Principal Electrical Engineer

4 days per week on site – can be done from either Cowes (Isle of Wight) or Great Baddow (Chelmsford, Essex)

£81.90 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)

Job Role:

This is a senior technical role relating to the Electrical aspects of hardware design.

The role holder will:

Apply depth and breadth of design expertise and knowledge to generate electrical design solutions for both new products and technology insertions into legacy products.
Be capable of generating detailed designs from concept to completion and addressing a range of complex engineering issues.
Typically act as an engineering, technical, or design authority for a Line Replacement Unit or sub-system.
Key Responsibilities:

Design of AC & DC distribution systems including sizing, protection, control, and the specification of power supplies and converters.
Motor drives, control, and positioning systems (desirable)
Knowledge of data links, data protocols, networks, EMC management and verification.
Specification of bespoke procured hardware.
Design verification using a combination of simulation (Simulink / Matlab - desirable), analysis, and test techniques including support to EMC test houses and customer installations.
Integration activities in a complex equipment environment.
Generates design documentation and technical reports. Vets documentation generated by others.
Interfacing with related disciplines including systems engineering, mechanical/thermal engineering, Integrated Logistics Support, Safety, Product Data Management, and manufacturing areas.
Adherence to Engineering Lifecycle and conducting progress, peer, and design reviews.
Potentially contributing to bids, proposals, and estimates.
Provide technical leadership and guidance on electrical matters.
Develops, promotes and shares new technologies for implementation across businesses and programme(s)
Coach and mentor others in the electrical function
May lead a team of engineers including line management responsibility
May have responsibilities as Design Authority, Technical Authority, or Engineering Authority, for a sub-system or Line Replaceable Unit (LRU), or as a deputy to a System Design Authority
Performs analysis, evaluation and resolution of complex engineering issues and specifications
Key Attributes:

Knowledge of Pulsed Loads
Substantial experience of generating component level designs for introduction into low volume batch production.
Previous experience of operating in a defence or high safety integrity environment.
Familiarity with the IET 17th Edition Wiring Regulations, the Low Voltage directive, European Electrical Safety Standards, and EMC qualification to DEF STAN 59-411.
Substantial experience of design proving, integration, and defect resolution.
Substantial experience of gathering of evidence to support acceptance, fitness for purpose, legislative requirements, and safety.
A rigorous approach to the safety aspects associated with high power/high voltage equipment.
Understands in detail the technical specification aligned to the functional area of activity. Requires a limited understanding of the external environment.
A degree in Electrical Engineering or strongly related subject