Description
Senior avionics engineer with a strong background in the design and development of aircraft avionics systems, including Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS), Flight Management Systems (FMS), Communication, Navigation and Identification systems.
Reporting to the Head of Systems Engineering, Electrical and Avionics, the Senior Avionics Systems Design Engineer will be responsible for the design and development of the major avionics systems from requirements capture through to system test and verification.
The role will include developing system and equipment specifications, writing Interface Control Documents (ICD), supplier engineering management, producing wiring schemes, system testing and validation and verification activities.
This is an interesting hands-on engineering role involving the development of a completely new airframe. The successful candidate will have a central role in this development.
The successful candidate may become one of the company's EASA Compliance Verification Engineers.
Candidates having skills and experience which exceed the specified job requirements may also be considered.
Other accountabilities include:
- Managing supplier design reviews and witnessing supplier testing.
- Providing technical liaison with the relevant Certification Authority and ensuring that all applicable EASA design and environmental requirements are met.
- Liaison with Design, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and other appropriate departments to develop optimum design solutions.
- Development of tools and processes, and performing other related duties as required by the Company to inform aircraft development decisions.
Key skills, knowledge and experience include:
- Aerospace engineering degree, or equivalent experience, with emphasis on the avionics and electrical fields.
- Proven experience in the aerospace industry working on system architecture and managing suppliers, or a product development background within the aerospace environment.
- A good working knowledge and experience of the application of classical electrical engineering design methods.
- A proven understanding of aircraft control systems (from architecture to hardware delivery).
- Exposure to processes across the product ARP4754 life cycle from concept through to production.
- An awareness of CAA/EASA/FAA certification procedures.
- Excellent verbal communication/negotiation skills with people across the whole business at all levels.
- Highly computer literate with a high standard of written English.
- Experience in System Engineering principles is also desirable but not essential.
Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Modis International Ltd UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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