Principal EMC Engineer - #2187966

Principal EMC Engineer

Location: Edinburgh

Contract: 6 months

Pay: Up to £74p/h Inside IR35

Please note that due to the nature of the work, you will need to already hold a high level of security clearance.

Overview: As the EMC Engineer, you will be supporting the development and qualification of next-generation defence systems within the Radar and Advanced Targeting division.

Responsibilities:

• Support EMC engineering activities aligned to defence and aviation standards such as MIL-STD-461, DO-160, DEF-STAN 59-411 and EFA EMC specifications.
• Contribute to EMC testing, covering a wide range of radiated and conducted emissions and susceptibility test types. These include radiated susceptibility tests with field strengths not commonly seen in the commercial environment and defence-specific conducted transient tests simulating NEMP events.
• Support early lifecycle pre-compliance activities through to formal product qualification EMC testing.
• Assist with the preparation, execution and reporting of EMC tests within a UKAS-accredited EMC facility.
• Aid in analysis and debugging of equipment under test as required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities within the EMC facility, including test methods, processes and automation where appropriate.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Conducting EMC tests in line with military or aerospace standards.
• Generation of EMC test plans, test procedures, and test reports.
• Working within an accredited test environment.
• Working knowledge of EMC test setups and equipment.
• Working knowledge of toolsets such as EMC32 and ELEKTRA.
• Product certification activities and formal design or performance reviews.
• Knowledge of the physics of electricity and magnetism.
• Understanding of EMC requirements and their application to complex electronic systems.
• EMC design principles and good engineering practice.