Application Engineer

1 month ago


Plymouth UK, South West England, United Kingdom Collins Aerospace Full time

Job Description

Application Engineer


To support our existing business and enable future growth we are seeking an experienced Applications Engineer to provide support to the Business Development team within Silicon Sensing Systems in Plymouth. The role will be based out of our head office in Plymouth, but we also welcome applications from candidates who prefer to be based in Bristol but who are able to work from our Plymouth site 1-2 days per week.


Key responsibilities will include:

  • Obtaining Customer requirements, generation of cardinal points specifications, solution development and compliance tracking.
  • System modelling, algorithm development and data analysis for Customer applications.
  • Knowledge of digital signal processing (DSP) techniques applicable to sensor processing.
  • Sensor interfacing techniques including digitisation schemes, sampling rate, over-sampling, hardware interfacing.
  • Data analysis for the generation of Application notes and general product information.
  • Technical support for Customer focused discussions, telecons, meetings and exhibitions
  • Support to customer integration and trials activities.
  • Support client visits and trade shows.


Please note, the role may include travel to UK and foreign customer sites to support technical meetings, exhibitions, trials and programme reviews.


Basic Requirements:

  • Recent experience working in a Systems Engineering or General Engineering role on sensor related product design and development to military, aerospace and commercial standards.
  • It is ESSENTIAL that the successful candidate must be from a Technical background.
  • Ideally from a Technical sales background - people skills are essential
  • Experience of the front end of the product introduction lifecycle (concept definition to development launch)
  • Applicants must have a minimum of a 2:1 Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering or a similar engineering discipline


Preferred Requirements:

  • Mathematical modelling tools (e.g. Matlab, Excel).
  • Awareness of Kalman Filters, or similar, design, implementation and tests of such filters.
  • Proficient with sensor interfacing techniques, power regulation, ADCs, sampling, averaging.
  • Inertial navigation/GNSS/GPS systems.
  • Model-based Systems Design and simulation.
  • Integration of systems, hardware or software with military or civil aircraft.
  • Able to interact at all technical levels with technical teams and/or project leaders.
  • International collaboration, multi-cultural team-working.


About Us:

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. We have the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

Silicon Sensing Systems is jointly owned by Collins Aerospace and Sumitomo Precision Products, headquartered in Plymouth, UK.

Silicon Sensing is an established and successful high-tech MEMS inertial sensor and systems company with locations in the UK and Japan. It specialises in the development and manufacture of precision MEMS gyroscopes, accelerometers and inertial measurement units (IMUs) for the commercial, industrial and aerospace markets.


Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.


WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Employee and Family Assistance Programme
  • Pension
  • Corporate Healthcare
  • Annual Leave Buy / Sell
  • Flexible working
  • Career development opportunities


At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

Please note that potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks and that project access restrictions may apply to some nationalities.


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