Leonardo Helicopters – Principal Engineer - Avionic Systems
Rate: 65 LTD
IR35 status: outside IR35
Duration:12 months
Location: Yeovil
3 days a week on site
PURPOSE
To carry out requirements definition, design, development, integration, test, certification (Military and Civil) and support of Avionic and Mission Systems.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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.
The activities will potentially encompass all Subsystem projects, from minor system modifications to the development of new systems, new approaches and new architectures.
The role is varied and could be necessitate the individual providing technical leadership with responsibility for a specific technology, a group of technologies or a small technical team discharging a broader set of objectives.
The activities are heavily dependent on specialist vendor organisations / internal software
development teams and require close co-operation with Core Engineering specialists and other areas of the Company that are involved in system procurement. This may also include fostering cross-geographic relationships.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
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