Principal Combat Systems Engineer

Job Title: Principal Combat Systems Engineer

Location: Glasgow - Hybrid

Role Type: Permanent

Salary: £52,000 - £58,500 per annum, negotiable depending on experience

Our client, an established multinational engineering firm, require an experienced Principal Combat Systems Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team.

This unique and specialist team provides the expertise to physically integrate the Combat Systems sub-system equipment, working within a complex engineering to order warship design programme.

What the role of the Principal Combat Systems Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Principal Combat Systems Engineer will include:

• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to ensure customer and business needs are satisfied appropriately, proactively solving problems and issues when they arise
• Liaising with other Combat System technical design leads, and the Technical Authority (TA) to ensure coherency across the Combat System and the incorporation of wholeship and sub-system requirements
• Customer facing role which will require competency within the Combat Systems domain, acting as the SME in area of responsibility
• Support design change and design improvement from existing platform baselines to ensure the design intent of the platform is maintained
• Technical design lead for the definition of Combat System design rules and management of all deviations for the CS Team
• Technical design lead in support of physical integration undertaking technical work activities within a systems engineering context
• Technical design lead in providing support to the platform and detail design teams for defining the requirements for Combat System equipment in non-Combat System compartments

What experience you need to be the successful Principal Combat Systems Engineer:

Essential

• A relevant degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, with a demonstration of suitable experience/competency in Combat Systems
• Member of a professional organisation and holds Chartered Engineering (C.Eng) status (or working towards)
• Previous experience of managing a technical team and can provide coaching and mentoring to others within the Combat Systems team to support their development
• Has acted as a Combat Systems SME within a complex programme

Desirable

• Understanding of System Engineering design Lifecycle within an Engineering to Order (ETO) programme
• Experience in fast-paced environment using SME knowledge to solve integration challenges to keep the project on track.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Combat Systems Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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