Avionics Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Yeovil, 2/3 days per week on siteDuration: 6 MonthsRate: £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 Systemso Electrical Generation and Distribution Systemso Electrical Installationo Software Engineeringo Air Vehicle systemso Mission Planning Systemso Human Machine Interface – HMI.o Electrical and avionic system integration.o Electromagnetic Environment and Effects E3.o Cyber and security considerations….