Overview
ELECTRONICS ENGINEER - CONTRACT 6 MONTHS - TELFORD Shropshire OR GATESHEAD Newcastle Upon Tyne
Hybrid working 2 or 3 days on site in either location & 2 or 3 days from home. 40 hours over 5 days.
Responsibilities
* As an Electronic Engineer, you will be getting involved in the design, development & integration of equipment at the system and sub-system levels. This is a varied role working on the design and development of Challenger 3 which will expose you to many different aspects of the platform and it's systems. There will be a mixture of new development, maintaining legacy systems and specifying requirements for externally developed equipment. Contributing to the design and assurance of the platform electronic architecture and interfacing elements.
* Design and implement designs and concepts for electronic products and systems which simultaneously fulfil contractual requirements and contribute to cost-effective design.
* Support the overall system design process to ensure optimal allocation of functionality between different parts of the system.
* Preparation of detailed requirements, ensuring traceability and working to the systems engineering process.
* Validation and verification of systems, which may include producing test tools, the generation of test schedules, test and integration plans and technical reports.
* Developing products through to realisation and ensuring compliance against stringent defence standards standards such as Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
* Provide support to task planning and estimating.
* Liaising with subsystem suppliers.
* Maintain an up to date understanding of technical / engineering developments and apply this knowledge appropriately to the projects in hand.
* Schedule own work to meet target timescales and deliverable milestones.
* Perform self-verification of own tasks to ensure completeness and quality of information.
* Undertake peer reviews to ensure completeness and quality of output.
* Ensure engineering designs address the following Safety, Security, Reusability, Reliability, Maintainability.
Essential Skills
* Proven ability in Electronics design and development.
* Proven ability in Electronics design and simulation software.
* Proven ability in diagnosing, testing and fault finding electrical and electronic systems.
* Knowledge of the full product development lifecycle and the systems engineering process.
Desirables
* A history working in a regulated environment such as Defence.
* Working knowledge of the basic requirements specified in Def Stan 61-005 Part 6 (Nominal 12V and 24V DC Electrical Systems in Military Platforms) Def Stan 59-411 (Electromagnetic Compatibility), Def Stan 61-005 Part 6 Nominal 12 V and 24 V DC Electrical Systems in Military Platforms and Def Stan 23-009 Generic Vehicle Architecture (GVA)
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