Avionics Engineer

7w1 month ago

EATON

GB · Full-time · £28,000 – £35,000

About this role

Located in Wimborne, Dorset, Eaton's Aerospace division is a global leader in aerospace fuel systems, renowned for delivering fully integrated solutions for both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft. The Wimborne facility specialises in cutting-edge air-to-air refuelling systems and advanced launch systems. With over 80 years of industry experience, Eaton is recognised as the world’s leading provider of air-to-air refuelling systems.

We are seeking a highly motivated Junior Engineer to join our Avionics engineering team. This role is ideal for an entry-level engineer with a passion for aviation and avionics systems who is eager to grow and develop their technical and professional skills. You will be undertaking EMC simulations which ensures electronic systems and components can operate without interference from each other.

The Avionics Integration team have a proven track record of developing and mentoring young engineers. The Avionics Airborne Equipment department is dedicated to advancing the field of avionics through a collaborative team of Systems Architecture experts, Hardware Engineers, and EME Specialists. Our mission is to design, develop, and integrate cutting-edge airborne equipment that meets the highest standards of performance and reliability.

You will support Integrated Project Teams in the design and execution of complex engineering projects over the full life cycle of product development across Eaton MSD portfolio. By increasing our EMC simulation capabilities, we can enhance Eaton's ability to design and validate systems to comply with industry standards.

Requirements

A background in engineering, Avionics / Electronics preferred, but not required.
A knowledge of writing code and/or scripts.
A background knowledge of EMC or Wave physics.
Experience with standards such as RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-461.
Experience in working in cross-functional teams.
Knowledge of Model based Systems Engineering tools and approaches.

Responsibilities

Assess current EMC and Lightning protection methods of our products.
Research how to simulate these protection methods in EMC simulation tools.
Import CAD models in simulation tools and refine these structures to allow effective simulation.
Run and iterate simulation models to produce the required simulation results.
Compile white papers to describe what you learned during simulation and the best practices and techniques discovered.
Analyse and document multi-disciplinary requirements and ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions.
Perform functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies, system integration, verification, and validation.
Develop requirements Verification Matrices and assist in developing verification, validation, and qualification plans.