Associate Systems Engineer (Product Development)

Roles & Responsibilities

Associate Systems Engineer (Product Development)

The Associate Systems Engineer supports the R&D team in building, bringing up, and testing new hardware for remote power delivery systems. This is a bench and lab role rather than a field operations role: you will be building prototypes, setting up test rigs, running characterisation and verification tests, and feeding results back to the design engineers. The ideal candidate is hands-on, methodical about data, and comfortable working with electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineers on the same problem.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, wire, and bring up prototype hardware — harnesses, sub-assemblies, and full system integrations
  
• Integrate mechanical, electrical, and firmware subsystems into working prototypes and support design iterations between revisions
  
• Set up and operate lab equipment: oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQ, thermal cameras, load cells
  
• Design and build test jigs, fixtures, and rigs for repeatable bench testing
  
• Run characterisation, endurance, and verification tests; record results and write up findings clearly enough for someone else to act on
  
• Support environmental, EMC, and safety pre-compliance testing, both in-house and at external labs
  
• Perform calibration of sensors and instrumented subsystems
  
• Troubleshoot hardware and firmware issues down to board and component level, and document root cause
  
• Maintain BOMs, wiring schedules, build records, and revision histories for prototype units
  
• Assist with the development of build instructions, test procedures, and standard operating procedures for handover to production
  
• Support field trials and customer demonstrations when required
  
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline
  
• 0 to 2+ years of hands-on experience building or testing electronic hardware
  
• Ability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, and datasheets
  
• Competent with hand soldering, crimping, and harness assembly
  
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the discipline to isolate variables rather than guess
  
• Comfortable recording and presenting test data
  
• Willingness to travel occasionally and work in field environments
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with high-voltage DC systems and the safety practices that go with them
  
• Familiarity with motor drives, BLDC control, or power electronics
  
• Exposure to CAN bus, serial protocols, or embedded debugging tools (ST-Link, logic analysers)
  
• Basic scripting for test automation and data processing (Python preferred)
  
• Familiarity with ECAD or MCAD tools (Altium, KiCad, SolidWorks, Fusion 360)
  
• Awareness of relevant standards such as IEC 62368-1, CISPR 32/EN 55032, or MIL-STD-810
  
• Experience with unmanned systems or custom robotics builds

Tell employers what skills you have

Electrical, Electronic and Control Engineering
Results analysis
Hardware
High Voltage Power Systems Maintenance
Test Data Preparation
Laboratory Medicine
Hardware Troubleshooting
Requests for Travel
Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
Firmware
Wiring Diagrams
Test bench setup
Hardware Testing
Installation and Assembly
Sensor Calibration
Lab Equipment