Interconnects Cable and Harness Design Engineer

Overview of Department

A leading defence client has a fantastic opportunity for an Interconnects Design Engineer to work within our growing Interconnects team designing bespoke electrical interconnects / cables suitable for the transmission of power, signal and data within and between subsystems in our products, developing and designing Test Equipment solutions for the next generation of weapons.

Responsibilities

To do this you will need to interpret sub-system requirements and, from these, generate electrical schematics and cable design definitions on Microsoft Visio & HarnWare work packages.

You will need to be able to carry out investigations into a full range of cable problems and issues; developing and preparing solutions, either individually or as a member of a project team.

The role also includes support to manufacturing in order to resolve any manufacturing issues, as well as supporting functional and environmental product trials.

This role provides a wide scope of tasks and a unique opportunity to broaden technically within a growing company and high capability design teams.

Exposure to complex and technologically advanced projects and products provides a stimulating experience.

Working with highly talented and motivated engineers, in a friendly and supportive environment, provides one of the best environments to achieve a real feeling of success.

Skillset / Experience required

• Individuals will need to have demonstrable experience in cable / harness / interconnects design, using relevant design packages such as Visio and HarnWare.
• A minimum 2 years' experience in the use of Visio and related products (Harnware).
• A proven ability to define, deploy, and refine processes and best practices within Visio and Harnware. – including; electrical topology, wiring schematics and 2D manufacturing drawing processes and standards.
• Thorough understanding of product data management and change management within Windchill or similar.
• The ability to design cable assemblies based upon electrical constraints such as current, screening, signal types, volt drop, EMC and environmental requirements.
• An appreciation of cable assembly production/process engineering.
• Due to the nature of our work, experience of military Defence Standards and a working knowledge of D38999 connectors in support of cable harness manufacture is highly desirable.
• Ideally Degree/HND/HNC qualified plus significant experience in Interconnects/Harness Design and Development.
• The ability to lead interconnects/harness design work packages and have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team with the awareness and understanding of the challenges that this may bring.
• Excellent verbal communication, negotiation and influencing skills with the capability to write clear and concise engineering documentation.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to influence and negotiate with partners across the business.
• Experience of supplier engagement and development across internal and external multi-disciplinary teams.