Avionics Design Engineer in Farnborough, Hampshire

We are recruiting for a Avionics Design Engineer to maximise the possibility of prolonged flight operations in the stratosphere, this role is concentrated on the development of Zephyr Avionics subsystems.

Responsibilities

- Consulting stakeholders to determine the specifications for safety-critical avionics subsystems

- Carrying out whole lifecycle analogue and digital circuit design for difficult thermal and radiation conditions

- Electrical component selection based on specifications

- Qualifying and tracing back to prerequisites

- Organizing avionics system unit testing

- Handling non-conformances at every stage of the design process

- Recording lessons learned and choosing ways to make designs and procedures better

- Monitoring design modifications using a rigorous CCB methodology

- Coordinate work packages for avionics design within a fixed budget (on time, on cost, on quality)

- Evaluate the work of junior engineers and offer guidance

Experience & Qualifications

- BSc, HNC, BEng, and/or a recognised apprenticeship in aerospace Electrical and electronic engineering degree or experience required
- Full-lifecycle design of analogue and digital circuits for challenging thermal and radiation conditions
- Use of FPGA-based Signal Processing and Microsemi FPGA Design Tools, Including Complex Modulation/Demodulation

- Choosing an electronic component in accordance with the specifications.
- Knowledge of space system quality requirements or experience with UAS airworthiness (DO-254, ECSS or similar).
- Knowledge of how to set up and use RF and electronic test equipment.
- Expertise in the theories and practises of communication.
- It would be ideal if you had some (or all) of the following skills and experiences.
: CAE layout for multi-layer mixed signal PCBs (ALTIUM and ORCAD preferred)
: Techniques for manufacturing and testing PCBs.
: Environmental testing for space and high altitude.
: Embedded software development (8051 or similar)

: Experience of requirements capture and management

- The capacity to meet deadlines, specifications, and financial constraints.

- The capacity to carry out a unit design's whole lifecycle, from requirements through detailed design and system trade offs to batch production and prototyping, testing, and system integration.

- ESA ECSS high reliability soldering

- Experience of UAS or Space system level design and documentation.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.