Senior Engineer - Mechanical Development

Our client is an international high-technology group, operating in the aircraft propulsion and equipment, space and defence markets. They have a global presence and are one of the world leaders in aerospace electrical systems. As a pivotal player in the 'more electric' aircraft, the company boasts more than 13,000 employees dotted across 12 countries.

As Senior Engineer for Mechanical Development, you will be working on the research, design, development, and testing team. It will be your job to define, carry out and report development and qualification tests on products and systems. You will also interact with the customer on all technical aspects of the project, definition, development and qualification phases.

Your responsibilities will include:

Involvement in the design process, working with engineers from other disciplines including Design, Stress, Configuration, Materials etc.
Provide Technical Development and Certification advice
Design of specific tests for specific customer criteria.
Specification, design and setting up of mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems, including specific electrical impedances.
Ability to fault find test equipment and test rigs.
Specification of tooling, jigs and test fixtures
Ability to plan workload (using MS Project)
Conducting environmental testing in accordance with RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD 810 and internal procedures.
Writing and approval of Technical documentation, including test procedures, Engineering Reports, Compliance Analysis, Equipment Specifications and Production Acceptance Test Specifications.
Perform data analysis of test results, assess trends to identify and help resolve unit under test performance issues.
Ability to guide and train other engineers as required.

Qualifications / Experience

An Engineering related qualification
Must be self-sufficient and largely self-motivated.
Motor Drive Systems knowledge and experience of full aircraft electrical system would be an advantage.
Ability to communicate clearly through written and verbal means to all levels of staff e.g. peers, Design Engineers, Maintenance Team, Senior Management, interact with other Engineering teams and the external customer.
Ability to work under pressure to meet program deadlines
Extensive Development / certification knowledge and experience e.g. thorough understanding of all aspects of Development Engineering including Compliance Verification, Technical Risk, compilation of technical documentation, use of instrumentation
Experienced in Data Acquisition System and Analysis tools (Flexpro & DasyLab would be an advantage)
Advanced knowledge of 3 stage generators, 2 and 4 pole both fixed and variable frequency,
Good working knowledge of MS Software i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project.

Job Title:Senior Engineer - Mechanical Development
Salary:Competitive, DOE
Location:Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Job Type:Perm
Job ID:895931

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In the first instance, candidates should send us their CV, clearly stating salary expectations, location preferences and availability. Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to submit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time. Services advertised by Electus Recruitment Solutions are those of an Agency. This is a permanent opportunity.

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