This is an exciting opportunity to make your mark at the cutting edge of marine mammal telemetry.  The Sea Mammal Research Unit’s Instrumentation Group has a world-wide reputation in the design and manufacture of bespoke electronic tags that are attached to seals and other marine animals.  These miniature tags collect information from sensors and relay these data and animal tracks ashore – always mindful of a strict energy budget and the environmental extremes in which they operate.  We need an experienced electronic design engineer to develop the next generation of tags.

You will be proactive in translating biological challenges into novel engineering solutions - within limited resources and in a timely fashion.   You will be a hands-on designer as well as leading multiple projects efficiently.  You will be self-motivated and yet happy to work as part of a small innovative team.

You will have a degree in Electronics with five or more years of experience relevant to this post.

You will be able to demonstrate experience in:

• Ultra low power circuit design.
• Practical low level implementation of radio data systems (e.g. UMTS, GSM, Iridium, Argos, UHF, Bluetooth).
• Sensor interfacing. RF design.

Desirable experience includes:

• Embedded programming and emulation.
• Low level drivers, CAD.
• Encapsulated electronics in harsh environments.
• Mproc Texas MSP family.
• GSM embedded modules.

The post will start as soon as possible and will, in the first instance, last for three years, with the possibility of extension thereafter.

To discuss this post please contact either Phil Lovell (pl7@st-andrews.ac.uk, 01334 829182), Bernie McConnell (bm8@st-andrews.ac.uk, 01334 463280) or Mike Fedak (maf3@st-andrews.ac.uk, 01334 463218).

Please quote ref:  ML8459R

Closing Date:  30 May 2014

Further Particulars: ML8459RAD FPs.doc

School of Biology
Sea Mammal Research Unit
Salary:  £37,756 - £46,400 per annum
Start Date:  As soon as possible
Fixed Term:  3 years with possible extension