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Open Positions
Applications Support Engineer
CSignum is the only wireless communications provider that enables transmission of data through the water-air boundary, water column, seabed and subsea structures using RadiEM technology. Our patented communication, monitoring and navigational platform and solutions help global aquaculture, ocean observing, offshore wind, and oil and gas industries. Armed with dynamic readings, our customers can make smart, data-driven decisions for any situation they may encounter.
Purpose of the Role
This position is responsible for engaging with customers and strategic partners to optimise sales of the RadiEM product suite. The Applications Support Engineer will work in partnership with Sales and Engineering to understand customer applications and deployment scenarios. Evaluate technical, environmental, and commercial risks. As we are developing our support capability, the person will also be key to developing the customer support procedures and be willing to field support and maintenance queries.
Key Responsibilities
- Be a key technical resource driving the adoption of RadiEM technology into specific customer applications.
- Consult with clients and strategic partners to understand their specific technology and deployment needs.
- Facilitate the link between customer needs (opportunities) with CSignum current and future technology plans, including writing reports and whitepapers.
- Partner with Sales and Engineering to evaluate and prioritise opportunities for product development – e.g. if sector specific development is required, fully evaluate the opportunity in terms of technology needs, market potential, impact and timing
- Facilitate technical external dialogue to capture user-defined needs, feedback and requirements to guide product roadmap development
- Contribute to internal knowledge of competing technologies, evolving marketing trends and technology advancement.
- Contribute to development and review of technical proposal and funding applications.
- Maintain positive and effective client, supplier and partner relationships.
- Providing clients with technical support and act as technological expert advisor for our products as part of a Helpdesk structure.
- Support customer installations and demonstrations of equipment, confirm proper communication between equipment and systems.
- Optimising applications by integrating new technologies and performing product upgrades.
- Project manage customer demonstrations and contribute in the preparation of quotes and project estimations.
Essential Experience
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Excellent people management, interpersonal and communications skills with both internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in design, commissioning or technical support of, instrumentation and control systems or similar technologies.
- Willing to be hands-on during testing, trials and customer demos.
- Ability to thrive in an environment of change and pressure.
- Strong decision making and analytical/problem solving skills.
- Proactive, Self-motivated and ability manage workload effectively.
- The ability to act as interface between technical and non-technical disciplines.
- The ability to travel within the UK and abroad to fulfil the role either independently or part of a team.
Desirable Experience
It would be beneficial for the candidate to have experience in some or all of the following areas:
- Sales, marketing and customer support experience
- Experience with subsea instrumentation such as ADCP, Sonde and other underwater sensors including their common interfaces.
- 3+ years experience specifically within the underwater engineering environment.
- Well developed network within subsea and / or freshwater sectors Experience working with teams using Jira and SCRUM methodology.
- Good understanding of typical engineering processes for delivering multi-disciplinary products
- Understanding of Project Management methodologies including Waterfall and Agile.
Qualifications & Certifications
- Degree qualified in relevant subject, or significant practical experience relevant to the role.
- Clean driving licence.
Key Benefits
- Financial compensation to be discussed.
- Company pension scheme
- Private medical insurance plans available
- Death In service insurance policy available
- 33 days holidays per year (inclusive of public holidays)
- Flexible working hours with hybrid working available.
- Wide array of onsite facilities such as subsidised gym, child care (payment required), and canteen.
To apply, please send us your CV with Applications Support Engineer in the subject line to: Jobs@csignum.com
Systems Engineer
CSignum is the only wireless communications provider that enables transmission of data through the water-air boundary, water column, seabed and subsea structures using RadiEM technology. Our patented communication, monitoring and navigational platform and solutions help global aquaculture, ocean observing, offshore wind, and oil and gas industries. Armed with dynamic readings, our customers can make smart, data-driven decisions for any situation they may encounter.
Purpose of the Role
This permanent role will lead the integration of CSignum products into larger systems. CSignum manufacture a unique low frequency radio modem that enables short range underwater data communications and transmission from submerged equipment, through the water‑air boundary. Our modems typically interface with subsea measurement and control equipment, relaying data to the surface, where we interface with conventional terrestrial radio equipment for long range onward transmission. Integration typically requires battery power management implications that often accompany a move to wireless data transmission and adaptation of the system architecture to accommodate the low data rate, half duplex serial communications our modems deliver.
CSignum is an expanding start-up and ideal candidates will be able to bring experience of process-heavy environments but adapt their approach to an agile and dynamic company, and enjoy a varied workload.
Key Responsibilities
CSignum are looking for a hands-on proactive engineer to work closely with our small team of Electronics, Mechanical and Software engineers. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Leading system integration and project from a technical perspective.
- Communicating with customers to understand their applications from a detailed technical perspective.
- Communicating to the product management team to identify new features required to integrate applications.
- Ensuring good system engineering practices are carried out in the company.
- Ensuring requirements and test traceability during the course of a project.
- Architecting applications with our products.
