Senior Electrical Engineer

Lockheed Martin; Frome, Ampthill; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development and support of mixed electrical/electronic solutions from concept to completion, following a structured phase-gate process. This role emphasizes hardware design, high-current 28V systems, and rigorous documentation.

The successful candidate will work on-site, contribute to requirements, safety and compliance, and collaborate with suppliers.

Qualifications

• Formal electrical qualification such as HNC/HND/BEng.
• Experience in electrical hardware design for harsh environments.
• Electrical analysis of derating, stress and tolerance.
• Familiarity with EMC at product and circuit level.
• Experience with lab test equipment and circuit debugging.
• Knowledge of Def-Stan/MIL standards and safety/quality processes.
• Experience with PLM tools like Windchill is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and support of mixed electrical/electronic solutions from concept to completion.
• Define processes, specifications and procedures for hardware design and manufacture.
• Review supplier capabilities for source selection.
• Develop functional and physical design requirements for complete architecture.
• Design electrical circuits including power electronics and high-current systems.
• Perform analysis, testing and evaluation of circuits and components.
• Produce technical documentation to support trade studies, requirements, compliance and test.

Skills

Electrical design

Product development

System integration

Electronics testing

Documentation

Education

HNC/HND/BEng in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Zuken

Harnware

Windchill

Job description

About The Role

Reporting to the Design Team Lead, the Senior Electrical Engineer is expected to 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.

Self-managing, driven to get the results needed, great organisational skills.

Flexibility in tasks undertaken.

Required Skills, Qualifications And Experience

• 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 tool.
• The role MUST be satisfied by someone DV cleared (or who can obtain DV) and work full time on site. This is a critical role to maintain the dales within the SP Business Area.