Control & Electronics Electrical Engineer - Military Vehicle

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Control and Electronics - Senior Electrical Project Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Leamington Spa

Reporting to: Section Manager - Control & Electronics

Job Role:

The Control and Electronics - Senior Electrical Project Engineer will be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the Europe Electrical sub-systems into the Foxhound programme.
The role will involve being a member of a cross site highly adaptable team of engineers across the discipline needs of the complete vehicle system and sub-system electronic and software architecture.

The individual should have a proven history in working on design and development vehicle system teams throughout the engineering lifecycle.

A proven track knowledge of understanding and being able to take responsibility for the technical aspects of the programme with regards to the following areas are required:

* Electrical aspects such as Systems Harness design, equipment and component selection, analysis of electrical and electronic architecture requirements, integration and test.

The individual will be able to support the multi-disciplinary Vehicle Systems team and act as a team member for all electrical areas of the programme.

Further responsibilities include:
* Provide status reports on the progress of individual engineering activities.
* Prepare material for use in internal and external design reviews.
* Engage in system specific design reviews.
* Support critical design appraisals throughout the design and development life-cycle.
* Carry out viability assessments of competing technologies and systems.
* Support vehicle trials and exhibitions as and when required - both in the UK and abroad
* Provide concise briefings to Department Manager

The individual should be in a position to be UK Security Cleared without the requirement for any special exemptions.
Experience, Qualifications & Competency Requirements:
Essential Skills:
* Degree qualified in relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience
* A proven track record in the design and development of vehicle systems from concept through to series production
* Experience of engineering vehicle systems designs against performance and reliability targets
* Experience in defining and evaluation system requirements
* Contemporary knowledge of existing and emerging technologies in the areas of vetronic systems.
* A proven track record in the development of platform principle sub-systems.
* Ability to liaise with and present information to multi-disciplined team members.
* Ability to interpret vehicle system design requirements and propose appropriate design solutions.
* Hold or be capable of holding security clearance up to the level of SECRET.
* Willing to travel extensively within the UK and overseas.
* Excellent presentation, verbal and written skills.

Highly Desirable Skills:
* A strong background in military vehicle systems engineering.
* Familiarity with current British Army tracked and wheeled vehicles.
* Experience of working within a multi-cultural and multi-lingual engineering team.
* Broad knowledge of standards and legislation applicable to military platforms
* Experience in on/off highway or low volume/special purpose vehicles
* Membership at CEng level of a UK Professional Registration institution such as IET or IMechE