Lyra are currently recruiting for the following positions

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Senior Electronics Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer

If you are ready to take on your next challenge and want to work in a small but fast-growing company dedicated to future technologies, please apply by sending your C.V. with a covering letter to hr@lyraelectronics.com.

 

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

We are now looking to recruit a highly-skilled senior embedded software engineer to join our busy engineering team and play a key part in the growth and success of our business.

Lyra has invested heavily in the latest test equipment and facilities meaning you will have only the best resources to work with. You will be developing embedded software for power electronics systems from concept to prototype and into production.

Responsibilities include:

• Specification writing and interpretation.
• Software architecture design.
• Low level firmware development for real time critical peripherals e.g. ADCs, PWMs.
• High level control software
• Communications software.
• Test and validation of software algorithms.
• Product / Project documentation (e.g. design notes, user manuals etc).
• Day-to-day project management and reporting.
• Liaison with customers and suppliers, occasionally working on customer sites with their engineers.

You must be degree qualified in Electronics Engineering or equivalent and possess experience of developing embedded C applications. You will have a keen eye for detail, creative problem-solving skills and the ability to work individually and as part of a team.

Other skills

• Knowledge of CAN bus communications.
• iOS and Android app development in Qt and QML
• Knowledge of the use and limitations of lab test equipment and instrumentation.
• Experience of Matlab / Simulink / LabVIEW / MISRA C an advantage.
• Familiar with product delivery process from requirements capture to design validation, preferably for power electronics or electric vehicle electronics.
• Proven delivery of goals while working to tight timescales.
• Excellent problem solving skills and a creative approach to new ideas.
• Experience of DFMEA an advantage.

Senior Power Electronics Engineer

We are now looking to recruit a creative Senior Power Electronics Engineer to join our busy engineering team and play a key part in the growth and success of our business.

Lyra has invested heavily in the latest test equipment and facilities meaning you will have only the best resources to work with. You will be designing, building and testing power electronics systems from concept to prototype and into production. You will have hands-on involvement all the way.

Responsibilities include:

• Specification writing and interpretation.
• Circuit design and simulation of DC-DC, AC-DC converters using hard, soft and resonant switching techniques.
• PCB design from schematics.
• Power electronics circuit layout.
• Design interface, gate drive and control PCBs.
• Prototyping and product development on the bench.
• Product / Project documentation (e.g. design notes, bills of materials, user manuals)
• Writing embedded control software as required.
• Day-to-day project management and reporting.
• Liaison with customers and suppliers, occasionally working on customer sites with their engineers.

You must be degree qualified in Electronics Engineering or equivalent and possess experience of working in a similar field of Power Electronics. You will have a keen eye for detail, creative problem-solving skills and the ability to work individually and as part of a team.

Other skills

• Knowledge of CAN bus communications.
• Practical soldering skills (using a microscope) required for PCB assembly.
• Knowledge of the use and limitations of lab test equipment and instrumentation.
• Experience of Matlab / Simulink / LabVIEW / MISRA C an advantage.
• Familiar with product delivery process from requirements capture to design validation, preferably for power electronics or electric vehicle electronics.
• Knowledge of designing for high voltages and high currents an advantage.
• Proven delivery of goals while working to tight timescales.
• Experience of DFMEA an advantage.

Salary: Competitive

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Experience:

• power electronics: 6 years (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Senior Electronics Engineer

We are now looking to recruit an innovative Senior Electronics Engineer to join our busy engineering team and play a key part in the growth and success of our business.

Lyra has invested heavily in the latest test equipment and facilities meaning you will have only the best resources to work with. You will be designing, building and testing power electronics systems, writing embedded software to control the hardware where needed, from concept to prototype and into production.

Responsibilities include:

• Specification writing and interpretation.
• Circuit design and simulation.
• Prototyping and product development on the bench.
• PCB design from schematics.
• Product / Project documentation (e.g. design notes, bills of materials, user manuals).
• Writing software as required (embedded and PC).
• Day-to-day project management and reporting.
• Liaison with customers and suppliers, occasionally working on customer sites with their engineers.
• Testing of existing Lyra products and shipping to fulfil customer orders.

You must be degree qualified in Electronics Engineering or equivalent and possess experience of working in a similar field of Power Electronics. You will have a keen eye for detail, creative problem-solving skills and the ability to work individually and as part of a team.

Other skills

• Good working knowledge of CAN bus communications.
• Practical soldering skills (using a microscope) required for PCB assembly.
• Knowledge of the use and limitations of lab test equipment and instrumentation.
• Experience of Matlab / Simulink / LabVIEW / MISRA C an advantage.
• Experience of working with electric vehicles desirable.
• Familiar with product delivery process from requirements capture to design validation, preferably for power electronics or electric vehicle electronics.
• Knowledge of designing for high voltages and high currents an advantage.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a creative approach to new ideas.
• Proven delivery of goals while working to tight timescales.
• Experience of DFMEA an advantage.

Salary: Competitive

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Experience:

• Electronics design: 4 years (Required)
• Embedded Software: 4 years (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

 

Senior Mechanical Engineer

We are on the lookout for experienced design engineer who has experience of electronics design.

This is a great opportunity for an engineer to develop new products from ideas through to prototypes and into production, with hands-on involvement all the way. Lyra has heavily invested in test equipment and facilities to ensure that everything required to develop the latest in power electronics is to hand.

The successful applicant will be taking ideas and customer requirements from a concept phase through to working prototypes.

Design will involve high current bus bars, enclosures to various IP levels, cold plate design, electronic circuit board placement, heatsinks, and cable and wire routing.

• Specification writing and interpretation.
• Concept design and modelling in 3D CAD
• Mechanical analysis, thermal and FE
• Design for manufacture
• Prototyping and product development on the bench.
• Product / Project documentation (e.g. design notes, bills of materials, user manuals).
• Day-to-day project management and reporting.
• Liaison with customers and suppliers, occasionally working on customer sites with their engineers.
• Inspection and quality control

Minimum educational qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Minimum previous experience

• Four years working within a similar field of mechanical design.

Other skills

• The ability to work individually or as part of a team.
• Practical skills using workshop tools.
• Experience of working with electric vehicles desirable.
• Familiar with product delivery process from requirements capture to design validation, preferably for power electronics or electric vehicle electronics.
• Excellent problem solving skills and a creative approach to new ideas.
• Proven delivery of goals while working to tight timescales.
• Experience of DFMEA an advantage.
• Keen attention to detail.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

We can offer you :

• Competitive salary
• Matched pension 5%
• Private Healthcare
• 25 days’ leave plus bank holidays (max 8)
• Flexible working hours
• Shorter working day on Fridays (8 hrs Mon – Thurs; 5.5 hrs Friday)
• Informal working environment