AddressCopello have partnered with a leading Defence Services business in the recruitment of a Senior In-Service Engineer to assist in the successful delivery of current Aerospace projects.
You will undertake some or all of the following tasks:
- Create solutions and solve complex problems within own discipline.
- Ensure adequate contribution and challenges during design reviews
- Contribute to technical/professional processes within own discipline.
- Work under minimal supervision to achieve engineering and manufacturing objectives on-time, on-quality and on-budget which will directly impact positive project outcomes.
- Provide on-the-job training to support new team members
- Influence decisions by providing advice within closely related working teams.
- Remain aware of trends and emerging technology and tools within own discipline.
- Estimate engineering packages of work within own discipline and work with other disciplines to identify dependencies and ensure the deliverability of own work package.
- May lead significant technical work packages and allocate/coordinate work.
- Develop engineering competence under guidance of more senior engineers and plan for professional development
- Contribute to the definition of standards and specifications around which others will operate
- Write reports and present work undertaken at peer and design reviews.
- Maintain professional competencies required to perform at this level.
- Occasionally carry out duties off-site as required.
- Carry out any other duties as reasonably required by management.
To be successful in this role you will ideally have a degree in Electronic Engineering or related subject with experience in one or more of the following areas:
- A very good understanding of PCB design techniques and construction
- A very good understanding of Board manufacturing methodologies
- Undertake debug and diagnostic testing
- Provide subcontractor support and management
- A very good understanding of component performance and selection experience
- Have an awareness of other disciplines (Software, Mechanical, Systems and ILS) with a view to cooperatively managing obsolescence in a design, where necessary.
- Be able to use best practices in circuit design to ensure the correct component selection for obsolescence, cost, safety and reliability.
- A very good knowledge of product development and the product lifecycle to be able to check and peer review technical drawing & documents.
- Identifies risks and opportunities, takes ownership of mitigation plans and executes
- A good understanding of product development practices in aerospace and safety critical sectors in accordance with ISO9001 and AS9100
- A good understanding of Hardware design and DO254
- A good understanding of software design and DO178
The role is offering a salary circa £45K with hybrid working.
