Avionics Systems Engineer

Avionics Systems Engineer Location: Yeovil, 2/3 days per week on site Duration: 6 Months Rate: £60 – 65 Ph Ltd To carry out requirements definition, design, development, integration, test, certification (Military and Civil) and support of Avionic and Mission Systems. KEY JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • Responsible for the definition, design, development, integration, testing, qualification and in-service engineering support for avionics and mission Subsystems. The role offers significant variety and could include, however, will include a number of the aspects outlined below: • Capture of requirements for Subsystems and the scheming of optimal solutions, including consideration of safety and airworthiness aspects. • Leading and undertaking detailed design and specification of Subsystems, including the preparation of requirements specifications and statements of work for vendor products or internal software developments. • Leading the execution of detailed design analysis and trade-off studies to support the evaluation of alternative solutions. Use of computer tools, prototyping, simulation and analysis techniques, where appropriate, to assess system performance. • Monitoring of internal software development / vendor engineering activities that support Aircraft and Mission System development. • Presentation of Avionic and Mission Systems aspects at aircraft Design Reviews. • Leading the planning and executing test and integration activities to support system development and qualification. • Leading the production of documentation to support airworthiness clearance and qualification of Aircraft and Mission Systems, including security and cyber considerations. • Leading the development of flight test activities for avionic and mission subsystems. • Providing support to aircraft production and clearance activities. • Leading and undertaking technology research tasks associated with avionic and mission systems. • Provide mentoring and guidance to apprentices and developing engineers. Key Skillset • Specific in-depth knowledge and experience in the design, development, integration (including rig aspects) and qualification of avionic and mission systems. • Have a detailed knowledge and understanding of the relevant airworthiness regulations (Military and Civil). • Knowledge and understanding of emerging avionic and mission sensor concepts and technologies. • Knowledge, understanding and experience of the methods, tools and techniques used for the capture of requirements, design, analysis, development and integration of avionic and mission systems. • Experience with the usage of the DOORS Requirements Management Tool (or similar) and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools is highly desirable. • • Specific, in-depth knowledge and experience in Avionic and Mission systems, covering some of the following: o Navigation Systems; o Controls and Displays, and Human-Machine Integration; o Mission Sensor Systems, such as Radar, EW and FLIR; o Aircraft and Mission Processing Systems o Electrical Generation and Distribution Systems o Electrical Installation o Software Engineering o Air Vehicle systems o Mission Planning Systems o Human Machine Interface - HMI. o Electrical and avionic system integration. o Electromagnetic Environment and Effects – E3. o Cyber and security considerations