Electrical Architect Job Stevenage area,England UK,Engineering

MERITUS are recruiting for an Electrical Architect to join our client in an initial 6 month contract to support sovereign defence programmes as the business continues to scale.

ELECTRICAL ARCHITECT - INSIDE IR35 - £NEG - 6 months - UNDERGO SC - STEVENAGE (BRISTOL ALSO CONSIDERED) - MUST HAVE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE - SECTOR: DEFENCE

You will be responsible for the electrical architecture and requirements for missiles and/or their associated launcher systems with duties including:

Specifying/determining
system electrical requirements
interface definitions and characteristics between subsystems/equipment
power architecture, including power budget and power profiles
data communication and processing architecture
requirements for EMC, bonding, grounding and screening
signal safety, including routing of safety related signals

Supporting test and fault-finding activities during compatibility checks, risk reduction, system proving/qualification and integration

Reviewing and authoring reports, guidelines and processes

Design assessments and analysis

Working to defence/industry standards

Attending and supporting design reviews

Alternatively, acting as the Equipment Manager (RMO) for specific electrical/electronic equipment(s) that are part of a missile or launcher system you will:

Project manage the equipment(s) on behalf of the project during development, qualification and manufacture

Own the requirements on behalf of the project for the equipment(s)

Produce Statement(s) of Work for the associated design authority for the equipment(s)

Create and update plans showing activities for the equipment(s)

Manage internal & external design authorities for delivery of the equipment(s) hardware, software and deliverables to schedule, cost, quality and performance

Hold regular progress reviews with the design authority for the equipment(s)

Review qualification verification evidence

Track and find resolution to equipment non-compliances

Attend and support design reviews

Skillset/experience required:

Technical experience required:

electrical/electronics
interface definitions
knowledge of defence/industry standards, etc.
degree level qualification in a related subject
systems engineering
writing reports

Ideally this would be within a defence related background, however, experience within other engineering industries will also be considered.

Experience with in these other areas are also of interest but not essential:

defence
weapon systems
power supplies
actuators
data communication
sensors
EMC
Health Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS)
Model Based Engineering (MBE)

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