Electronic Hardware Engineer Placement Poole 2024

Are you a forward thinking and aspiring undergraduate ready to take your next steps in your career? Yunex Traffic is looking for aspiring undergraduates to join our Hardware Development team on a 12-month internship contract as part of our Intern Development Programme.

As our cities get bigger and more complex, Yunex Traffic makes mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable with forward-looking infrastructure and transport solutions. Yunex Traffic designs, markets, manufactures, installs, and maintains a wide portfolio of international traffic management products and is the UK market leader in the traffic signal business.

This includes intersection and pedestrian traffic controllers, intelligent urban traffic control systems, variable message signs, public transport, and car park guidance systems to enhance road safety and improve traffic flow in congested urban and inter-urban areas. We are committed to being an innovation driver and solution partner for city and highway administrations as well as mobility operators—wherever they are in the world.

Together, we can reduce accidents, congestion, and CO2 emissions generated from cities.

The challenge

Part of being a #TrafficTransformer intern at Yunex Traffic means you’ll gain practical experience working on real projects in a leading, global intelligent traffic systems company. You’ll bring fresh perspective to what we do, helping us to achieve our goals.

Here is a taste of what you can expect from this internship

This vacancy is for an Engineering Intern working in our Hardware Development Team at our development and manufacturing site in Poole, Dorset.

• Develop hardware and software designs based on requirements specifications
• Schematic entry of designs and PCB layout using CAD tools
• Manufacture hardware, soldering components and testing hardware with test software
• Write and test software in Python and/or C
• Mechanical part design using 3D CAD (Autocad or Autodesk Fusion 360) and place orders with external companies for the manufacture of metalwork.
• Design and rapid prototype additional plastic parts using mechanical CAD software and our in-house rapid prototyping systems
• Assemble and test final product and complete all production documentation

The candidate

We are looking for an innovative and inquisitive candidate, progressing towards a degree in electrical/electronic engineering who is keen to work on mixed hardware and software development projects and can demonstrate basic skill in some or all of the following:

• Can read and interpret design specifications
• Can read circuit diagrams
• Understand the basic use of transistors, FET’s, and op-amps in simple circuits
• Can use an oscilloscope and other diagnostic lab tools such as multimeters

Whilst not essential, it would be a bonus if you already have experience with

• Can design and construct electronic circuits on prototype boards
• Have some experience of PCB design and layout using CAD tools
• Have some experience of testing and fault-finding electronic circuits
• Knowledge of Python, with additional languages such as C an advantage

Minimum educational requirements

• A-Level A, B, B - one of which must be mathematics
• IB 6,5,5 at HL to include Mathematics with a minimum of 30 points overall
• BTEC – Applicants with electrical/electronic BTEC options may also be considered

The benefits of an internship at Yunex Traffic

• A comprehensive 12-month full-time internship with a global leader in intelligent traffic systems
• We offer plenty of opportunity to develop your career whilst offering a competitive salary and 26 days holiday
• Hae the chance to join a community of highly skilled professionals who will help you on your learning journey
• Mentorship and support to help you develop professionally
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our business, staying at the forefront of innovation and excellence
• Join our flexible benefits scheme with access to private medical care, discounted cinema tickets and gym membership and so much more!

What else do I need to know?

If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We embrace diversity and create what’s right for the world by employing the people who live in it.

Yunex Traffic recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.

Recruitment process

Applications for our internships will close on 21st January 2024.

We will be holding in-person 'Getting to know Yu' days between mid February – early March 2024 which will allow candidates the best opportunity to showcase their potential and suitability for this role by using a variety of assessment types. This session will be held in an afternoon or morning slot and will typically include a combination of tasks and activities such as group problem-solving tasks, individual interviews, presentations, and role simulation exercises.

For some roles, there will also be an initial video (Microsoft Teams) or telephone interview - these are likely to be held during February 2024, before the Getting to Know Yu day. These interviews are typically competency based and a chance for us to find out what your motivations are for your next career.

Our 2024 interns will join the business in early September 2024 so you must be available from this time, for 12 months.

Right to work

Please note, if you are applying for an internship at Yunex Traffic, you must have the Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the 12 months. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to sponsor anyone joining us on our Internship Development Programme who doesn’t have valid right to work in the UK.

How to apply

Applications should be made online. Please apply to this advert and include curriculum vitae and a cover letter to confirm:

• Availability to start the 12-month internship on a full-time basis from 9th September 2024
• You have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the internship
• Confirmation that you intend to remain in the UK for the duration of the internship and will be available to work in the relevant Yunex Traffic office for a minimum of 3 days per week
• Confirmation that the internship forms part of a formal university placement year

Or

• Is unrelated to a university formal industrial placement year

Or

• You are subject to reduced working hours restrictions during “term time” along with details of dates where restriction apply
• Whether you have any deadlines to confirm your internship or placement year