Sensors Engineer - Aircraft Development
Recruiter
webrecruit
Listed on
3rd July 2019
Location
Bristol
Salary/Rate
£Competitive Plus Benefits
Salary Notes
£Competitive Plus Benefits
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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Sensors Engineer - Aircraft DevelopmentBristol
The Company
Our client is an exciting new company that's looking to change how the public views and uses the aviation industry. Their mission is to make air travel personal, on-demand and carbon-free.
They are now looking for a Sensors Engineer to join them and support the integration of a wide range of sensors used to control their new aircraft.
The Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Performance-based bonus structure
- Pension contributions of up to 5% from 1st April
- Flexi-time
- Rewards system (equates to 4% of annual salary) which can be used for a number of benefits
- Free breakfast, tea, coffee and fruit every day
In this exciting role, you'll have the opportunity to play a key part in the development of a new aircraft with the potential to transform the aviation industry.
You will join a talented and fresh-thinking team who are striving to deliver performance, ideas and concepts that make a real difference.
Our client believes that great engineering is about the elegance and efficiency of doing more with less. So, if you want to think outside the box, push the boundaries of what is considered normal and have the freedom to explore and develop your ideas, this is the role for you.
The Role
As a Sensors Engineer, you will integrate a variety of sensors to support the control of our client's aircraft.
Joining a fast-paced design and build environment, you'll work with suppliers and in-house engineers to ensure there is a robust integrated system in place.
Utilising best practice and an innovative approach, you will:
- Work across disciplines to create specifications for sensors
- Identify and resolve any airframe, system and sensor integration issues
- Help to deliver robust and high-quality design solutions
- Build strong relationships with partners and suppliers of hardware, software and technical services
- Help the Test Team to explore and validate technical solutions when required
About You
To join our client as a Sensors Engineer, you will need:
- Significant experience of working with complex sensors
- Experience with small vehicles of novel design and their operational characteristics
- A strong understanding of current sensing technologies
- Knowledge of control design and aircraft flight characteristics
- An understanding of the role of simulation in fast-paced engineering programmes
- A degree level qualification or higher in Engineering, Physics or equivalent
- Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal
Experience of the following would be beneficial: working in a highly regulated environment, working with multiple types of air vehicle, including rotorcraft/multirotors, direct involvement in flight test programmes, hardware/software development and system integration or MATLAB/Simulink.
The ability to demonstrate a commitment to professional development would also be an advantage.
Other companies may call this role Sensor Control Engineer, Sensors Integration Engineer, Aviation Design Engineer, Aviation Sensors Engineer, Sensors Systems Engineer or Systems Engineer.
The successful candidate will be required to provide proof that they have the right to work in the UK.
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