Electrical-Electronic Architect

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Electrical-Electronic Architect for a key role in the national security sector based in Stevenage. This position involves designing electrical requirements and managing equipment for missile or launcher systems. Ideal candidates will have experience in power architecture, system integration, and ensuring compliance with defense standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical architecture and requirements for systems.
• Ability to specify system electrical requirements and interface definitions.
• Familiarity with defense and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Specify and determine system electrical requirements.
• Manage the equipment during development, qualification, and manufacturing.
• Produce Statements of Work for the design authority.

Skills

Electrical requirements specification

System integration

Power architecture

Data communication architecture

EMC requirements

Safety signal routing

Testing support

Job description

MERITUS is recruiting an Electrical-Electronic Architect for our client in the national security industry, based in Stevenage. This is an initial 6-month contract at a major site. The company has been recognized as one of the best places to work and is currently expanding rapidly.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the electrical architecture and requirements of systems, including:

• Specifying and determining system electrical requirements
• Interface definitions and characteristics between subsystems and equipment
• Power architecture, including power budgets and profiles
• Data communication and processing architecture
• Requirements for EMC, bonding, grounding, and screening
• Signal safety, including routing of safety-related signals
• Supporting testing 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 defense and industry standards
• Attending and supporting design reviews

Alternatively, the role may involve acting as the Equipment Manager (RMO) for specific electrical/electronic equipment within missile or launcher systems. Responsibilities include:

• Project managing the equipment during development, qualification, and manufacturing
• Owning the requirements for the equipment on behalf of the project
• Producing Statements of Work for the design authority
• Creating and updating activity plans for the equipment
• Managing internal and external design authorities to deliver hardware, software, and other deliverables on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards
• Holding regular progress reviews
• Tracking and resolving equipment non-compliances