Principal Electronics Engineer (Power)

leonardo company; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to join their dynamic team in Edinburgh. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge power systems technology, contributing to the design and analysis of power supply units and systems. You'll be at the forefront of innovation, collaborating with various teams to ensure the success of power-related projects. If you have a passion for engineering and a desire to make a meaningful impact in the defense technology sector, this position is perfect for you. Join a team that values creativity and expertise while shaping the future of power systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in design, manufacture, and testing of PSUs and Power Systems.
• Minimum HND in Engineering or related technical discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Support Power CDT for a range of Power System tests including prototyping.
• Provide technical and managerial support to Engineering and Project Teams.

Skills

ACDC power supply design

DCDC power supply design

Control and interface circuitry

Fault diagnosis to component level

Electrical power systems

Electrical safety

Measurement & Instrumentation systems

Education

HND in Engineering

Degree in Systems or related technical discipline

Tools

Mentor Graphics

Simetrix

LT Spice

Matlab

Microsoft Office

Visio

MS Project

Job description

Job Description:

Leonardo is a world-class defence technology company in the heart of Edinburgh. We create cutting edge Radars for the Eurofighter Typhoon, as well as Maritime and Airborne surveillance systems. We are also investors in innovation, undertaking all our own research to fuel our future products. We are recruiting talented, motivated engineers to join our growing team. We offer roles at all levels to match your skills and experience including Hardware Engineer, Senior Hardware Engineer, Principal Hardware Engineer and Lead Hardware Engineer.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Hardware Engineer to join the PSU Core Delivery Team (CDT) in Edinburgh. The Team provides expert advice, guidance, design and governance throughout the full lifecycle of all projects on site for matters pertaining to Power.

What sort of work would I be involved in?

As an experienced PSU design engineer, your primary role is to lay the groundwork for the future Power Systems we require in the near and far term. PSU topology analysis and associated new technologies in Energy Storage and Energy Conservation, including limiting the disturbances seen by the Generator, will be key to your and our success in the future.

The role includes the need to support adhoc and emerging power-related tasks on the other Projects the PSU CDT is involved in. An overarching understanding of power techniques and the ability to step into a live issue is required.

The role also requires the ability for general oversight of several Projects, acting as a technical and managerial buffer between the Engineering, Project and PSU CDT Management Teams.

Key Responsibility Areas

You will report directly to a CDT Lead Engineer, covering the wide scope of PSU and System Topologies, Power System Analysis, Power System Design and partitioning of requirements into LRI, SRI and SSRI. A clear and methodical work ethic is necessary when ‘fire fighting’ tasks emerge.

You will be responsible for;

• Providing technical and managerial support to the Engineering, Project and PSU CDT Management Teams.
• Supporting Power CDT for a full range of Power System tests including prototyping, design verification and production support.
• Creation and review of documentation such as Outsource Procurement Specifications, Statement of Work, Circuit & System Simulations and associated White Papers, Test Reports, Test plans.
• Working closely with other CDTs and the Design for EMC Team to create Earth & Grounding diagrams, EMC Plans and Design Stage Review material.
• Knowledge sharing with the other members of the PSU CDT.
• Providing design and domain knowledge support to Projects, CDTs, Suppliers, Workshare Partners and Customers.
• Reviewing System Requirements and partitioning into Power System Requirements. Sub-partitioning into SRI Requirements.
• Providing support to other members of the CDT, including schematic capture, component selection and derating and simulation of power supply circuitry.
• PSU Topology Analysis.
• Reviewing current and emerging Energy Storage materials.
• Reviewing current and emerging Energy Conservation techniques.
• Reviewing how the Power System impacts the performance of the Generator.

You will also play an active role in the ongoing process improvement initiatives within the team and knowledge sharing of Power related topics across the wider business.

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

In order to be considered for this role you will have previous experience in the design, manufacture, test, integration of PSUs and or Power Systems. Ideally you will possess a minimum of HND in Engineering or Systems or related technical discipline.

You will ideally have knowledge in the following areas;

• ACDC and or DCDC switched mode power supply design.
• Control and interface circuitry.
• Experience with Mentor Graphics, familiar with a recognised Schematic and Simulation toolset.
• Experience with simulation software: Simetrix, LT Spice, Matlab.
• Fault diagnosis to component level.
• Electrical power systems.
• Electrical safety (RF safety is a ‘nice to have’).
• Measurement & Instrumentation systems.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Visio.
• MS Project and Work Package Management.

Primary Location: GB - Edinburgh

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working: Hybrid