Principal Power Systems Engineer

JAM Recruitment; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Power Systems Engineer on an initial 12-month contract. This hybrid role requires you to develop innovative design solutions while ensuring compliance with project milestones. You'll leverage your expertise in power systems, including modelling and protection, to contribute to complex engineering projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the engineering lifecycle and technical report writing. This is an exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects in the defence sector, where your contributions will shape the future of power systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering lifecycle and technical report writing.
• Understanding of power systems and their components.

Responsibilities

• Develop design solutions to meet project milestones.
• Produce documentation for design review processes.

Skills

Technical report writing

Engineering lifecycle experience

Power system modelling

Power Generation and Distribution

Power System Protection

Job description

Principal Power Systems Engineer

Initial 12 Month Contract

Hybrid - 2 days per fortnight on site in either Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria) or Filton (Bristol)

£79.17 Per Hour (Umbrella Rate - Inside IR35)

The Role

• Develop design solutions to agreed time, cost and quality in accordance with project or business milestones.
• Develop and manage requirements and acceptance criteria specific to a system or product and/or across a system of systems, platform or programme
• Understand the contractual and performance requirements for various systems, and support the definition and associated acceptance criteria and events through design, build, integration, installation and commissioning activities.
• Produce documentation required to support the design review process, including: diagrams; technical specifications; supporting calculations; design evidence and justifications
• Ensure design proving evidence is comprehensive, captured within the requirements management tools and has been endorsed by the appropriate level of authority
• Provide support to the Certificate of Design activities appropriate to the discipline and articulate and present complex technical argument clearly, logically and simply.

The Candidate

• Technical report writing skills.
• Demonstrable experience of engineering lifecycle.
• Knowledge and experience in defence standards whilst not essential would be an advantage.
• Understanding of at least one of the following areas: Power system modelling; generators; switchgear; protection; power electronics.
• In depth understanding of at least one of the following areas:

• Power Systems Architecture
• Power Systems Modelling (Simulation and Analysis)
• Power Generation and Distribution - both AC & DC
• Power System Protection and Co-ordination
• Power System Operation
• Power Electronics
• Power System Earth Fault Monitoring

• Experience of working within a relevant Engineering role to industry codes and standards. Ideal but not essential, experience of supporting submarines or their subsystems/equipment.
• Experience of working in complex design programmes
• Experience of working on Electrical Power Systems covering elements such as Low Voltage AC, DC, Electrical Distribution and Protection, Lighting Systems and Power Systems Modelling

If this role is of interest, please send a copy of your CV to Tom McGuire by clicking the "Apply Now" button.