Development Engineer

DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER - CONTRACT - DORSET - GREAT RATES!

Our client, a leading defence body, has just had a new requirement come in for Development Engineers to be based at their engineering facility in Dorset.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Testing of Systems.
- Auxiliary Equipment.
- Process of working - Start of Programme.
- Planning Elements.
- Supporting the Systems Engineer in the Bid proposal, time & cost planning for the project, Systems Requirements Capture.
- Liaise with the Systems Engineers, gathering requirements documentation then collating from the customer and creating a qualification plan. That qualification plan is a justification that the Development Engineers can use to justify how they are going to achieve the requirement. When conducting the testing they will be able to refer to the qualification plan to ensure each stage is met to the customer standards and then they can verify with the customer that they are happy with the progress.
- Preparing bid proposals to ensure that costing's and timings meet the qualification planned and verified by the customer.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Provide technical input to requirements definition and validation.
- Customer and supplier facing responsibilities to discuss and agree qualification strategy and activity.
- Compilation of development and qualification plans including functional, environmental and mechanical aspects.
- Compilation of test procedures and reports.
- Analysis and interpretation of test data.
- Equipment and system evaluation against requirements to produce qualification statements including analysis and comparison of requirements and build standards.
- Input to verification matrices at equipment, sub-system or system level to demonstrate compliance to customers.
- Planning, arranging and attending test activities including control of test hardware, test support equipment, transportation and test cost and schedule.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

- Relevant degree or equivalent.
- Experience of requirements management tools (DOORS, CRADLE etc.).
- Knowledge of environmental standards (RTCA DO160, MIL-STD-810 etc.).
- Experience of performing environmental and functional testing.
- Experience of development engineering activities and understanding of product life cycles.

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS:

- Electronics/Avionics background
- Must have come from an Aerospace/Avionics background
- Must have experience of project integration
- The Development Engineers will have evidence of understanding requirements, writing plans and procedures, organising tests, writing reports. Also producing verification/compliance matrices.
- Quality standards justified, DO160 - quality standard against the following: Temperature, icing, bird strikes, vibration, fluid susceptibility, altitude, flammability, RF emission and fuel contamination.
- Will also need Environmental Test experience.

Candidates will be working with sensitive data and as such you should be willing to undergo BPSS (Baseline) & Disclosure Scotland Security Vetting before being able to commence the contract.

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