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World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire (hybrid of Working From Home and Onsite) is currently looking to recruit an Electrical Systems Engineer / Architect subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.
Hourly Rate: 60ph
Contract Duration: 12 Months initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter.
Missile Electronic Architect Job Description:
Electrical Architects/Engineers are involved in all aspects of missile development, from the early concept studies to series production and in-service support. It's an excellent opportunity for someone wanting to build on their engineering experience.
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for the electrical architecture and requirements for missiles and/or their associated launcher systems with duties including:
- Specifying/determining
- system electrical requirements
- interface definitions and characteristics between subsystems/equipment
- power architecture, including power budget and power profiles
- data communication and processing architecture
- requirements for EMC, bonding, grounding and screening
- signal safety, including routing of safety related signals
- Supporting test and fault-finding activities during compatibility checks, risk reduction, system proving/qualification and integration
- Reviewing and authoring reports, guidelines and processes
- Design assessments and analysis
- Working to defence/industry standards
- Attending and supporting design reviews
Alternatively, acting as the Equipment Manager (RMO) for specific electrical/electronic equipment(s) that are part of a missile or launcher system you will:
- Project manage the equipment(s) on behalf of the project during development, qualification and manufacture
- Own the requirements on behalf of the project for the equipment(s)
- Produce Statement(s) of Work for the associated design authority for the equipment(s)
- Create and update plans showing activities for the equipment(s)
- Manage internal & external design authorities for delivery of the equipment(s) hardware, software and deliverables to schedule, cost, quality and performance
- Hold regular progress reviews with the design authority for the equipment(s)
- Review qualification verification evidence
- Track and find resolution to equipment non-compliances
- Attend and support design reviews
Skillset/experience required:
Technical experience required:
- electrical/electronics
- interface definitions
- knowledge of defence/industry standards, etc.
- degree level qualification in a related subject
- systems engineering
- writing reports
Ideally this would be within a defence related background, however, experience within other engineering industries will also be considered.
Experience within these other areas are also of interest but not essential:
- defence
- weapon systems
- power supplies
- actuators
- data communication
- sensors
- EMC
- Health Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS)
- Model Based Engineering (MBE)
