Lead System Engineer

Full Job Description

Responsibilities:

System Design and Integration:

• Lead the design and integration efforts of hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems into aerospace platforms, ensuring optimal performance.
• Work closely with partners and suppliers, including academics, to develop comprehensive system architectures and specifications, focusing on the integration of subsystems and balance of plants.

Technical Analysis and Modelling:

• Conduct rigorous technical analysis and modelling to validate the performance and efficiency of hydrogen fuel cell systems, with a keen focus on thermal management and safety considerations.
• Use advanced simulation tools and methodologies to optimise system performance and address integration challenges effectively.

Systems Requirement Management:

• Define and manage comprehensive systems requirements, ensuring alignment with project objectives, regulatory standards, and customer expectations.
• Implement robust requirements traceability and verification processes to validate system performance and compliance throughout the development lifecycle.

Validation and Verification:

• Develop and execute thorough validation and verification plans to ensure the integrity and safety of hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems.
• Coordinate testing activities and analyse results to validate system performance against established requirements, driving continuous improvement and optimisation.

Product Development Lifecycle:

• Lead the product development lifecycle, from conceptualisation and preliminary design reviews (PDR) to detailed design phases and critical design reviews (CDR).
• Apply aerospace industry standards and best practices to drive the qualification and certification of hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in systems engineering, with a focus on hydrogen fuel cell propulsion systems (preferred but not essential).
• Strong background in thermal management and safety processes.
• Demonstrated expertise in integrating complex subsystems into cohesive systems.
• Proficiency in systems requirement management, validation, and verification methodologies.
• Prior experience in product development within the aerospace industries is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams.