At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and manage electrical architecture for cutting-edge missile systems.
- Company: Join a leading defence contractor with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with potential for long-term career development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in national security while working on exciting projects.
- Qualifications: Degree in engineering and experience in electrical/electronics required.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
MERITUS are recruiting for an Electrical Architect to join our client in an initial 6 month contract to support sovereign defence programmes as the business continues to scale.
You will be responsible for the electrical architecture and requirements for missiles and/or their associated launcher systems with duties including:
- Specifying/determining system electrical requirements
- Interface definitions and characteristics between subsystems/equipment
- Power architecture, including power budget and power profiles
- Data communication and processing architecture
- Requirements for EMC, bonding, grounding and screening
- Signal safety, including routing of safety related signals
Supporting test and fault-finding activities during compatibility checks, risk reduction, system proving/qualification and integration.
Reviewing and authoring reports, guidelines and processes.
Design assessments and analysis.
Working to defence/industry standards.
Attending and supporting design reviews.
Alternatively, acting as the Equipment Manager (RMO) for specific electrical/electronic equipment(s) that are part of a missile or launcher system you will:
- Project manage the equipment(s) on behalf of the project during development, qualification and manufacture.
- Own the requirements on behalf of the project for the equipment(s).
- Produce Statement(s) of Work for the associated design authority for the equipment(s).
- Create and update plans showing activities for the equipment(s).
- Manage internal & external design authorities for delivery of the equipment(s) hardware, software and deliverables to schedule, cost, quality and performance.
- Hold regular progress reviews with the design authority for the equipment(s).
- Review qualification verification evidence.
- Track and find resolution to equipment non-compliances.
- Attend and support design reviews.
Skillset/experience required:
- Technical experience in electrical/electronics
- Interface definitions
- Knowledge of defence/industry standards
- Degree level qualification in a related subject
- Systems engineering
- Writing reports
Ideally this would be within a defence related background, however, experience within other engineering industries will also be considered.
Experience within these other areas are also of interest but not essential:
- Defence
- Weapon systems
- Power supplies
- Actuators
- Data communication
- Sensors
- EMC
- Health Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS)
- Model Based Engineering (MBE)
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