SCOPE: To develop and maintain all technical aspects of the complete range of Signal products.

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should have a science or engineering degree plus 5 years experience.

The Engineering Department works under the direct instructions of the Engineering Manager, carrying out activities delegated to them by the Engineering Manager.  These activities are primarily associated with the development, testing and provision of ongoing support of all Signal products.

From time to time you may be asked to work temporarily in different departments throughout the company as required by the current workload.

Specific Tasks

1. produce detailed manufacturing drawings along with assembly and BOM information suitable for small batch/low quantity production;
2. provide cost-effective designs for sheet-metal and machined components, wiring looms and electro-mechanical assemblies;
3. liaise and action changes to current products;
4. liaise with other departments to ensure design suitability;
5. design and construction of experiments and prototypes to substantiate product intent;
6. testing theoretical, prototype and new designs;
7. hands-on assembly of and modifications to electronics and electromechanical systems and pneumatics;
8. maintain and co-ordinate revision control procedures;
9. liaise with sub-contract manufacturers and suppliers;
10. perform general drawing-office duties;
11. advise on general mechanical issues, and assist other departments when necessary;
12. source new, and replace obsolete components;
13. attend engineering, design review, quality and other meetings;
14. occasionally visit customer and/or supplier sites to deliver or receive training and/or discuss design requirements;
15. ensure routine calibration and servicing of Signal test/calibration equipment is carried out in line with the schedule;
16. at all times to work in accordance with the company’s Health and Safety and Quality procedures;
17. keep in touch with the external environment – emerging technologies, technical innovations, technical obsolescence, changes in design practices and up to date tools;
18. any other duties deemed necessary by the Engineering Manager to ensure that the above tasks can be fulfilled.

If you would like to apply, please email your CV to recruitment@signal-group.com 

SCOPE: To provide electronic design capabilities and technical support, involving product innovation, design and development through to product release, and product update, of Signal Group’s new and existing hardware and software, to customers, colleagues and other departments of the company.

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should have an electronics engineering degree.

The Electronic Design Engineer will be part of the Engineering team and they will have a hands-on design

role covering engineering disciplines associated with firmware design, bare-metal programing, analogue instrumentation circuits, transducer interfaces, microprocessor digital circuits, embedded software, and real-time operating systems.

These activities are primarily associated with the development, testing and provision of ongoing support of all Signal products.

From time to time you may be asked to work temporarily in different departments throughout the company as required by the current workload.

Specific Job Tasks

1. Development and support of embedded systems and firmware.
2. Design of analogue and digital circuits to perform functions necessary for product requirements.
3. Design and write software to perform functions necessary for product requirements.
4. Testing theoretical designs.
5. Design and construction of experiments and prototypes to substantiate product intent.
6. Liaise with Production to ensure designs are suitable for manufacture and test.
7. Prepare issue-controlled schematics, assembly drawings, parts lists, and other documentation.
8. Preparation of technical documentation, including operating and service manuals, to support product release.
9. Hands-on assembly of and modifications to electronics and electromechanical systems.
10. Systematically improving and changing the detailed design of a piece or pieces of electronic equipment, making sure that performance meets a written specification.
11. Following defined engineering processes.
12. Keep in touch with the external environment – emerging technologies, technical innovations, technical obsolescence, changes in design practices and up to date tools.
13. At all times to work in accordance with the company’s Health and Safety and Quality procedures.
14. Any other duties deemed necessary, by the Line or Departmental Manager, to ensure all of the above tasks can be fulfilled.
15. Programming languages, tools and protocols required for this role include: C, VB6, Free Pascal (Delphi), SCADA, Ethernet, Serial I2C, RS232, RS422, Altium, Proteus, MP Lab, RealTerm, CodeWarrior, Revision Control with SVN or Github.

If you would like to apply, please email your CV to recruitment@signal-group.com 

SCOPE:To commission, maintain and service the complete range of Signal Group analysers and systems at customer sites throughout the world.

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should have experience with instrumentation and fault finding at component level.

The Field Service Engineers work as a team under the direction of the Service Manager, carrying out a range of activities associated with commissioning, maintenance and service of the Signal Group range of gas analysers and systems. ‘These activities are mainly in the UK at present, but expansion into other world market areas means that there will be increasing requirements to travel internationally. The principle activities are:

• Commissioning of new analysers and systems at start up
• Regular routine maintenance of equipment for customers with planned maintenance contracts
• Site repairs in the case of equipment malfunction
• Site surveys for quotation purposes
• Training of customers in the use and maintenance of equipment

Senior engineers are required to carry out all the activities of the service engineers but are also expected to have higher level diagnostic skills and the ability to supervise other Signal engineers. They are expected to act as project managers for commissioning new plant and to liase with customers at all levels in this activity. Although the position is primarily field based, it may be necessary to work in-house from time to time.

Specific Tasks

• To install new analysers and systems on customer sites.
• To start up and commission new analysers and systems, and to act as the Signal representative in formal site trials

• To provide training for customers on operation and maintenance of the equipment both on site and in the Signal factory.

• To carry out planned maintenance on analysers and systems at customer sites, according to the agreed schedules.

• To provide an ‘as required’ breakdown and repair service on customer sites.

• To complete the relevant documentation for any service activity undertaken, and to provide feedback to Signal Group support personnel on field problems if required.

• Where necessary, to supervise field engineers on site and ensure that the work is of the requisite quality and performed in a safe manner.

• To supervise sub contract personnel who might be working for Signal Group Ltd at customer sites

• At all times to work in accordance with the company’s Health and Safety and Quality procedures.

If you would like to apply, please email your CV to recruitment@signal-group.com 

SCOPE: To build, technically correct, and in accordance with company procedures, all aspects of Signal gas analyser.

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants need no prior experience, training will be provided.

The Production Department works under the direct instructions of the Production Manager, carrying out activities delegated to them by the Production Manager, in the absence of the Production Manager, work will be allocated by the Finance Director.  These activities are primarily associated with the assembly and build of all Signal products.

From time to time you may be asked to work temporarily in different departments throughout the company as required by the current workload.

Principle Activity

1. To interpret company drawings to enable the correct assembly of signal products and systems.
2. Review and follow test procedures.
3. Inspection of sub-assemblies in accordance with engineering documentation.
4. Fault finding where necessary.
5. Monitor all consumable items i.e. nuts, bolts, cables etc. to ensure minimum stock levels are always kept.
6. Mentor Assembler where necessary.
7. Manual handling of gas bottles
8. Warranty rework repairs.
9. Rework components to meet system requirement when necessary.
10. Ensure work area is always kept clean and safe.
11. At all times to work in accordance with the company’s Health and Safety and Quality procedures.
12. Any other duties deemed necessary by the Production Manager to ensure that the above tasks can be fulfilled.

If you would like to apply, please email your CV to recruitment@signal-group.com