Senior Electrical Design Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

AALTO is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer in Farnborough to lead electrical design efforts for their innovative Zephyr aircraft. The role involves collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and developing new electrical solutions. AALTO offers a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and attractive benefits including a bonus scheme, pension plan, and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

25 days of holiday

Employee discounts via Perkbox

Income protection and life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in an aviation design role.
• Proficient user of CAD modelling packages.
• Demonstrable experience of providing complete electrical design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed design solutions as part of a multi-disciplinary product development team.
• Support electrical testing associated with clearing designs.
• Work closely with production teams to ensure design lifecycle considerations.

Skills

Electrical Design

CAD Modelling

Aerospace Knowledge

Education

ONC or similar qualification in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

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Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Farnborough

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Client:

AALTO

Location:

Farnborough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

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Posted:

21.05.2025

Expiry Date:

05.07.2025

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Job Description:

At AALTO, we take pride in building and offering an exceptional work environment that values your well-being and rewards your dedication. We believe in recognising your hard work and commitment, which is why we provide a fantastic bonus scheme that rewards your contributions. Additionally, we understand the importance of financial security and support your future with a competitive pension plan. When you join us, you become part of a workplace that not only encourages your professional growth but also cares about your personal fulfilment and financial stability.

AALTO is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

AALTO’s Zephyr aircraft is a High-Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) and is currently the sectors lead product having completed the most hours in the stratosphere with numerous payloads and configurations. Having already flown beyond 60 days we have demonstrated that we are able to provide longevity in the stratosphere, enabling both civil and military operations above 60,000ft which is up and beyond conventional air traffic.

Zephyr provides a more affordable service solution than satellites, with the additional benefit of increased mobility as we can relocate in lieu of needing to deploy additional satellites.

As a newly established entity we plan to become a leading Global HAPS Connectivity Service provider for the Mobile and Satellite Network Operator market. We can connect the diverse needs of our customers – whether for rural, overlay capacity, disaster recovery or new affordable service provisions. As a Platform as a Service (PaaS) we can also offer both Institutions and Military operators; Earth observation, tracking and comms. solutions and all powered by sunlight.

Job Purpose:

This is an exciting position in a growing team with many interesting program and design challenges. You will have primary responsibility for the drawn/modelled electrical design record taking both systems engineering design ideas and turning these into working production diagrams. Responsibilities for detailed design will include detailed analysis of the needs, component selection and the design solutions adherence to regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

Provide detailed design solutions as part of a multi-disciplinary productdevelopment team co-located in Farnborough.

Provide technical inputs and advice to the wider product development teamon design progress and arising issues.

Provide support/guidance to electrical testing associated with clearingdesigns.

Support and/or run engineering reviews associated with delegated designpackages.

Work closely with production and procurement teams to ensure considerationhas been given for DFM aspects early in the design lifecycle.

Provide ‘at elbow’ build line support to production team – resolving emergentissues.

Capture agreed changes in-line with change control processes to protect thecontent and currency of the design and build records.

Requirements:

Extensive experience in an aviation design role.

ONC or similar relevant qualification/experience in Electrical Engineering,

ideally Aerospace.

Proficient user of CAD modelling package(s) – MUST have SolidWorks

Electrical + 3 years or similar such as AutoCAD.

Conversant with digital data control and storage.

Proven experience in developing new electrical solutions (Cable Assembliesand Internal LRU wiring) from system engineers sketches.

Demonstrable experience of taking a system technical requirement andproviding a complete electrical design solution.

In depth knowledge of electrical drawing standards.

Knowledge of cable builds and assembly methodology.

In addition to salary, we offer:

Rewarding Excellence: Benefit from our short-term incentive plan that rewards your hard work and dedication.

Enjoy Your Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of holiday to relax and recharge.

Stay Healthy: We’ve got your health covered with private medical insurance, along with dental and optical cash back.

Secure Your Future: Take advantage of our personal pension plan to ensure a comfortable retirement.

Peace of Mind: Our income protection and life assurance schemes are there to support you when you need it most.

We Care About You: Our employee assistance programme is always available to provide the support you need.

Perks Galore: Enjoy a range of employee discounts via Perkbox, because you deserve a treat!