March 2008

MLE is a UK-based company situated near Salisbury, which undertakes electronic product design, development and manufacture. With leading-edge experience gained across a wide range of industries, we’re able to provide clients with an integrated and innovative electronics solution for their products. Whether we’re required to develop a solution to interface with an existing system or develop a solution from scratch, we have the necessary skills to make it happen, and make the product a success.

To learn more about MLE please feel free to browse our website using the links above. Due to continued growth we are now actively recruiting staff for the following positions:

Personal Assistant to the Managing Director

We have a vacancy for a Personal Assistant to the Managing Director. This exciting role would suit a friendly, outgoing individual with excellent communication, organisational and administrative skills.

Key skills required:

• Excellent interpersonal skills; confident and easy communicator at all levels, friendly manner
• Strong organisational skills, including managing MD’s diary, booking accommodation, flights and travel arrangements
• Ability to effectively liaise with any organisation or individual, including key clients and MLE staff, on behalf of MD. Must to be able to progress action points on behalf of the MD, when required
• Good computer/internet/typing competence – proficient in Microsoft applications such as Word and PowerPoint. Experience of Goldmine would be a bonus. Ability to use internet (websites and email) is essential
• Efficient and accurate administrative skills: filing and retrieval of information at short notice, providing secretarial support to MD, taking meeting minutes, creating documentation as required
• Be able to assist and support other senior managers as needed
• Provide administrative HR support as and when required
• Can work with confidential material with the highest levels of integrity
• Will represent our company in a friendly and professional manner

Desirable qualities:

• Commonsense, enthusiastic and helpful manner
• Demonstrate a systematic approach to a range of priorities
• Ability to work under pressure with own initiative
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Be flexible and willing to support the work of others as required
• A sense of humour is always helpful

In return for your hard work and commitment to MLE, we offer you the opportunity of unique personal and professional development, which will prove invaluable during your career. Your career prospects will be uncapped, as MLE is a rapidly evolving company with opportunities for its people to proceed further into all areas they wish to. The package includes many benefits and the salary is negotiable depending upon your experience and skills.

If this position sounds like the kind of opportunity you are looking for, please email mary@ml-electronics.co.uk and tell us why you feel you would fit in at MLE and why you would like to work with us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Receptionist

We are currently seeking a well-organised individual with good interpersonal skills for receptionist and other administrative activities.

Key skills required:

• Excellent telephone manner
• Good communication skills
• Ability to greet and look after clients in a pleasant and helpful manner
• Can ensure that reception is welcoming and tidy
• Organising conference calls
• Printing and making up brochures etc
• Good computer skills essential, experience of MS Word and other office programs would be desirable
• Ability to organise conference room for different events
• Filing and other general administrative experience

Desirable qualities:

• Commonsense, enthusiastic and helpful manner
• Demonstrate a systematic approach to a range of priorities
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Be flexible and willing to support the work of others as required
• A sense of humour is always helpful

In return for your hard work and commitment to MLE, we offer you the opportunity of unique personal and professional development, which will prove invaluable during your career. Your career prospects, will be uncapped as MLE is a rapidly evolving company with opportunities for its people to proceed further into all areas they wish to. The package includes many benefits and the salary is negotiable depending upon your experience and skills.

If this position sounds like the kind of opportunity you are looking for, please email mary@ml-electronics.co.uk and tell us why you feel you would fit in at MLE and why you would like to work with us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Electronics Hardware Design Engineer

We are currently looking for a hardware engineer to join our growing team of electronics whizzes. The ideal person will be a dynamic team player who can also work independently. You will be self-motivated and an enthusiastic engineer. You should be respectful of others and keen to become part of a committed and lively team. You will get a buzz from working with fantastic clients to develop great products that make a positive impact on the world. In addition you will feel empowered to contribute fresh ideas to all projects as well as respecting those ideas suggested by your colleagues.

While your skills and experience will be predominantly in hardware design, demonstrable knowledge of embedded software will be a strong advantage. You will be able to demonstrate an ability to think creatively, manage projects and meet deadlines.

You will be responsible for:

• Designing and managing your own projects
• Communicating progress on your projects to the engineering team
• Awareness of progress on all projects within the team and how these may impact upon you
• Communicating requirements for your project in order to assist project resource planning

The skill set that you can either demonstrate or grow will include (but not be limited to):

• Schematic design, capture and PCB layout using OrCad
• Hands-on diagnosis of electronic circuits/boards
• Analogue design – filters, control theory, etc
• Digital design including VHDL
• Micro-electronics
• Power supply design
• Documentation. For example: Requirement capture, specification procurement, build documentation, test procedures and plans
• Reports
• Direct client liaison
• Supporting the production team
• Embedded software development/design in C and (less often) ASM

In return for your hard work and commitment to MLE, we offer you the opportunity of unique personal and professional development, which will prove invaluable during your career. Your career prospects will be uncapped, as MLE is a rapidly evolving company with opportunities for its people to proceed further into all areas they wish to. The package includes many benefits and the salary is negotiable depending upon your experience and skills.

