EI6879 - Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Senior Electrical Design Engineer
4 vacancies
£47.12 per hour Umbrella on a 12 month contract.
Supporting Eurofighter Typhoon
2 days a week onsite in Samlesbury with extra flexibility dependent on programme workload.




As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer you will be part of a team producing the physical product definition to satisfy a set of multidisciplinary system functional requirements, taking account of safety, cost, manufacturing, in-service support and other considerations. Your engineering capabilities will be developed across a range of design skills and product lifecycle stages, working both in a model-based and 2D drawing engineering environment centred on Catia V5.
Typically your design capabilities will be developed using:
The CATIA V5 Electrical 3D & 2D Design Toolset in the design installation of electrical equipment, routing of electrical harnesses, incorporating support structure and physical separation requirements, taking account of system performance, system safety, system redundancy as well as cost and through-life considerations.
A key aspect of the roles is to demonstrate compliance with functional requirements, including zonal safety analysis in a collaborative multi-disciplinary team environment.
Core Duties (GTI Description)

Typical duties include (but are not limited to): (suggested 5-10 bullets/statements, indicative of the role at this level)
Working closely with other engineering disciplines and functions, supplier and customer areas, fostering a team-working and collaborative product development environment.
Producing and issuing Airframe engineering design data to meet project requirements, in line with design standards, whilst maintaining quality, cost and schedule adherence.
Verifying design data prior to a formal independent check criteria to ensure compliance with project standards.
Identifying project technical risks and opportunities, and where appropriate propose mitigation plans.
Supporting all aspects of personal and professional development for yourself and, where appropriate, others in your team.
Evaluating and resolving design queries, and supporting the generation of resulting modifications and changes.
Supporting the definition and resource planning of design workload delivery.
Safety:

(For an individual contributor – include the statement below)

The role holder is responsible for taking reasonable care of their own health and safety ensuring high standards for safety, health and environment (SHE) in our organisation are maintained. This includes co-operating and following all reasonable instruction, information and training reporting work-related hazards or incidents and using all equipment for the purpose intended. More detailed responsibilities are captured within the Company Health & Safety Policy (759/OF/016) and the Company Environmental Policy (759/OF/029).
Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications (GTI Qualification requirements)

Knowledge: (Recommended max 5 bullets/statements)
Experience in an Airframe Design role, or equivalent ‘near-neighbour’ disciplines.
Experience of operating in an airframe design role, or equivalent in one or more phases of the product lifecycle.
Awareness of product lifecycle requirements and the importance of governance to product integrity.
Skills: (Recommended max 5 /statements)
Proficiency in a CAD system, typically CATIA V5 or equivalent toolset, with experience in a PLM system.
Experience of working in a multidisciplinary integrated product development environment, influencing adjacent disciplines.
Experience of working with external customers, suppliers and partners.
Experience of managing Design tasks to meet engineering design requirements and programme requirements.
Experience in leading and guiding other Design staff.
Experience in holding a design check signature.
Qualifications: (Specify only as appropriate, or say ‘none specified.’ Where a qualification is listed, please indicate whether it is ‘Expected or Preferred.’)
Degree or HNC/HND or equivalent qualification.