Senior Systems Engineer - Contractor

Lucy Group; Thame; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading power distribution company is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to develop embedded automation solutions as part of a remote UK team. The role demands strong engineering skills, hands-on technical competence, and the ability to engage in design reviews and project work. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a relevant field or extensive engineering experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems/Hardware/Software engineering or equivalent, or 10+ years in engineering.
• Experience in all aspects of electrical design including component selection and documentation.
• Ability to analyze scope and requirements for projects.

Responsibilities

• Design new and modify existing power distribution systems.
• Collaborate with team members in design reviews.
• Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Skills

Knowledge of regulatory requirements

Experience with electronics prototyping

Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work independently

Education

Degree in relevant engineering subject

Tools

Simulation software

Testing equipment

Job description

Internal Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer - Contractor

Business: Lucy Electric

Location: Remote UK

Job Reference No: 4140

Job Purpose:

Working as part of a team of engineers you will be key to developing our next generation of embedded automation solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to work with our Innovation and Engineering teams to generate solutions to help our customers meet their Net Zero commitments. The role will be hands-on, delivering work packages as part of a larger team. A key part of the role is the system definition and the associated qualification and system design proving activities. Also, you will be a contributor to design reviews at key stages during development and working with other disciplines to ensure that solutions are fit for purpose. This will involve understanding how and where the final deliverable will operate, taking the environmental, communication and legislative standards into account. You must have the ability to work with low TRL concepts and ideas and help mature the requirements and technologies to a level our partner companies and engineering teams can support. The ability to work on a broad r- so is the hunger to learn and expand your knowledge.

Business Overview:

Lucy Electric is an international leader in intelligent secondary power distribution products and solutions, with features such as remote operation and monitoring. Linking energy generation to consumption, the business specialises in high-performance medium and low-voltage switchgear for utility, industrial and commercial applications.

Job Context:

• Provide innovative solutions to technical problems
• Technical liaison both within and outside of Lucy Electric with customer, suppliers and collaboration partners and test houses
• Embrace and exploit new and emerging technologies
• Apply logical thinking to solve problems, looking outside of the traditional Lucy Electric domain to bring in innovative ideas and solutions
• Use good engineering practice to design new and modify existing products using company specific software to produce designs and implement systems
• Analyse scope and requirements, identify and solve problems
• Where required take responsibility for the entire product life cycle, including specification, architecture, design, validation & qualification
• Work with-in an agile multi-disciplined team
• Be a key participant of design reviews

Job Dimensions:

The role will be based in the UK, with some level of working from home negotiable. Overseas travel may also be necessary as required by management.

Key Accountabilities:

• Execution of technical tasks in a deadline-orientated manner
• Contribute to project work directly through architecture, schematics and software design while supporting DVT, Safety, EMC, and compliance testing.
• Contribute to the sign-off and acceptance of Lucy products and systems.
• Support design, debugging, and board bring-up of analog and digital real-time embedded electronics for microprocess-based control and communication hardware platform using combination of simulation, analysis, prototyping, and testing.
• Translate product requirements into integrated hardware and application function.
• Collaborate with the Software Team to outline hardware needs and ensure effective integration into products.
• Support field trials including analysis of field-reported issues
• Orchestrate and attend design reviews, adhere to strict version control, fully document all work, and create content for user documentation, as agreed for each work package.
• Prepare and maintain system level specifications and test cases.
• Maintain and apply best practice process for all aspects of development activities.
• Keep up to date with best practice and regulatory standards.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience

Minimum:

Qualifications:

• A degree in a relevant engineering subject (Systems/Hardware/Software engineering or equivalent), or 10+ years working in an engineering environment

Essential strengths:

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and associated type testing/qualification
• Experience of defining and executing test/qualification activities with independent test houses
• Experience with electronics prototyping, bench testing and component-level fault finding
• Experience in all aspects of electrical design: component selection, system architecture, documentation, test and debugging
• Experienced in taking products from concept through to manufacture
• Understanding how to define and develop products and systems
• Appreciation and application of data analysis techniques
• Analyse the scope and requirements
• Interpret industry standards (BS/ISO/IEC/IEEE)
• Interpret and/or contribute to requirements and specifications

Desirable strengths:

• Knowledge of monitoring and measurement technologies
• Knowledge of telecommunications and networking
• Knowledge of common business practices/structures
• Experience of using IP based communications protocols
• Safety critical development principles
• Electrical distribution systems, such as low/medium voltage distribution systems and switchgear

Behavioural Competencies:

• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to work independently and in a team demonstrating initiative with minimal guidance
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Well organised
• Strategic thinker
• Proactive
• Good interpersonal skills with a pleasant and can-do attitude

Does this sound interesting? We would love to hear from you. Our application process is quick and easy. Apply today!

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