Avionics Engineer

Hill Helicopters

Stafford

1 week ago

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The Hill avionics and electrical team is responsible for building key in-house avionics systems for the HX/HC50 helicopter, including the cockpit displays system, engine controllers, power management units, flight control computer, landing gear controllers and more. Become part of this fast-moving development team, work with motivated engineers to advance the general aviation industry.

Responsibilities

Take ownership of key in-house avionics hardware and embedded software development and testing across the product life cycle.
Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board building and development.
Work closely with mechanical teams for interface requirements, housing and placement considerations.
Design test setups and hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing.
Perform testing on avionics systems and determine root cause of off-nominal behaviour.
Design and justify avionics system architecture to rigorous internal and certification standards.
Manage parallel development threads using third-party contractors and manufacturing.
Identify opportunities for risk reduction and removal of complexity in systems.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in electrical, computer engineering or related discipline.
At least 1 year of experience in electronics hardware design.
At least 1 year of experience with electrical test equipment and processes.
At least 1 year of embedded software development experience.

Technical Skills / Experience

Strong understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C/C++).
Familiarity with aviation certification standards (DO-254, DO-178, DO-160, etc.).
Experience with PCB design software such as Altium.
Experience managing hardware development projects from concept to end-product.
Ability to design and test analogue, digital and mixed-signal circuits.
Knowledge of model-based software development and experience utilizing model-based methods for embedded system development.
Practical experience with digital communications interfaces including RS232, RS485, SPI, I2C, CAN, ARINC 429, Ethernet.
Knowledge of sensors and instrumentation methods for temperature, pressure, vibration, frequency, etc.
Knowledge of common circuit blocks including filters, power supplies and microcontrollers.
Familiarity with various microcontrollers including but not limited to: STM32 Family, TI C2000, NXP-iMX8, etc.
Familiarity managing tasks and projects from start to finish.
Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organisation, communication and documentation skills.
Software testing experience using static analysis and code coverage tools, worst case execution time analysis, and requirements compliance.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.

Passion for Aviation

Passion for advancing the general aviation industry.
General knowledge of the aviation industry and principles of flight: helicopter flight operations.

* This is not a remote position. This is an on-site role that requires daily attendance at our Production Centre One facility in Stafford, UK.

About Us

We are building a revolutionary, private light helicopter and engine at our design and production centre in Stafford. The Hill HX50 satisfies a long-unfulfilled demand in the aviation market for a modern, stylish and affordable rotary aircraft. Its composite design, interior luxury and advanced powerplant makes supercar styling, performance and comfort available to helicopter buyers for the first time. The aircraft and engine are all British designed and built in Hill’s own factory. By eliminating expensive supply chains, Hill is dramatically reducing the cost of helicopter ownership and operation. The biofuel-ready engine and cellulose biowaste fuel solution introduce a commercially and technically achievable path to net-zero in general aviation. Reflecting the gap in the market that it fills, the response to the Hill helicopter has exceeded all expectations. HX50 has become the world’s fastest selling helicopter -- redefining the general aviation market globally.

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