Senior Electrical Cable Design Engineer

Senior Electrical Cable Design Engineer Belfast Full time  Posted Yesterday R0267439

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Belfast, United Kingdom Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you;

whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. Senior Electrical Cable Design Engineer Belfast - Hybrid Thales Integrated Airspace-protection Systems (IAS) UK designs and manufactures a range of cutting-edge technologies ranging from air surveillance and mission planning systems to missiles.

We specialise in lightweight missiles and the integration of weapon systems into various platforms along with the systems to manage and exploit critical mission planning and air surveillance data We have sustained growth through the award of multiple high-value contracts, continuing to expand our Belfast & Crawley operations. We are current recruiting for a Senior Electrical Cable Design Engineer.

The Role As a Senior Electrical Cable Design Engineer you will be expected to mentor and guide others in the design of interconnect and cabling solutions that deliver world-class performance. You will be working and developing alongside a multi-disciplinary team of 45 Electronics Engineers, who are some of the most experienced in the industry.

Your role will span the entire product lifecycle from design requirements capture and analysis through to defining the interconnect architecture and verifying that the solution meets the customer's requirements. The Senior Electrical Cable Design Engineer role requires working within the Electronics team to optimise the design through trade-offs, studies and analyses to produce a best-in-class competitive product. Your responsibilities will include:
Lead the development of interconnect and cabling architectures Design cable assemblies based upon electrical constraints such as current, screening, signal types, volt drop, EMC, and environmental requirements Lead connector selection and manage evaluation activities Lead the creation of cable schematics and drawings Support integration and testing of cable assemblies Creation of cable specifications, development and verification plans Responsible for compliance to regulatory standards Contribute to bid and estimating activities Skills, experience and knowledge required of the successful candidate A relevant Engineering, Scientific or Numerate degree or equivalent.

Experience in the design of cables considering electrical constraints such as current, screening, signal types, volt drop, and environmental requirements

Experience of interconnect design tools such as Capital Essentials, Zuken or EPLAN Understanding of principles for design for LVD & EMC Compliance Highly effective communicator within a diverse, professional environment Self-motivated, able to lead and take the initiative Outstanding team working skills

Experience of mentoring and coaching other Transferrable skills may be considered where an application does not meet all the required criteria. Security Clearance statement This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently…