Job Ref: 214261054

Date: 2021-07-22 12:01:25

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As a Principal Electrical/ Electronics Engineer you will be part of a multidisciplinary team, design solutions for the Electronics content of our wide range of Sonar and Maritime Defense systems over the whole lifecycle. This also includes supporting transition to manufacturing and provide ad-hoc electronic support for systems already in-service

The role has a strong technical focus and encompasses multiple electronics disciplines (schematic, PCB layout, firmware etc.) as well as coaching for more junior staff.

You will provide Technical leadership and design activities for allocated projects. Coaching of more junior staff and promotion of best working practices amongst peers

Key Responsibilities as a Principal Electrical/ Electronics Engineer:

* Interpret system needs and requirements and decompose and flow them down into hardware requirements;

* Conduct Electronics Engineering design activities and reviews, covering full system, sub-system and individual board design;

* Ensure that the technical solution meets the customer, legislative and business requirements;

* Responsible for the technical oversight of the engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle;

* Responsible for providing planning and estimation input into Project Managers at the kick-off of new projects for their own work and that of more junior Engineers;

* Act as Project Engineering Lead (PEL), Work Package Manager (WPM) or System Design Authority (SDA) on one or more projects;

* To identify and resolve qualification, certification and safety issues;

* Review and approve project technical documentation, including: Management Plans, Requirements Specifications, Design Documents, Interface Specifications and Acceptance Tests, Approval of design change requests and concessions;

* Support risk identification and mitigation activities;

* Coaching and mentoring of more junior Engineers;

* Liaising with customers and suppliers as appropriate;

* Overseeing initial test and integration including formal testing;

Role Requirements as a Principal Electrical/ Electronics engineer:

* In-depth experience across the whole project lifecycle as electronics engineer and/or technical lead, from bids and proposals through to in-service support (ideally in the defense sector).

* Hands-on experience of designing complex systems involving multiple electronics disciplines and understanding of associated challenges / usually pitfalls.

* Successful delivery of reliable solutions to timescale and budget as part of fixed price contracts.

* Used to dealing with a wide range of stakeholders beyond Electronics Engineering domain (i.e. Project Management, Systems, Mechanical and Software Engineering) as part of multi-disciplinary project team to resolve issues and conflicts that arise during the lifespan of a project.

* Degree level (or equivalent) in engineering discipline

* Breadth of exposure to the following:

* Analog and digital technologies,

* Design for EMC & signal integrity including schematic and PCB layout,

* Exposure to appropriate branch of electronics (e.g. power/high speed digital/analogue/RF);

* Familiarity with one or more PMRP and ECAD tools;

* Design for manufacture, understanding of full project life cycle.

* Prototyping, test and verification of electronic subsystems at PCB, unit and sub-system level.

* Component selection and an understanding of associated issues to include obsolescence and environmental aspects (REACH, RoHS etc.)

* Use of standard office tools and knowledge of engineering tools such as DOORS, ERPs and Configuration Management tools.

* The Candidate must be capable of acquiring SC clearance as a minimum

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