Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters UK

Principle Avionics Design Engineer

Full Time

Oxford, UK

About our team...

Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter hub.

AHUK offers considerable experience in helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance and spares support.  Its in-house engineering capabilities include design, customisation, installation, flight-testing and certification, as well as technical support, maintenance, training and the supply of spares for civil and military applications.

AHUK is the MoD’s chosen provider of helicopters and maintenance for its Defence Helicopter Flying school (referred to as MFTS) located in RAF Shawbury (Shropshire) and RAF Valley (Anglesey).

Description/Overall purpose of the Job

As the Principle Avionics Design Engineer you will come from a strong avionic and electrical design background. Ultimately you will hold responsibility for all avionic and electrical designs for both new customisation projects as well as retrofit projects. For the successful candidate this is a great opportunity to join a growing business who are heavily involved with a number of exciting projects. As Principle Avionic Engineer you are responsible for the career mentorship of the avionic design engineer team.

Main responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for all avionic and electrical design work.

• Avionics Compliance Verification Engineering.

• Liaise with other project stakeholders to resolve relevant design issues.

• Ensuring all design work is compliant to UK or UK Military regulation.

• Overall responsibility for providing avionic and electrical contribution to project timelines, estimates and quotes.

• Overall responsibility for the development avionic and electrical design engineers to meet business needs.

• Responsible for avionic and electrical design procedures seeking to provide cost effective design solutions and develop new procedures to meet evolving requirements.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Proven track record with avionic integration design to EASA, UK or UK Military standards.

• Sound understanding of the aircraft system and software safety analysis process.

Education, Qualifications or Training

Essential

• Relevant degree in Aerospace engineering, preferably within avionics.

or

• Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent training, preferably with avionics.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience working within design or within an engineering environment with avionic/electrical and mission system integration.

• Previous experience with CVE as well as acting as avionic and electrical signatory.

• Previous experience of designing with AutoCAD and Enovia SmarTeam.

Desirable

• Previously held a Senior design role.

KPI’s

• Cost (OTC) monitored via adherence to planned budget.

• Quality (OTQ - Design) monitored via number of design query notes requiring rework.

• Quality (OTQ – Compliance) monitored via successful compliance verification.

Additional requirements 

• Due to the nature of this position you will require DBS Security Clearance and be eligible for SC clearance.

• Applicants must meet any/all requirements of Export Compliance Regulations.

• Successful candidate to attain UK Government National Security Vetting to SC clearance level within 6 months of starting the role.

The Reward

In joining the Airbus family, you will play a critical part in deliveringthe most efficient helicopters for its customers, who serve, protect, save lives and carry passengers in demanding environments.  On top of your competitive base salary, you will have access to the following benefits below via our Airbus salary sacrifice schemes:

• Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) – single cover for employees paid by the company

• Pension: Employees are auto-enrolled into the Airbus Group UK Retirement Fund. Initially, AH contributes 6%, employee 4% basic

• Share Incentive Plan and ESOP. Annual share schemes at company discretion. 

• Success Share, Discretionary Group bonus scheme (conditions apply)

• Bikes to Work (up to £3,000) (employee purchase scheme) 

• Technology ( employee purchase scheme) 

• Mydrive (employee car purchase scheme)

• Den-Plan (employee purchase scheme)

• Health-care Cash Scheme

• Personal Accident Insurance (employee purchase scheme) 

• Health Assessments

• Travel Insurance

• Financial/Legal Advice (eg, Will-writing; Lasting Power of Attorney)

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