Engineering & Production Jobs In West Midlands

Purpose of the Job

Provides technical expertise in the design, development, testing and verification of aircraft braking systems and subsystems.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

Perform as a technical leader in the development of detailed requirements and System Integration for Brake-By-Wire, Landing Gear Control and Nose Wheel Steering product development.
Liaison with internal and external customers and suppliers to assist in defining specifications and system architecture.
Provide guidance and leadership to a multi-functional/discipline development team.
Conducts technical work not excluding the following: analysis, trade-studies, product design, testing, system/component integration, mathematical modelling, and control system design.

Prepares and reviews documentation not excluding the following:

• technical requirements,
• specifications,
• design documents,
• user guides,
• work instructions,
• test plans,
• test procedures
• and technical reports.

Plans, organises and controls his/her activities to ensure on-time delivery and the quality of their output.
Authority for technical approval

PERSON SPECIFICATION

1. General Intelligence
Essential
• Ability to handle and prioritise complex issues and job role demands from multiple sources
• Ability to complete routine and complex tasks with a high degree of accuracy

2. Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Essential
• Good mathematical and analytical skills
• Strong engineering skills, excellent understanding of engineering principles, able to apply engineering knowledge
• Strong written, verbal, and report writing skills
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills

3. Personal Attributes & Circumstances
Essential
• Ability to work flexibly within the workload demands of the department
• Ability to liaise with others to meet deadlines
• Ability to manage resources to maximize efficiency
• Good interpersonal skills, team player, enthusiastic, sense of humour
Desirable - Ability to travel and work abroad

4. Competence
Essential
• Competence in using Microsoft office suite at intermediate level
• Successful record of on time, on specification, technical deliveries
• Competent in dealing with customers and suppliers
• Competence in using Matlab, Simulink and associated toolboxes
• Competence in generating technical reports
• Competence in presenting technical data at meetings, teleconferences and web meetings
Desirable
• Competence in using DOORS
• Demonstrable success in on time and right first time delivery of multiple work activities

5. Knowledge
Essential
• Knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic and/or software systems
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes
• Knowledge of control engineering principles
• Knowledge of relevant aerospace regulations, standards and recommended practices

Desirable
• Knowledge of environmental qualification methods
• Knowledge of requirements management
• Knowledge of aerospace industry markets, trends and practices
• Knowledge of fault detection and health monitoring

6. Experience
Essential
• Experience of working in an engineering team
Desirable
• Experience of working in the aerospace industry
• Experience as Lead Engineer
• Experience of working directly with customers
• Experience of delivering on a successful engineering project
• Experience of working on an aircraft Braking System
• Experience of working on a Nose Wheel Steering system
• Experience of working on a Landing Gear system

7. Attainments
Essential
• Educated to Degree Level
Desirable
• Educated to MSc, MA or PhD level
• Chartered Engineer

If you're interested in applying for this vacancy please provide detailed answers to the following questions:

1. What experience do you have of developing systems for the aerospace market?
2. What experience do you have in a technical role on an engineering project which you feel is most relevant to this role?

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Candidates must answer the following questions as part of the application process.
1. Do you have a Bachelor of Science in a software engineering or related discipline?
2. Explain your experience of developing software for the Aerospace market?
3. Explain your experience of DO-178B?
4. Explain your experience of working on a safety critical embedded software project?

Software Engineer

Purpose:

• Provides technical expertise in the design, development, testing and verification of software used in aircraft braking systems, nose wheel steering and Landing Gear control systems.

Duties
• Conducts technical work not excluding the following: analysis, product design, testing, system/component integration, mathematical modelling, software development and verification.
• Prepares and reviews documentation not excluding the following: technical requirements, specifications, design documents, user guides, work instructions, test plans, test procedures and technical reports.
• Plans, organizes and controls his/her activities to ensure on-time delivery and the quality of their output.
• Actively participates as a member of their skill centre and/or program development teams.
• Carries out special projects as assigned.

