Overview

Location: Stevenage, Bolton, or Bristol

Salary: Up to £60,000 P/A + excellent bonus & benefits

Hours: 37 hours per week

Benefits

• State of the art technology & innovation
• External learning and development encouraged
• Light and airy university type campus
• Friendly environment!
• Restaurant, On site Medical Centre, Parking / Easy Access to train station, Coffee Shops & Onsite Shop, Sports & Social Club and More

The Opportunity

The Beam Director Project Engineer will work with an external partner to deliver the Beam Director Sub-System for a leading laser directed energy defence programme. The Beam Director is an electro-optical-mechanical assembly that points the high energy beam at the desired target. This is integrated to the high energy beam source and assembled on a transportable container assembly.

Reporting to the project sub-system lead; this role will be focused on the acceptance and delivery of the Beam Director sub-system, its final assembly, integration, and test. A proven record of complex sub-system delivery and integration is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Interface management with the external partner, both programmatically and technically;
• Acceptance of and delivery of the Beam Director to final assembly, integration, and test;
• Supporting the functional integration of the Beam Director within the wider sub-system definition;
• Project development in order to continue the evolution of the system.

Skills Required

You will have experience in or can demonstrate your ability to:

• Operate in the early lifecycle of a project, to drive technical direction for the equipment under development and clarify stakeholder needs
• Worked with third party suppliers and developed technical statements of work and deliverables
• Develop complex electrical equipment or subsystems and ensure the emergent design is compliant to the project requirements
• Proactively engages stakeholders and builds relationships that will further the project
• Lead technical work packages alongside experienced project managers, to demonstrate progress and balance technical risks.

You will need to obtain UK Security Clearance for this role. This will require you to either be a UK Citizen. Some restrictions may apply.

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