Flight Ground Maintenance Engineer

1 month ago


Alton, Hampshire, United Kingdom Prismatic Ltd Full time
Job Title – Flight Ground Maintenance Engineer (Avionics) Lead

The Ground Maintenance Engineer (Avionics) will support the Assembly, Integration, and Testing of the PHASA 35 High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) solar powered UAV for flight both in the UK and overseas. In addition, they may be required to support customers in preparing their payloads for integration and external company liaison for associated work activities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead maintenance and manufacturing tasks on the air system
  • Lead a team of multi-disciplined maintenance engineers
  • Deputise for the Ground Operations Manager if required
  • Project manage tasks as directed by the Ground Operations Manager
  • Participate in management meetings and provide detailed sitreps to the Ground Ops Manager
  • Support test flight trials inside and outside of the UK, specifically preparing avionics for flight
  • Candidates must have a practical avionics/electronics engineering background with an ability to work as a team member as well as occasionally unsupervised on own initiative, have good analytical skills, with the ability to identify a problem, interact with the right stakeholders and provide a solution
  • Support qualification and acceptance testing, recording/analysing results, presenting at test review boards and generating end-item data packs
  • Carry out analysis tasks from flight data
  • Run test procedures, collect data, and write up technical reports
  • Provide input into design from a Flight Ground maintenance perspective
  • Support quality and product assurance
  • Support internal, external, and customer audit activities
Requirements
  • HND level in Engineering, Physics, or Electronics or equivalent experience
  • Hands-on experience in wiring harnesses, soldering, and testing complex electronic systems, preferably in the aviation or space industry
  • Knowledge of electronic/software/embedded system acceptance test and qualification criteria
  • Reliable in respect of quality and timeliness of deliverable items
  • Assembly Integration and Test experience
  • Experience in overseas deployment
  • Experience of close tolerance assembly techniques and standards
  • Experience in writing and running engineering tests
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and skilled in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Knowledge and understanding of technologies relevant to stratospheric avionics and payload design including thermal design, RF/optical datalinks, communication architectures, and networks
  • Capability to support subsystems such as power generation system, power storage system, propulsion, Ground Station systems
  • Experience in a hands-on multi-skilled PCB design and manufacture
  • Experienced in aircraft maintenance records, recording systems
  • In-depth knowledge of aviation policy and standards of practice
  • Understanding of secondary tasks associated with maintaining airworthiness
  • High levels of engineering hygiene and discipline
Benefits
  • Post – Permanent
  • Salary – to be agreed depending on experience
  • Pension – 10% contribution from the company included
  • Start – ASAP
  • Eligible to participate in BAE Systems Share Incentive Scheme
  • Interviews are either virtually or at Alton ASAP


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