Location: Filton

Rate: 50 Umbrella - inside IR35 

3 days a week onsite - full time role 

Job Description: Title:
Lead Electrical Design Engineer – Avionic control bench with large hydromechanical installation.

Description of the job
A vacancy for a lead electrical design engineer has arisen within our Commercial Aircraft client in Filton. You will join the Test Centre (1VM) and will lead the development of a new control bench for an existing large hydromechanical installation focussed on landing gear extension/retraction and braking testing.

You will join a multi-disciplinary team: Test Means Architecture & Integration (1VMIF)

Tasks & accountabilities
Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:
Contribute to the development of the Architecture of the control bench.
Lead and manage the electrical design of the control bench.
Oversee the creation of detailed electrical schematics, drawings and technical specifications.
Manage technical design risks and the main design milestones (FCR, FDR, PDR, CDR).
Manage the build-up/assembly of the control bench.
Lead the Validation & Verification phase.
Complete the Entry into Service of the control bench.
Communicate/interface with stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver on time, cost and quality.

Required skills
You will have the following skills and experience:
Experience technically leading the development of medium to large scale avionic control benches.
Experience with Electrical Design Tools (AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, KiCad) Understanding of Electrical design principles and Electrical systems Understanding of Testing principles Experience with electrical architecture design Experience with instrumentation, data acquisition and control systems.
Knowledge of avionic data busses (A429, CAN, AFDX) Knowledge of avionic hardware interfaces (discretes, analogues) Team spirit and agility