If this position sounds like the kind of opportunity you are looking for, please email mary@ml-electronics.co.uk and tell us why you feel you would fit in at MLE and why you would like to work with us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Junior Software Engineer

We are currently looking for a junior software engineer to join our growing team of electronics whizzes. The ideal person will be a dynamic team player who can also work independently. You will be self-motivated and an enthusiastic engineer. You should be respectful of others and keen to become part of a committed and lively team. You will get a buzz from working with fantastic clients to develop great products that make a positive impact on the world. In addition you will feel empowered to contribute fresh ideas to all projects as well as respecting those ideas suggested by your colleagues.

While your skills and experience will be predominantly in software design, demonstrable knowledge of electronics will be a strong advantage. You will be able to demonstrate an ability to think creatively, manage projects and meet deadlines.

You will be responsible for:

• Designing and managing your own projects
• Communicating progress on your projects to the engineering team
• Awareness of progress on all projects within the team & how these may impact upon you
• Communicating requirements for your project in order to assist project resource planning

The skill set that you can either demonstrate or grow will include (but not be limited to):

• Embedded software development/design in C and (less often) ASM
• Basic understanding of digital electronics
• Experience of using microcontrollers
• Direct client liaison
• Software requirements capture
• Real-time operating systems
• PC software development using Visual studio .net

In return for your hard work and commitment to MLE, we offer you the opportunity of unique personal and professional development, which will prove invaluable during your career. Your career prospects will be uncapped, as MLE is a rapidly evolving company with opportunities for its people to proceed further into all areas they wish to. The package includes many benefits and the salary is negotiable depending upon your experience and skills.

If this position sounds like the kind of opportunity you are looking for, please email mary@ml-electronics.co.uk and tell us why you feel you would fit in at MLE and why you would like to work with us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Electronics Production Engineer

We are currently looking for a highly motivated Electronics Production Engineer to provide technical support to our growing manufacturing team. The ideal person will have a good sounding in electronics design and test, but enjoy the variety and challenge of the manufacturing environment where no day is ever the same!

MLE manufacture a variety of products from simple commercial power supplies through to advanced medical surgical systems. Having the correct process to ensure product quality is paramount especially in a growing company. You will be expected to set and maintain the standard for production engineering.

We pride ourselves on working closely with our clients and prize the client relationship above all else. You must be able to present a professional and friendly face and resolve clients’ issues quickly and efficiently.

You will be responsible for:

• Fault finding to component level and resolving latent design issues (digital, analogue and power)
• Designing and commissioning production test equipment
• Writing and maintaining test procedures
• Performing production readiness reviews (design for manufacture) and liaising with the design team
• Writing manufacturing instructions
• Liaising with clients and resolving quality issues
• Implementing and managing good manufacturing procedures
• Updating and maintain production documentation such as schematics, PCB layout (OrCAD), document drawing lists etc.
• Providing technical support to the production staff and materials manager

Key skills:

• Manufacture and test of switched mode PSUs, analogue and digital systems
• Medical electronics manufacture (FDA)
• An interest in electronics design
• Enthusiastic and motivated

In return for your hard work and commitment to MLE, we offer you the opportunity of unique personal and professional development, which will prove invaluable during your career. Your career prospects will be uncapped, as MLE is a rapidly evolving company with opportunities for its people to proceed further into all areas they wish to. The package includes many benefits and the salary is negotiable depending upon your experience and skills.
If this position sounds like the kind of opportunity you are looking for, please email mary@ml-electronics.co.uk and tell us why you feel you would fit in at MLE and why you would like to work with us.
We look forward to hearing from you.

Comments by some previous successful applicants

'I get to work in a professional but friendly and relaxed environment, on highly varied and challenging projects for a company that actually listens'.

'I am very proud to be able to call myself part of the MLE Team'.

'Horse footfall analysis; A new surgical technique; A way to improve the performance of footballers. People have amazing ideas and they come to MLE for creative electronic solutions. The sheer variety of applications is fascinating and it is great to be part of a close-knit group of people who support each other and share a positive attitude'.


Our door is always open…

MLE is continuously growing. Whether it’s growing the business or the people within in it, we are committed to improving, but we need excellent individuals to be able to do it.

We are always open to hearing from talented people, indeed many of our current team members have joined us as a result of showing some initiative and getting in touch because they liked what they had heard about us and wanted a new challenge.

As we continue to expand we are always going to be seeking talented people, whatever their area of expertise, to join our team as we move forward.

If you are looking for a new challenge and would like to work in an environment where your contribution is recognised and you can develop yourself and your career, then please do get in touch with us.

You never know we might have an opening for you.

If you think you would like to join us, please contact Mary McGilvray on 0870 835 8416 or email mary@ml-electronics.co.uk

We look forward to hearing from you.

ML Electronics – moving electronics forward.