Senior Control Systems Engineer- Inside IR35 Contractor 6-12m

Safran; Pitstone; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish Fridays

Onsite canteen

Job summary

Safran Electrical & Power invites engineers to join the Centre of Excellence in Pitstone to develop control systems for high-speed rotating electrical machines and propulsion systems.

You will work within the Systems Engineering team to define, design and develop control system architectures, perform MBSE activities, and contribute to system qualification and aircraft certification efforts.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in Control Systems Architecture for safety-critical industries.
• Experience with MBSE and related tools.
• Experience with Matlab/Simulink/Speedgoat.
• Knowledge of Windchill PLM.
• PID controller experience.
• VHDL exposure beneficial.
• Strong self-organisation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define control system requirements with customers in a team context.
• Design control system architectures, performance analysis and integration aspects.
• Systems requirements management and compliance analysis.
• Responsible for control systems related technical decisions and customer interface.
• Participation in system test rig design and testing.
• Prepare documentation for system qualification and aircraft certification.
• Generate project plans and Monthly Execution Plans to meet programme budget.
• Support new business opportunities and responses to customer RFIs.

Skills

Control Systems

MBSE

Matlab/Simulink

VHDL

PID control

HIL

Communication

Self-organisation

Education

Degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Windchill PLM

Model-based systems engineering tools

Job description

At Safran, we recognise that aviation needs to innovate and change in order to protect our environment. We believe that future aircraft power systems will be hybrid-electric or full-electric, which is why we are working to develop and deliver advanced electrical solutions to help decarbonise flight.

The team has expertise in designing and developing electrical systems comprising generators, power conversion, control systems and electric motors for aircraft propulsion.

If you want to help deliver this future, we are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to join our team.

Based at the Safran Electrical & Power Centre of Excellence in Pitstone you will work within the Systems Engineering team to provide Control Systems expertise for the definition, design and development of Control Systems Architecture for High-speed rotating electrical machines.

Working within a flexible engineering environment you will become part of a team of highly motivated, skilled and experienced individuals whose primary activities relate to electrical power generation and propulsion, and include:

• Control System requirement definition, working with the customer in a team context
• Control System design including architectures, performance analysis and integration aspects
• Systems Requirement management and compliance analysis
• Responsible for Control Systems related technical decisions and providing the Systems interface to the customer
• Participation in system test rig design, and system testing
• Preparation of documentation with the end goal of system qualification and aircraft certification
• Generation of Project plans and Monthly Execution Plans (MEP) to ensure the Programme Engineering budget is met
• Supporting new business growth in promoting the company's capability to customers, in investigating possible opportunities and in preparation of responses to customer Requests for Proposal

• Academically qualified to degree level or equivalent ideally in Electronics or Electrical Engineering
• Experience of the development of Control Systems Architecture ideally from within the Aerospace or Automotive industry or similar safety critical industry, if you have experience of Motor of Generator control this is of particular interest
• Experience of requirements capture software, and Windchill for PLM
• Understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• Experience of modelling of systems in Matlab/Simulink/Speedgoat
• Technical report writing ability
• Experience to exposure to VHDL would be beneficial
• PID Controller experience
• Understanding of Validation and Verification processes and HIL (Hardware in the loop)
• Good self-organisation and communication skills

• Early finish on Fridays (midday)
• Canteen onsite