Weapons Integration Engineer

Weapons Integration Engineer

Portsmouth - Hybrid Working - 2-3 days on site per week

£55,000 - £60,000 + 10 % bonus

This is a unique opportunity to work on a project that hasn't been done in the UK for over 10 years! You will gain a breadth of knowledge in the underwater battle space arena that is different to what engineers would normally be involved with.

Benefits: 14% pension, 25 days holiday, free shares and more!

What the role of the Weapons Integration Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Weapons Integration Engineer will include:

• Lead definition and oversight of Sting Ray torpedo to Poseidon P-8A weapon integration, test planning and execution
• Support the Sting Ray Systems Design Authority to attain design certification and acceptance of Sting Ray torpedo integration to the Poseidon P-8A platform
• Define and deliver a comprehensive strategy for integration of the Sting Ray torpedo to the Poseidon P-8A aircraft supported by production of estimates, a detailed plan, work breakdown structure, and resourcing requirements
• Ensure weapon integration meets all contractual, governance, regulatory and legislative requirements
• Define and realise acceptance strategies, to verify requirement compliance of weapon integration, co-ordinating production of all necessary customer acceptance evidence
• Liaise with the end customer to agree stages of integration, acceptance and trials strategies
• Support the Sting Ray Systems Design Authority to attain design certification and acceptance of Sting Ray torpedo integration to the Poseidon P-8A platform
• Provide, review and adhere to specifications in accordance with stakeholder requirements

What experience you need to be the successful Weapons Integration Engineer:

• Ability to obtain UK SC Security Clearance
• Experience of the integration, qualification and certification of weapon systems for delivery platforms, ideally in the aircraft domain
• Experienced in the principles and approaches underpinning design and development activities and demonstrates good understanding, knowledge and experience of systems integration
• Experienced in leading and coordinating multi-disciplined engineering teams in the delivery of time critical projects

Desirable:

• Has experience of setting up and working within MAA DAOS legislation and governance standards
• Have awareness of appropriate Systems Engineering standards (e.g. ISO 15288)
• Experience of all aspects of an engineering lifecycle and expert knowledge of lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile) and associated tools (e.g. JIRA)

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Weapons Integration 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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