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Electrical System Architect

Employer
Airbus
Location
Stevenage
Salary
45000.0 - 55000.0 GBP per year
Closing date
2 Jul 2019

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Clearance Level
DBS
Sector
Engineering, Manufacturing
Job Type
Permanent
Airbus Group

Do you enjoy encouraging and nurturing your team to create the best designs and customer service? Do you love looking at the bigger picture? Are you looking for a role where you can work on projects to be proud of (Deep space, Mars Rover, Solar orbiter)? Where you can achieve your personal and professional goals whilst supporting your team?

Then we'd like to chat to you!

This role will suit an Electrical Systems Architect, with team leading experience, from Telecoms, Aerospace, Mobile or other similar industries.

You will be joining a transnational team of 20-25. You will be responsible for supporting spacecraft electrical systems design activities for the Earth Navigation and Science business unit, including Earth observation, and deep space missions. This will include design and implementation phases up to verification and launch, as well as early phase mission concept studies and proposals.

You and your team will be covering all aspects of the spacecraft electrical systems including, power, data handling, RF Comms, EMC and electrical interface and harnessing and a wide range of experience and flexibility is required.

We???re also looking for someone who will share inspiration, process improvement and R&D with the local and transnational electrical teams.

This role comes with occasional European and UK travel Typically an electrical architect may be required to lead, or work within a small team of electrical architects/engineers engaged in the design, specification, procurement and verification of spacecraft electrical subsystems.

??? Responsible for the selection and implementation of the electrical subsystem architecture in accordance with Product Policy.

??? Ensure that all relevant system requirements are captured.

??? Manage the team, potentially consisting of Supplier Managers, Drawing Office, PA, and other electrical architects etc, ensuring that processes and standards are applied to the Electrical Systems: Power (generation, processing and distribution), Avionics/Data handling (for the platform and payload systems), Communications (for the platform and payload), Electrical harness and EMC.

??? Manage and maintain electrical work package budgets, reporting and schedule, including forecasting of resources required, and acting as an interface between customer, suppliers and internal management.

??? Working alongside the Procurement Organisation, oversee the technical management of Electrical equipment subcontracts through the appointed subsystem architects to ensure on time on cost on quality delivery to the project.

??? Ensure that verification planning and test requirements adequately capture system design requirements.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can???t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

We value the strength that diverse perspectives bring to our business, so if you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you

The successful candidate will need to be eligible to gain UK SC Security Clearance to undertake the role.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company???s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

??? Previous experience in team and/or work package management

??? A good understanding of relevant international standards (MIL-STD, ECSS etc)

??? Ability to understand Analogue (video and RF) and digital interface electronics (such as MILBUS, CAN etc)

??? Ideally, familiarity with one or more of the general electrical systems such as those applicable to scientific spacecraft and the equipments:

o Avionics (on-board processing).

o Power Sub-system

o RF Communication Sub-system

o Electrical Interface

??? Familiarity with Non-conformance Reporting systems, RFD???s / RFW???s

??? Familiarity with work package management, cost estimation and reporting

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

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