About this Position:

Work for the worlds largest Helicopter manufacturer, where you will provide design leadership for concept and integration of avionic systems to meet Customer requirements and translate proposed concept into detailed design in compliance with Certification requirements, compatible with OEM Type Certificate systems and operational philosophy and support the continued airworthiness of our approved designs in line with DOA Obligations.

Job Responsibilities:
 

• Coordinate and manage all avionic activities in concert with business requirements within a multi-function environment
• Capture and understand Customer requirements, providing guidance internally and externally to facilitate a cost effective design and production solution
• Define avionic design concept and integration from agreed customer requirement through to detail design
• Ensure that design meets Customer and Certification requirements within a formal validation and verification process
• When approved to do so, undertake independent Compliance Verification in accordance with AHUK DOA Privileges
• Produce and direct detailed design in accordance with project milestones
• Discuss and present design concepts and solutions during customer and supplier meetings
• Support Risk Management through identification, assessment and mitigation within scope of responsibility
• Initiate design mitigation as appropriate to address project issues such as obsolescence, shortages and production concessions
• Produce concise and accurate design descriptions to facilitate change approvals and aircraft documentation
• Provide liaison support to production function
• Define ground and flight testing to demonstrate compliance with Customer and Certification requirements
• Support to required testing and documented analysis of results
• Generate or verify compliance substantiation reports as required
• Maintain technical competency and currency to ensure the effective use of latest technology to assist Customers in developing and fulfilling their mission requirements.

Experience Required:
 

• A good aviation background based in the Avionics discipline
• Previous experience working within design/engineering environment with electrical/avionic systems integration would be highly desirable
• Engineering degree / Apprenticeship or equivalent training
• Knowledge of R/JAR/CS 27 and 29 Certification Requirements, EASA IR 21J DOA and MAA DAOS process and practice, Aircraft System and Software Safety Analysis processes, and AutoCad or similar 2D electrical drawing package.
• Experience using Design Lifecycle and Configuration Management Tools