Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Power Distribution

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our team at Vertical Aerospace. You will be responsible for designing and developing the Aircraft Charge HV distribution system, power distribution units, and electro-mechanical integration within the battery system. You will also perform analysis of functional, behavioural and performance requirements, and work on trade studies related to weight estimations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering
• Extensive experience in Product engineering design and development
• Experience designing Electrical diagrams drawings in CATIA
• Experience with Harness development 2D and 3D in CATIA
• Proficiency with 3DX/CATIA design
• Knowledge of clearance and creepage rules
• Very strong Mechanical background in statics, vibration, material selection
• Strong background in bus-bar design thermal sizing
• Knowledge of battery pack design
• Strong background designing power distribution units
• Experience with Electronics PCBA mechanical integration
• Railway, Automotive or Aerospace development design processes
• Strong technical project management skills and support management level presentations and project overviews
• Experience with requirements management

Benefits

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday
• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)
• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership
• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits
• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)
• Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance
• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it
• Breakfast on us, every day