Electrical Architect/Engineer

Location Stevenage
Job Type Contract
Salary Up to £46 per hour + Up to £60 Per Hour Umbrella rate
Reference 2778481_1654594773
Duration 0-12 months

The UK's trusted Ministry of Defence partner, MBDA, are looking for a skilled Electrical Architect/Engineer to perform all aspects of missile development, from the early concept studies to series production and in-service support. It's an excellent opportunity for someone wanting to build on their engineering experience based at the Stevenage site.

As an Electrical Architect/Engineer with previous abilities, you will play a vital role responsible for the electrical architecture and missile and associated launcher systems requirements.

What you'll get to do as an Electrical Architect/Engineer:

  • Defining the optimum electrical architecture against requirements
  • Specifying communication and processing architecture
  • Establishing the power architecture, including power budget and power profiles
  • Signal safety design, including routing of safety-related signals
  • Defining interface definitions and characteristics between subsystems/equipment
  • Determining requirements for EMC, bonding, grounding, and screening
  • Supporting test activities during integration and system qualification
  • Reviewing and authoring guidelines/processes
  • Working to defence/industry standards

Alternatively, acting as the Equipment Manager (RMO) for specific electrical/electronic equipment(s), you will:

  • Own all the requirements for the equipment(s)
  • Produce Statement(s) of Work for the associated design authority
  • Create and update plans showing activities for the equipment(s)
  • Technically manage internal & external suppliers to deliver the equipment(s) work packages to time, cost, quality, and performance requirements.
  • Project manage the equipment(s) on behalf of the project.
  • Review qualification verification evidence
  • You will control assigned budget(s) for both activities and manage your workload.

What we're looking for:

Technical Experience Required

  • Electrical/electronics
  • Interfaces
  • Data communication
  • Knowledge of defence/industry standards, etc.
  • Degree level qualification in a related subject. Ideally, this would be within a defence-related background; however, experience within other engineering industries may be considered.
  • You must be a UK national or citizen to be eligible for the role.

Experience within these other areas is also of interest but not essential

  • Power supplies
  • Sensors
  • Actuators
  • Health Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS)
  • ATEX regulations.

More about the role:

MBDA's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based at MBDA's headquarters in Stevenage which plays a key part in missiles operations. The site also offers excellent transportation links and boasts an onsite gym and coffee shop. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.