Hardware Engineer - Electrical Design / Control Systems

Hardware Engineer - Electrical Design / Control Systems

• Defence; Security; ; Military; Marine; Aerospace

• Electrical Design; Control Systems; PLC; Power Systems

• New Malden, Surrey (Hybrid available)

• £39,000 - £56,000 (+ excellent bens.)

A key member of the Hardware Engineering team, this role will work to provide hardware engineering from a control systems and electrical engineering perspective. This role will include electrical design engineering, component selection, control/electrical system modification and development, including qualification support and hardware implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Electrical design engineering for existing and new control systems for Naval applications

• Create, modify, maintain and manage electrical designs for power systems

• Component selection and system implementation

• Analyse and justify electrical based designs and component selection

• Resolve electrical issues throughout hardware design, development, manufacture, integration and qualification

• Create, modify maintain and manage technical documentation to support contractual deliverables

• Apply working knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) to support project demands, where applicable

• Produce, maintain and manage calculations to support electrical design engineering tasks (e.g. wild heat, cooling, power etc.)

• Produce, maintain and manage technical reports to support control systems engineering tasks (e.g. interconnectivity, system integration, component selection etc.)

• Design, develop and support electrical/control system based testing activities (Reference Sets, Test Sets etc.)

• Support and drive hardware embodiment onto existing and new Naval platforms, including on-shore facilities

• Assist with hardware obsolescence management, working closely with Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineering to specify, select and deliver suitable alternative hardware

• Provide bids/pricing support for new and existing projects

• Support Safety Engineering with electrically biased safety topic (e.g. Hazard analysis etc.)

• To be aware of and comply with company standards of conduct and all relevant statutory requirements

Person Specification

• Experience in electrical design or control systems

• Engineering Degree in suitable, related discipline

• Understanding of electrical related Defence Standards (i.e. Lloyds Register and other Military Standards (e.g. Def Stan 59-411)

***Must be able to obtain SC Level security clearance***