced Navigation's mission is to be the catalyst of the autonomy revolution. Fields of expertise include artificial intelligence, underwater sonar, GNSS, radio frequency systems, inertial sensors, robotics, quantum sensors and photonics.
Today, Advanced Navigation is a supplier to some of the world's largest companies, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Tesla, NASA, Apple, and General Motors. Discover it for yourself: https://youtu.be/F7uAqs1gtuk
As a Senior Electronics Engineer within the Navigation Solutions team, you will be responsible for the design of electronics for new products in Advanced Navigation’s product range as well as design updates for our existing products. You will own the electronic design throughout the product realization process working closely with mechanical and embedded software engineers.
Your work will directly result in new products taken from first concept through to mass market production with involvement throughout the whole development cycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and review PCB schematic designs and layouts using Altium Designer
- Simulate and optimise circuits in LTSpice
- Design and review analogue signal chain processing circuits (filters, amplifiers, etc.), digital signal circuits including high-speed interfaces
- Develop and review mixed signal processing chains (i.e. A-D and D-A)
- Design for Manufacture and Testability
- Collaborate closely with our Software team to ensure hardware designs meet software requirements
- Collaborate closely with our Mechanical team to ensure electronic design meets mechanical requirements
Qualifications, skills & experience
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electronic Engineering.
- 7+ years of experience in designing and developing complex electronics
- Basic ability to work with 3D models in Solidworks or a similar package
- Proficient in using industry standard tools such as SPICE, Altium Designer, Matlab
- PCBA design, 8 layer +, Rigid Flex, High speed communications (> 100 MHz)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to explain complex systems to non-technical stakeholders and vice versa.
- A curious mindset with an intrinsic drive to learn complex technical frameworks quickly.
- Strong attention to detail combined with a bias for action and decisive problem-solving.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electronic Engineering
- 7+ years of experience designing and developing complex electronics
- Basic ability to work with 3D models in SolidWorks or a similar package
- Proficiency with industry-standard tools such as SPICE, Altium Designer, and MATLAB
- Experience with PCBA design, 8-layer or higher boards, rigid-flex, and high-speed communications above 100 MHz
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to learn complex technical frameworks quickly
- Strong attention to detail and decisive problem-solving ability
What We Do
Advanced Navigation is a privately owned Australian company that specialises in the development of navigation technologies and robotics. The company has a focus on generating products of the highest quality standard, both in terms of hardware and software. The company's founders came from a background in mission critical robotics built to military specifications and this can be seen through Advanced Navigation's products. Advanced Navigation's engineers have specialised expertise across a broad range of fields including sensors, GNSS, inertial navigation, RF technologies, acoustics, robotics, AI and algorithms.
