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Electronics Design Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Electronics Design Engineer to join our busy design team in Eaglesham near Glasgow.

Working as a part of a multidisciplinary R&D team you will be responsible for the design and development of world class audio products.

You should have a passion for audio, a flair for innovative design, and the desire to push the boundaries of audio performance.

You should be confident in both analog and digital design, specifically:

• Op-amp circuits and filters
• A-D and D-A conversion
• Embedded processors
• FPGAs & VHDL

Ideally you will have a good working knowledge of some or all of the following:

• DSP techniques and algorithms
• Switched-mode power supply design
• Design for EMC and safety compliance
• PCB layout

You should have solid skills in:

• Problem solving
• Researching and applying new technologies
• Cross-discipline teamwork
• Written and verbal communication

Experience of the following tools would also be advantageous:

• Altium Designer
• Xilinx FPGA design tools
• Matlab

To apply for this role please send your CV along with a covering letter detailing your experience to recruitment@linn.co.uk as soon as possible.

Mobile Developer

Linn is a precision engineering company specialising in the design and manufacture of high end music systems. Our customers expect the very best when it comes to interacting and controlling their music system and they trust us to deliver. Increasingly, they are controlling their music systems using a mobile device – this is where you come in.

We are building our next generation of music systems and are seeking world-class software developers to help us create a brand new, market leading, UI to control them.

You will be joining a small but highly effective team, our core language is C#. We advocate agile practices; we practice continuous integration and we love adopting new tools and techniques to improve the quality of our software. We currently use Pivotal Tracker, GitHub, Xamarin, NUnit, MVVMCross, AppVeyor and Bitrise, however we expect our tools to change over time and we want you to tell us if we can do it better.

We are looking for someone who reads blogs and experiments with new technology. You don’t have to have used all the tools we use but we expect you to understand how things work. Most importantly, we expect you to demonstrate a passion for writing great software.

Ideally you will have good working knowledge of some, or all, of the following:

• GitHub
• Xamarin iOS/Xamarin Android
• NUnit
• MVVMCross
• Newtonsoft.NET
• CocoaTouch SDK/Android SDK

You should have solid skills in:

• Problem solving
• Object orientated design
• HTTP API design and Websockets
• Unit testing and UI testing
• Written and verbal communication

To apply for this role, please send your CV, along with a covering letter to recruitment@linn.co.uk

Digital Marketing Specialist

Linn designs and makes the world’s best music systems. We know that music makes life better, and we’re looking for a Digital Marketing Specialist who knows it too.

The job

You’ll use every digital channel to get people as excited about our products as we are, boosting brand awareness and helping people fall in love with music all over again. This is a unique opportunity to shape and grow our digital personality.

What’s involved?

• Creating exciting, enthusiastic and life-enhancing content for the web, social media and our partners
• Using analytics and data capture to identify the people who’ll love what we do
• Owning our digital campaign production, both in-house and via external agencies
• Developing a robust reporting dashboard to share campaign insight and inform future decision-making
• Sharing online and social media assets with our partners, optimising SEO and backlink opportunities
• Developing best practice around the creation, implementation and deployment of digital assets in line with our brand guidelines
• Using your experience and insight to use the best channels for new customer acquisition and driving website traffic within agreed budgets
• Talking about music quite a lot

Does the following sound like you?

• Several years experience in a digital marketing role
• Superb SEO and PPC expertise
• Skilled in software such as Photoshop and Illustrator
• First class communications skills
• Flexible, adaptable and analytical
• Passionate about music

If that’s you, please include a covering letter that tells us your availability, your salary expectations and what you’d love to hear on a Linn system.

No agencies, thanks.

About Linn Products Ltd Music makes life better, and Linn have been making the world’s best music systems for 45 years. From our legendary turntables to our industry-leading network music players, everything’s designed, made and signed with pride in our custom-built facility just outside Glasgow.

Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@linn.co.uk or call 0141 303 5072 for more information.

Software Engineer

Linn design, engineer, and manufacture the world's finest music systems in Glasgow, Scotland.

We’re looking for a smart, motivated developer to join the team responsible for our streaming platform. This is a full-time position in our office on the outskirts of Glasgow.

We develop and maintain all code used on our DS (Digital Streamer) range. This ranges from device drivers and codecs to network protocols (HTTP, UPnP, many others), to on-board UI. The vast majority of work is in C++. This role will initially be focused on the network protocols layer but there is scope to evolve the role to suit the right candidate. Almost all code is cross-platform so most development will be on a desktop platform of your choice.

We’re a small team so every engineer gets to make a big difference and sees their code in shipping products, used by a highly engaged user-base.

Skills and Requirements:

• Strong C++ programmer
• Experience both using and implementing networking protocols

Any of the following would be a bonus:

• User-level experience with streaming audio
• Interest in music
• Experience in or understanding of real-time systems
• Experience in agile methodologies
• Interest in evolving C++ standards (C++11, 14, 17, etc.)
• Interest in open source and/or experience with open source projects

Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@linn.co.uk or call 0141 303 5072 for more information.

Business Development Professional

At Linn, everyone makes a difference — so we’re committed to finding the best talent around. We offer a rewarding career in an ever-changing market, working with people who love music.

We are looking for a Business Development Professional to join us and help develop our existing network of independent Custom Installation specialists. You will have a passion for music, technology, and premium retail.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the talented sales team of an established, forward-thinking company at the leading edge of design and manufacture of multiroom music systems.

