Principal Mechanical Engineer (Servo Design)

Principal Mechanical Engineer (Servo design):

Highly successful Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a Principal Mechanical Engineer (Servo design).

Please Note: you must be eligible for SC (Secret Level) Security Clearance if you’re not already cleared to that level.

The salary on offer is up to £60,000 and comes with great benefits including; company and individual bonus scheme, pension and company healthcare etc.

Type of Activities:

• Responsible for overall Actuation Servo System Design and Performance liaising as necessary with all disciplines including Mechanical, Electronics, Servo, Software, Systems, Safety & Manufacturing
• Design and implement servo studies, both theoretical and practical to ensure that the actuator being designed will have a performance, which is within specified limits for all known conditions of usage
• Construct complex mathematical models of the actuator for performance assessment and software specification and validate by practical testing before using for sensitivity, optimization and qualification studies
• In liaison with Mechanical Future Concepts, develop costed technical proposals (PTC) for new business to facilitate the successful conclusion of bids.
• Lead engineering support activities in the servo design field (and carry out the most complex activities) for specific products and customers
• Generation of Servo System architecture
• Evaluation of System Architectures against Requirements and Constraints
• Sub-System and Component Definition for Actuation System performance considerations
• Well developed working knowledge of classical control/servo theory and sampled data systems
• Working knowledge of transfer functions, compensation techniques and stability criteria in both the continuous and digital domains
• Successful specification of servo components including position and rate sensors and electric motors.
• Definition and execution of complex error and tolerance analyses.
• Capable of initiating and developing a relationship with suppliers for the specification of bespoke components
• Issue and approval of Technical Bulletins and Reports
• Generation of Development Logic and management of activities against a Plan
• Presentation of work at Design and Programme Reviews
• Generation of Design Acceptance Specification for unit pass out
• Execution of proving activities for servo performance certification of product.

Candidate Experience:

o Degree qualified in relevant discipline (Engineering Council approved and post graduate MSc desirable)
o Matlab / Simulink experience
o Good understanding of motor design principles.
o Working knowledge of digital signal controller micro-processors.
o A solid academic and practical understanding of control theory.
o Experience across all aspects of a single engineering area/domain and an appreciation of other areas
o Good understanding of motor design principles.
o Specialist knowledge in at least one area; possibly recognised (or beginning to be recognised) as an expert
o Good working experiences in more than one phase of the engineering life cycle, with sufficient experience of the total life cycle to ensure a good understanding of adjacent phases and through-life engineering issues
o Commercial and financial awareness; able to manage budgets
o Understanding of business strategy
o Capable of managing projects/work packages
o Knowledge of the competition and suppliers
o Knowledge of customer and user requirements
o Full understanding of relevant engineering and quality standards
o French/Spanish/Italian/German language skills are an advantage