Technical Requirements

• Proficient in the use of LDRA Testbed (both Assembler and C/C++) – desirable
• Experienced in unit testing – desirable
• Experience of HP Assembler and Intel Assembler – desirable
• Experience with the HP9000/300 and HP9600 systems and also HP64700 series emulators - desirable
• Proficient with Misra-C programming – desirable
• Familiar with DOORS Requirements Management tools – desirable
• Good planning, organizational, analytical, leadership, interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, oral and written communication skills – essential
• University degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent qualification – essential
• Real Time Systems development experience – essential

Person Specification

General Intelligence

Essential

• Ability to handle and prioritise complex issues and job role demands from multiple sources.
• Ability to complete routine and complex tasks with a high degree of accuracy.

Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes

Essential

• Good mathematical and analytical skills
• Strong software engineering skills, excellent understanding of software engineering principles, able to apply software engineering knowledge
• Strong written, verbal, and report writing skills
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills
Desirable
• Proficient in TCL Programming
• Proficient in MISRA-C Programming

Personal Attributes & Circumstances

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly within the workload demands of the department
• Ability to liaise with others to meet deadlines
• Ability to manage resources to maximize efficiency
• Good interpersonal skills, team player, enthusiastic, sense of humour

Desirable

• Ability to travel and work abroad
Competence

Essential

• Competence in using Microsoft Office suite at intermediate level
• Successful record of on time, on specification, technical deliveries
• Competence in generating technical reports
• Competence in using Matlab, Simulink and associated toolboxes

Desirable

• Competence in presenting technical data at meetings, teleconferences and web meetings
• Competence in use of LDRA Testbed or similar
• Competence in using SCADE or similar
• Competent in dealing with customers and suppliers
• Demonstrable success in on time and right first time delivery of multiple work activities
• Competence in using DOORS

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of aerospace industry markets, trends and practices
• Knowledge of software development processes, particularly DO-178B
• Knowledge of Configuration Management and Problem Reporting
• Knowledge of software verification and validation methods
• Knowledge of embedded software systems, hardware platforms, interfaces
• Knowledge of requirements management
Desirable
• Knowledge of fault detection and health monitoring
• Knowledge of control engineering principles

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working on embedded software
• Experience of working on safety critical systems (DAL A)
• Experience in Real Time System development
• Experience of delivering on a successful engineering project

Desirable

• Experience of Model Based Design process
• Experience as Lead Engineer
• Experience of working directly with customers
• Experience of working on an aircraft Braking System
• Experience of working on a Nose Wheel Steering system
• Experience of working on a Landing Gear system
• Experience of working on a fault detection / health monitoring system

Attainments
Essential
• Educated to Degree Level
Desirable
• Educated to MSc, MA or PhD level
• Chartered Engineer

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Responsible for design work associated with wheels, brakes, hydro-mechanical and electro-mechanical components for aerospace vehicles.

Specific Accountabilities
• Plays a leading role in our client’s project team, providing technical guidance on all aspects of Mechanical Design activities.
• Interpreting customer specifications and airworthiness requirements and ensuring they are embodied in design scheme.
• Overseeing the development of design schemes and drawings.
• Preparation design guidance information and/or design documentation including calculations, fits and tolerance analyses.
• Prepares statements of work and work packages for external resource.
• Preparation of test schedules, test instructions and test reports.
• Undertaking test work supervision and data analysis.
• Preparation of certification documentation.
• Technical approval of drawings and documents.
• May be required to take on the role of Lead Engineer.
• Carries out special projects as assigned.

General
• Actively participates as a member of the design and modelling department and programme development teams as required.
• Demonstrates service excellence to both internal and external customers by focusing directly on the identification and satisfaction of their needs.
• Plans, organises and controls his/her activities to ensure on-time delivery and the quality of their output.
• Liaison with internal and external customers and suppliers as required.
• May have technical accountability and responsibility for other engineers.
• Participates directly in development programmes or functional initiatives.

Technical Requirements

• University degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Good planning, organisational, analytical, leadership, interpersonal, decision-making, problem solving, oral and written communication skills.
• Competence in using Microsoft office suite at intermediate level.
• Competence in applying analytical design techniques to engineering problems.
• Competence in using 3D CAD modelling packages is advantageous.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.