Senior Avionics & Electrical Systems Lead

Alder Forest; Worsley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alder Forest in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Avionics & Electrical Systems Engineer to lead complex aircraft avionics and electrical systems integration and certification projects. You will provide technical leadership from concept through installation and testing, collaborating with customers, suppliers and airworthiness professionals to deliver robust solutions.

The role requires strong regulatory knowledge, hands-on wiring, DO-178/DO-254, ARP4754A/ARP4761 experience, and

Qualifications

• Degree/HND/HNC or equivalent qualification in Avionics, Electrical, Aerospace or Systems Engineering.
• Significant experience working with aircraft avionics and electrical systems.
• Experience within a Part 21J Design Organisation or similar regulated aerospace environment.
• Strong understanding of airworthiness and certification processes.
• Experience producing and reviewing wiring diagrams, schematics and installation drawings.
• Experience with Electrical Load Analysis and aircraft electrical architecture.
• Experience supporting aircraft installation, integration and testing.
• Knowledge of certification and compliance activities.
• Ability to interpret aircraft technical documentation, including AMMs, IPCs, CMMs, wiring manuals, engineering drawings and OEM documentation.
• Strong technical report writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring or guidance to other engineers.
• Experience in one or more of the following would be advantageous: Aircraft modification and installation programmes.
• Military and/or commercial aircraft.
• Safety-critical systems.
• DO-178 / DO-254 environments.
• ARP4754A / ARP4761.
• Safety assessment and hazard analysis.
• Reliability and failure mode analysis.
• EMC testing and certification.
• Compliance Verification Engineer activities.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across avionics and electrical activities from concept through certification, installation and testing.
• Develop robust engineering solutions meeting customer requirements, regulatory standards and organisation processes.
• Mentor engineers and developing professionals; identify risks and craft effective mitigation.
• Support technical bids, proposals and business development as required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, quality and governance.
• Travel to customer sites and aircraft locations as required.

Skills

Avionics systems

Electrical systems

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder management

Communication

Technical report writing

Regulatory knowledge

Certification processes

System integration

Problem solving

Education

Degree/HND/HNC in Avionics/Electrical/Aerospace/Systems Engineering

Job description

Alder Forest in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Avionics & Electrical Systems Engineer to lead complex aircraft avionics and electrical systems integration and certification projects. You will provide technical leadership from concept through installation and testing, collaborating with customers, suppliers and airworthiness professionals to deliver robust solutions.

The role requires strong regulatory knowledge, hands-on wiring, DO-178/DO-254, ARP4754A/ARP4761 experience, and