Lead Electrical Engineer

Advanced Resource Managers; Ampthill; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Resource Managers seeks a Lead Electrical Engineer for a Defence and Aerospace client in the United Kingdom. The role covers design, development and support of mixed electrical/electronic solutions from concept to completion, following a phase-gate process.

You will define specifications, review supplier capabilities, and develop complete integrated design architectures for electrical hardware, including 28V high-current systems, power electronics and harnesses.

Qualifications

• EMC awareness at product and circuit level.
• Formal electrical qualification such as HNC/HND/BEng.
• Experience of Electrical Hardware Design & Product Development for Harsh Environments.
• Ability to produce technical documentation to support trade studies, requirements, compliance, and test.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the design, development, and support of mixed electrical/electronic solutions from concept to completion following a detailed phase-gate development process.
• Define processes, specifications, and procedures that support the design and manufacture of the Electrical hardware.
• Provide technical review of supplier capabilities to facilitate source selection.
• Facilitate the development of functional and physical design requirements to ensure complete integrated design architecture.
• Design and development of electrical circuitry (includes; power electronics, harnesses, 28V high current systems).
• Analysis, test, and evaluation of Electrical circuits and components.
• Electrical circuit protection analysis.
• Produce technical documentation to support all activities, from trade studies, requirements documentation, compliance evidence, and test documentation.
• Strong team player with good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of working with lab test equipment, e.g. debug of Electrical circuits.
• Experience of Windchill or other Product Lifecycle Management tools.

Skills

Electrical design

Documentation

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

HNC/HND/BEng or equivalent

Tools

Zuken

Harnware

Windchill

Job description

Do you have EMC awareness at product and circuit level?

Do you hold a formal electrical qualification such as HNC, HND, BEng, etc.?

Do you want ot work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Lead Electrical Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

• Take responsibility for the design, development, and support of mixed electrical/electronic solutions from concept to completion following a detailed phase-gate development process
• Define processes, specifications, and procedures that support the design and manufacture of the Electrical hardware
• Provide technical review of supplier capabilities to facilitate source selection
• Facilitate the development of functional and physical design requirements to ensure complete integrated design architecture
• Design and development of electrical circuitry (includes; power electronics, harnesses, 28V high current systems)
• Analysis, test, and evaluation of Electrical circuits and components
• Electrical circuit protection analysis
• The ability to produce technical documentation to support all activities, from trade studies, requirements documentation, compliance evidence, and test documentation
• Strong team player with good written and verbal communication skills
• Formal Electrical qualification such as HNC/HND/BEng
• Experience of Electrical Hardware Design & Electrical Product Development for Harsh Environments
• Electrical analysis of derating, stress, and tolerance
• Experience of software tools (e.g. Zuken, Harnware)
• EMC Awareness at product and circuit level
• Awareness of Def-Stan/Mil Standards, Safety, and Quality processes
• Ability to support and manage aspects of Assembly, Integration, and Test
• Experience of working with lab test equipment, e.g. debug of Electrical circuits
• Experience of Windchill or other Product Lifecycle Management tools