Junior Electrical Engineer - Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - EnviroTech Talent
Description
Job Description
A innovative battery and fuel cell client is looking for a junior Electrical Engineer to join their team.
You will be part of a friendly and welcoming team of passionate innovators, every single one making a real difference in the path towards the dream of clean, sustainable flight. We encourage healthy work-life balance by supporting flexible working hours and hybrid working from home, while also strengthening team bonds with company-wide social events. Every team member is kept informed about top-level strategy, and encouraged to have their say about where we go as a company.
Location: North Oxfordshire
Salary: Competitive
Working arrangements: Hybrid working from home, flexible working hours
Benefits:
EMI share options in fast growing start-up
25 days + bank holidays (+1 per year of service up to a maximum of +5)
5 days carried forward, used within 6 months
Enhanced sick leave
Enhanced paternity/maternity leave
5% 1:1 matched pension scheme
Up to £400/year reimbursement of professional registration fees
2x salary life insurance
Private virtual GP for immediate family
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Shopping discounts
Visa sponsorship and costs covered (please note skills required will require UK experience in industry)
Job summary
The successful candidate will contribute to the design, development, integration and testing of electrical equipment in the powertrain and aircraft. They will be trained to work with high voltage VDC) electrical systems and become knowledgeable about relevant safety requirements and procedures.
Your responsibilities
Collaborate with colleagues to capture electrical system requirements and integration requirements for other systems, including aerothermal and structural integration.
Support senior staff in the design safe and reliable electrical systems for high voltage and high power systems.
Perform mechanical and thermal modelling of electrical components, e.g., busbars.
Contribute to FMEA of the systems, ensuring compliance with relevant standards.
Support hardware selection and support procurement process.
Support electrical system assembly and integration into powertrain/aircraft.
Support testing and evaluation of electrical hardware.
Support testing and troubleshooting of overall powertrain and aircraft systems.
Document and report progress to line manager.
Identify innovation opportunities and protect intellectual property.
Selection criteria
Essential
University degree in Electrical Engineering or similar.
Knowledge of electric motors.
Knowledge of Li-ion batteries.
Knowledge of hydrogen fuel cells.
Experience with mechanical and thermal modelling software for electrical components, e.g., ANSYS.
Experience with electrical cable usage, e.g., soldering, crimping.
Desirable
1+ years' experience developing electrical systems.
Experience with high voltage VDC) electrical systems.
Experience with an electric motor.
Experience with a battery.
Experience with a hydrogen fuel cell.
Experience with prototyping and assembly, e.g., operation of a pillar drill.
Experience with experiment control software, e.g., LabView, MATLAB Simulink.
Experience with Python, MATLAB or similar.
Application questions (For your reference, these can be run through after inital CV application)
Are you legally authorized to work in the United Kingdom? please specify visa status if applicable (we can only accept applications from candidates with residency or valid visa for UK at this time).
Are you comfortable commuting to this job's location?
Do you have an Electrical Engineering university degree?
Do you have experience with mechanical and thermal modelling of electrical components?
How many years of experience developing electrical systems do you have?
Have you worked with high voltage VDC) systems?
Have you built prototypes using machinery e.g. pillar drill?