fit for purpose and due consideration has been made for the integrity of the design
compliant with customer requirements and required standard
safety of the overall proposed architecture is maintained and assessed
As a result, strong technical, delivery, and people leadership skills and abilities are essential in this role, particularly the ability to discuss and resolve complex technical problems in the EW domain.
Work closely with the Project Chief Engineer to identify and resolve technical issues across the whole system and subsystems and to ensure the integrity of the solution.
Deputise for the Project Chief Engineer within the project.
Lead the architecture team to develop and document the architecture thought the project lifecycle.
Influence all levels of requirements to enable design and development decisions and trade-offs to be made.
Provide direction, control, evaluation and recommendations relating to technical risks and opportunities.
Support test planning and requirements verification to achieve certification and delivery for the overall system.
Working with and influencing key project stakeholders including customer and end users.
Present Architecture material at Design reviews internally and externally for the overall system.
Act as a technical interface between the end customer and the Leonardo Engineering team.
Actively support knowledge sharing and exploitation of best practice.
Support the guidance and development of junior Systems Engineers within the Engineering team.
Contribute to the successful achievement of engineering milestones as an integrated part of the Prime team.
Support and advise sub-system design teams through their design reviews.
Travel within the UK and abroad to meet with our customers and industry partners.
Requirements
Required
A degree (or equivalent experience) in a STEM subject and strong numerical, analytical and design skills, with the ability to apply these to real world problems.
Strong understanding of system and project lifecycles as applicable to delivery of sub-systems, technical and commercial baselines, and change control.
Strong understanding of Systems Architecture activities as part of the Systems Lifecycle.
Self-motivated with a strong aptitude for problem-solving and decision-making within projects involving design complexity and uncertainty.
Strong experience of influencing system design and integration of a major system.
Strong experience in stakeholder management within organisations and with customers (internal or external) in a high-pressure environment, pulling in technical expertise when and where appropriate.
Experience of successfully passing Design Reviews and implementing potentially complex remedial actions with sub-contract equipment suppliers and Prime integration teams.
Ideally
Knowledge of military EW/radar passive and active RF.
Strong understanding of systems integration and progressive assurance.
Experience of making design decisions by trading-off alternate solution based on functionality, performance and cost.
Chartered engineer / member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)
This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.
Security Clearance
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred