Hardware Architect

Quest Global

  • England
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 20 days ago
Job RequirementsQuest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from youLocation : Cheadle , United KingdomOverviewOur Maritime Systems Hardware Team which supports various customers in design and develop Autonomous Defence Systems are recruiting for a Hardware Architect. This role is technically responsible for the hardware architecture and its consistency with the solution/system architecture.They coordinate with the Solution Architect and Project Design Authority in order to make sure that the top down refinement of the solution is consistent with the hardware strategy and constraints including COTS selection and components reuse.This role would suited to Hardware Engineers, or Electronics Engineer with experience of full lifecycle development and are looking to take on more technical responsibility within a unique field.Work ExperienceThe roleThe Hardware Architect works collaboratively with the Hardware Products Manager and Hardware Products Architect to ensure the design is based on existing Products (building blocks) as much as practicable to capitalise on cost benefits, design efficiencies and to reduce technical debt.The role operates works within the team allocated to provide the architectural solution and ensure technical compliance of their work with the solution requirements.Key Responsibilities:
  • Ensure that hardware architecture stability is maintained across lifecycle phases from Bid to Delivery
  • Direct and coordinate hardware architecture studies
  • Approve the technical, technological and methodological choices taken in respect of the selected hardware architecture
  • Guarantee adherence to in-scope standards, reuse policy and product development plans
  • Identify modelling, simulation and prototyping opportunities
  • Co-ordinate product definition and assessment of trade-offs between aspects of cost, customer requirements and technological possibilities
  • Prepare the Design & Justification Files
  • Provide knowledge on state-of-the-art hardware architecting, taking account of future developments
  • take the systems requirements and architect the HW solution in order for the designers to do the detail design
Skills
  • oversee the designs to make sure they meet intent and devise the test strategy.
  • Development planning,
  • De-risking activities,
  • Sizing and design justification,
  • Design of space hardware and ancillary equipment (ie, test hardware),
  • An understanding of the fundamentals of Hardware Engineering methodologies around Design, Verification, Validation, Qualification and Acceptance
  • Experience in Industrialisation, delivery and post-delivery support.
  • Coordinate design with other disciplines, request needed inputs and deliver required outputs to a good standard.
  • IBM DOORS (Vs 9 or later) or an equivalent requirements management tool
Requirements
  • BEng or MEng Qualification in a hardware engineering related discipline e.g. BEng(Hons) Electronic or Mechanical Engineering
  • Evidence of the ability to architecturally design a solution in line with requirements, including the ability to derive high level requirements
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with other engineers to develop a solution
  • Knowledge of the Engineering Development Lifecycle with experience in V&V, Requirements, Certification or Qualification.
Due to security requirements these posts are open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLYIf you are a dedicated and proactive professional with a passion for ensuring quality and driving continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you. Join our team at Quest Global as a Hardware Architect and contribute to the success of our Aerospace and Defense projects. Apply now!

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