The Role

This role will be focused on developing our Custom Installation channel. Delivering both new partner acquisition as well as sustainable sales growth for the company across Linn’s existing network of specialist Custom Installers. Bringing on new partners, working in partnership with them and existing accounts to create winning business plans that deliver value for both businesses. Work closely with the New Channel Leader to support the overall Linn sales strategy.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience in B2B sales, working with a network of independently owned resellers
• Experience in developing partnerships in a new channel – New business
• Experience in consultative, partnership-driven sales based on analysis and insight
• Experience of using and interpreting data to create commercial opportunities
• Knowledge of networking, home automation systems and multiroom audio set up
• Strong communication, administrative skills and highly organised

Desirable Skills & Experience

• A background in selling high-tech, high-value products
• New business experience
• Knowledge of the audio industry or Custom Install/home automation marketplace
• Selling through independent specialist Custom Installers

Other Information

• Role will be UK based with travel to Partner locations across UK and Europe
• Monthly visits to the Head office in Glasgow

Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@linn.co.uk or call 0141 303 5072 for more information.

Digital Designer

Linn designs and makes the world’s best music systems. We know that music makes life better, and we’re looking for a Digital Designer who knows it too.

The job

We are excited to be adding to our team and are looking for an enthusiastic and versatile Digital Designer to join the marketing team. The successful candidate will understand that great design goes far deeper than just amazing visuals and strives to take complex problems and interactions, and form these into clear and understandable design solutions that inspire our customers.

What’s involved?

• Requirement analysis: Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product owners and marketing
• Prototyping: Illustrate design ideas using storyboard sketches, wireframes and prototypes. Prepare and present concepts to internal teams and key stakeholders. Identifying and troubleshooting UX problems
• Interaction Design: Develop rich, interactive UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites functions with a view to carry out usability tests.
• Interface Design: product interface design, creative work, and production work. Overview of the overall style to design. Building and implementing style guides and design systems, taking the decisions on these to allow other design partners to adhere to fonts, colours and images etc.
• Optimisation: Based on usability test and feedback carry out design adjustments and review mock ups for an iterative implementation plan.
• Design Delivery: Provide development ready design assets and detailed guidelines to clearly communicate design requirements during the hand off to the development team
• Responsive Design: Understand and demonstrate how your designs will translate and adapt across all devices
• Brand Consistency: Be a brand champion across our digital footprint

Does the following sound like you?

• Several years’ experience with a comprehensive understanding of digital design and UI
• Advanced knowledge of graphic fundamentals such as layouts, typography & limitations of both physical and digital medium.
• Effective time management with the ability to multi-task on a number of projects at once; from brief to delivery.
• Highly skilled in the Adobe Creative Cloud
• Ability to justify, articulate and qualify design decisions
• Experience in design for print
• Passionate about music

If that’s you, please submit your portfolio along with your CV and covering letter, highlighting what you’d love to hear on a Linn system

.No agencies, thanks.

About Linn Products Ltd

Music makes life better, and Linn have been making the world’s best music systems for 45 years. From our legendary turntables to our industry-leading network music players, everything’s designed, made and signed with pride in our custom-built facility just outside Glasgow.

Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@linn.co.uk or call 0141 303 5072 for more information.

HR Business Partner

This is an exciting opportunity to join Linn Products as a HR Business Partner. The main purpose of the role is to provide proactive and professional HR support to our Directors and Team Leaders across the organisation to ensure structure and employee skillset align with company aims and objectives.

• Experience of working collaboratively with functional heads to ensure HR strategy supports business objectives
• Take ownership of the development and delivery of the recruitment process
• Establish & monitor talent development plans across the business to address skills and training gaps and future needs in line with the company’s strategic goals.
• Project management and change management skills supporting improvements to the HR function and wider business.
• Strong communication skills, interpersonal skill and emotional resilience along with the ability to work in complex environments.
• Ability to influence and coach employees at all levels across the organisation in order to improve capability, performance and decision making.

Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@linn.co.uk or call 0141 303 5072 for more information.

No agencies, thanks.

Assistant Chef

Linn Products currently require a full time, experienced Assistant Chef for their premises in Eaglesham working 37.5 hours per week, Mon – Fri between the hours of 07.30 and 15.30 hrs.

You will be working under the Head Chef as part of the catering team to deliver a full catering service.

Duties will include:

• Assisting in the preparation of meals
• Service of meals to customers
• Ensure kitchen and dining areas are cleaned to the required standards
• Assisting the Head Chef when required
• Cover for the Head Chef during holidays etc
• Any other duties as required

The following experience and qualifications are essential:

• Elementary Food Hygiene certificate / Basic food hygiene certificate
• Previous experience in a similar position
• NVQ Level or equivalent qualification

Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@linn.co.uk or call 0141 303 5072 for more information.

No agencies, thanks.

Closing Date for Applications Friday 27th April 2018

CNC Operator

Linn Products Ltd has a vacancy for an experienced CNC Operator to work in their Metalwork manufacturing area comprising Fabrication, Powder Coating, Printing and CNC machining.

Requirements:

Experience operating any of the following equipment

• CNC Milling and/or Lathes
• Press Brake
• CNC Punch

Main Duties:

• Set-up and operate CNC equipment where necessary
• Inspect and check parts using Engineering drawings and any relevant inspection/measuring equipment.
• Applicants must be flexible and willing to work in any of the Metalwork areas when required.
• They must also work well within a team, but should also be able to use their initiative to solve problems and improve methods/processes.

Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@linn.co.uk or call 0141 303 5072 for more information.