- Creating system engineering documentation required to support projects and/or integrations e.g. system descriptions, interface control documents, test plans, requirements capture, and test procedures.
- Creating prototype systems to determine feasibility of applications.
- Specifying internal work packages using Jira.
- Carry out system testing of the end application, and ensure it is ready for release.
Essential Experience
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- MUST have a good background in electronics.
- General understanding of control systems.
- Experience in design, commissioning or technical support of control systems
- Working knowledge of general communications systems and protocols (Modbus, CANBus, etc.).
- Proven experience working with customers to integrate products in applications specific to them.
- Proven experience integrating different hardware/software/mechanical products.
- Excellent people management, interpersonal and communications skills with both internal and external stakeholders
- The ability to work effectively across multiple departments/teams and champion a ‘one-team’ approach.
- Strong decision making and analytical/problem solving skills
Desirable Experience
It would be beneficial for the candidate to have experience in some or all of the following areas:
- Experience in systems engineering (the role is suitable for someone looking to move into this area, but has demonstrated system level thinking in their past experience).
- Experience working with subsea/underwater equipment.
- Experience in RF communications.
- Experience with embedded software.
- Experience with mechanical product design.
- Experience with requirement management tools.
- Experience working with teams using Jira and SCRUM methodology
- Experience in saltwater and freshwater metrology
- Understanding of SCADA Systems (or similar Distributed Control Systems), distributed monitoring systems, transducers – pressure, load cells, flow, temperature, distance etc
Qualifications & Certifications
- 10 years engineering experience with a number of years in electronics engineering positions is preferred.
- Minimum 2:1 Engineering degree or equivalent is preferred.
- Chartered Engineer status desirable but not essential.
Key Benefits
- Competitive salary depending on experience.
- Company Pension Scheme
- 33 days holidays per year (inclusive of public holidays)
- Flexible working hours with some remote working opportunities (post COVID).
- Wide array of onsite facilities such as subsidised gym, child care (Childcare not provided by CSignum), canteen, and pool table.
- Private medical insurance for you and your partner
- Death in service cover
To apply, please send us your CV with Systems Engineer in the subject line to: Jobs@csignum.com
Electrical Engineer
CSignum is the only wireless communications provider that enables transmission of data through the water-air boundary, water column, seabed and subsea structures using RadiEM technology. Our patented communication, monitoring and navigational platform and solutions help global aquaculture, ocean observing, offshore wind, and oil and gas industries. Armed with dynamic readings, our customers can make smart, data-driven decisions for any situation they may encounter.
Role Summary
The Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the design, procurement, build and test of all electrical items made by CSignum such as antennas, topside junction boxes, and wiring harnesses. In addition to the electrical duties the candidate will be expected to carry out on-site and off-site testing, and basic technician level work. The role is suitable for a more junior Electrical Engineer who is looking for responsibility and varied interesting work covering the full product / project lifecycle.
CSignum is an expanding start-up and ideal candidates will be able to bring experience of process-heavy environments but adapt their approach to an agile and dynamic company.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, procurement, build and test of all electrical assemblies.
- Basic level technician work to help prepare for testing.
- Controlling the lab and workshop budget and procuring necessary equipment.
- Ensuring the lab and workshop is maintained properly.
- Carry out a variety of tests in and around the office.
- Troubleshooting installation problems.
- Interact with customers when off-site giving a positive impression of the company.
- Ensure compliance with CSignum’ s and the operating sites HSE policies.
Essential Experience
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Experience designing electrical equipment including schematics and CAD work.
- Experience procuring items for electrical assemblies.
- Experience assembling electrical assemblies including wiring harnesses and junction boxes to the necessary safety standards.
- Hands-on experience of technician level work such as soldering, workshop tools, and assembly of parts.
- Can operate independently of others and a clear communicator.
- Proven ability to take the initiative and self motivated problem solver.
- Can manage a budget and a maintain a lab and workshop to an acceptable standard.
- Willing to take on varied work that is not strictly in the job specification.
Desirable Experience
It would be beneficial for the candidate to have experience in some or all the following areas:
- Experience installing equipment in a subsea environment.
- Being capable of using the product user interface to drive tests.
- Following procedures and accurately and meticulously recording results.
- Contributing to test procedures for the testing that you will undertake.
- Ability to travel globally.
Qualifications & Certifications
- Degree in Electrical Engineering and 1.5 years experience is preferred.
- Certified to BS 7671 18th Edition Wiring Regulations is preferred.
- Ability to attain offshore certifications to allow them to work offshore is preferred.
Key Benefits
- Competitive salary depending on experience.
- Company Pension Scheme.
- 33 days holidays per year (inclusive of public holidays).
- Flexible working hours with some remote working opportunities.
- Wide array of onsite facilities such as subsidised gym, childcare (Childcare not provided by CSignum), canteen, and pool table.
- Private medical insurance for you and your partner.
- Death in service cover
To apply, please send us your CV with Electrical Engineer in the subject line to: Jobs@csignum.com