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Overview
Our Maritime Systems Hardware Team which supports various customers in design and develop Autonomous Defence Systems are recruiting for a Hardware Architect. This role is technically responsible for the hardware architecture and its consistency with the solution/system architecture.
They coordinate with the Solution Architect and Project Design Authority in order to make sure that the top down refinement of the solution is consistent with the hardware strategy and constraints including COTS selection and components reuse.
This role would suit Hardware Engineers, or Electronics Engineer with experience of full lifecycle development and are looking to take on more technical responsibility within a unique field.
The role
The Hardware Architect works collaboratively with the Hardware Products Manager and Hardware Products Architect to ensure the design is based on existing Products (building blocks) as much as practicable to capitalise on cost benefits, design efficiencies and to reduce technical debt.
The role operates works within the team allocated to provide the architectural solution and ensure technical compliance of their work with the solution requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure that hardware architecture stability is maintained across lifecycle phases from Bid to Delivery
* Direct and coordinate hardware architecture studies
* Approve the technical, technological and methodological choices taken in respect of the selected hardware architecture
* Guarantee adherence to in-scope standards, reuse policy and product development plans
* Identify modelling, simulation and prototyping opportunities
* Co-ordinate product definition and assessment of trade-offs between aspects of cost, customer requirements and technological possibilities
* Prepare the Design & Justification Files
* Provide knowledge on state-of-the-art hardware architecting, taking account of future developments
* take the systems requirements and architect the HW solution in order for the designers to do the detail design
Work Experience
Skills
* oversee the designs to make sure they meet intent and devise the test strategy.
* Development planning,
* De-risking activities,
* Sizing and design justification,
* Design of space hardware and ancillary equipment (ie, test hardware),
* An understanding of the fundamentals of Hardware Engineering methodologies around Design, Verification, Validation, Qualification and Acceptance
* Experience in Industrialisation, delivery and post-delivery support.
* Coordinate design with other disciplines, request needed inputs and deliver required outputs to a good standard.
* IBM DOORS (Vs 9 or later) or an equivalent requirements management tool
Requirements
* BEng or MEng Qualification in a hardware engineering related discipline e.g. BEng(Hons) Electronic or Mechanical Engineering
* Evidence of the ability to architecturally design a solution in line with requirements, including the ability to derive high level requirements
* Ability to collaborate effectively with other engineers to develop a solution
* Knowledge of the Engineering Development Lifecycle with experience in V&V, Requirements, Certification or Qualification.
Due to security requirements these posts are open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY
If you are a dedicated and proactive professional with a passion for ensuring quality and driving continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you. Join our team at Quest Global as a Hardware Architect and contribute to the success of our Aerospace and Defense projects. Apply now!