Remote Electrical Systems Engineer / Architect
7 days ago
Bradford
World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit an Electrical Systems Engineer / Architect subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Your base site can either be from the companies Bristol, Stevenage or Bolton office. This role will be a hybrid position – 3 days per week onsite and 2 days remote. Hourly Rate: £85 (Umbrella). Contract Duration: 6 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)