Job Title: Principal Engineer – Installation and Commissioning Lead

Location: Broad Oak with regular travel expected to UK naval shipyards, e.g., Glasgow Portsmouth & Edinburgh. Hybrid working 2/3 days per week in home/office.

What you’ll be doing:

• To undertake the Engineering leadership role for the Installation and Commissioning of Combat Systems Hardware Products
• Determination of the processes to be enacted for the installation and commissioning of CS Hardware Product onto target platforms and land-based support locations
• Overseeing the physical installation of CS Hardware Products.
• Liaison with, and coordination of CS and external resources in order to facilitate physical installation, integration and commissioning up to final acceptance
• Devising and owning the plan of work to be undertaken, identifying dependencies, and ensuring these are in place and the activities are progressing to plan
• Acting as the point of contact for each location during the install and commissioning phases
• Being present to coordinate planned activities associated with the installation and commissioning of CS hardware products
• Estimating, planning and coordinating all material and people resourcing required for the execution of the work to be, and being undertaken

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Engineering background
• Experience in a defence related industry
• Understanding and articulating the engineering lifecycle
• Understanding how technical reviews ensure product viability
• Proficient in process planning and generating technical documentation

Desirable:

• Specific knowledge of ship type IT system hardware
• Experience of dockyard environment
• General Combat Systems products
• Experience of process to get hardware and system deliveries on to Naval platforms
• Knowledge of requirements for Product Safety & (Physical) Environmental impacts
• Production of electrical data connectivity and power cabling
• Electrical safety testing
• Mechanical assembly techniques and tools
• Experience with Commercial Off The Shelf (CoTS) hardware

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts.

As a Principal Engineer – Installation and Commissioning Lead team:

You will be responsible for the Process for Installation and Commissioning of hardware to support the Combat Systems business product. As a The Principle Engineer you will report into the Concurrent Product Development Group Manager.