Senior Test & Means Engineer - 6 month FTC

Company : Safran Electrical & Power

Job field : Architecture and systems engineering

Location : Pitstone, Buckinghamshire , England , United Kingdom

Contract type : Fixed Term contract

Contract duration : Full-time

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Job Description

To define, carry out and report development and qualification tests on Safran Electrical and

Power products and systems

• Ability to lead a maximum of two Test and Means Engineers, coordinating activities and

liaising with Project Managers, V&V Strategy & Process Engineers and the customer.

• Understand budget constraints and plan to work within them as effectively as possible.

• Be ready to work off site at other Test Houses to setup and perform testing for Safran

Electrical and Power products.

• Interact with the customer on all technical aspects of the project, definition, development and

qualification phases.

• Performing electrical, mechanical development and qualification tests on LPS products using

high speed drives in conjunction with electrical, electronic and mechanical test equipment and

analogue and digital instrumentation.

• Performing environmental development and qualification tests on LPS products using a

range chambers and vibration test equipment.

Be able to conduct and to teach and instruct others to perform the following tasks:

• Involvement in the design process, working with engineers from other disciplines including

Design, Stress, Configuration, Materials etc.

• Provide Technical Development and Certification advice

• Design of specific tests for specific customer criteria.

• Specification, design and setting up of mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical

systems, including specific electrical impedances.

• Ability to fault find test equipment and test rigs.

• Specification of tooling, jigs and test fixtures

• Ability to plan workload (using MS Project)

• Conducting environmental testing in accordance with RTCA DO-160, MIL–STD 810 and

internal procedures.

• Ability to use and program Data Acquisition hardware and software systems (DasyLab and /

or Dewesoft would be an advantage)

• Writing and approval of Technical documentation, including test procedures, Engineering

Reports, Compliance Analysis, Equipment Specifications and Production Acceptance Test

Specifications.

• Perform data analysis of test results, assess trends to identify and help resolve unit under

test performance issues.

• Ability to guide and train other engineers as required

Job Requirements

• An Engineering related qualification

• Must be self-sufficient and largely self-motivated.

• Ability to communicate clearly through written and verbal means to all levels of staff e.g.

peers, Design Engineers, Maintenance Team, Senior Management, interact with other

Engineering teams and the external customer.

• Ability to work under pressure to meet program deadlines

• Extensive Development / certification knowledge and experience e.g. thorough

understanding of all aspects of Development Engineering including Compliance Verification,

Technical Risk, compilation of technical documentation, use of instrumentation

• Experienced in Data Acquisition System and Analysis tools (Flexpro & DasyLab would be an

advantage)

• Advanced knowledge of 3 stage generators, 2 and 4 pole both fixed and variable frequency,

Motor Drive Systems knowledge and experience of full aircraft electrical system would be an

advantage.

• Good working knowledge of MS Software i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project.

Specificity of the job

As required

Locate your future workplace

Westfield RoadLU7 9RH

Pitstone, Buckinghamshire

England United Kingdom

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92,000

employees worldwide

27

Number of countries where Safran is located

35

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Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.