Our client, a prominent entity in the Defence & Security sector, is seeking a Ground Integration Trials Lead to play a vital role in the Land Ceptor project. This permanent position offers the successful applicant an exciting opportunity to work alongside various customers and industry partners within the UK and on export contracts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Taking ownership of test artefacts to ensure requirement coverage and maintain configuration control
- Leading a small team in conducting ground integration test events and reviewing the results generated
- Reporting on test progress and producing formal result reports for the qualification period
- Planning trials with stakeholders to demonstrate integration and gather evidence to qualify Land Ceptor from a Ground Trials perspective
- Facilitating events with stakeholders, including external test houses
- Liaising with systems engineering and design teams to acquire adequate trials data and resolve design issues
- Supporting safe trials by developing and maintaining risk assessments, and managing hardware and software assets
- Understanding security implications within the trial environment
Job Requirements:
Our client is looking for an engineer with the following skills:
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Experience communicating with a wide and varied range of engineering and management stakeholders
- Experience working within a large team, across multiple sites and departments
- Experience with ground-based integration and proving, particularly in Trundle, EMC, Interoperability, and Thermal trials
- Experience in configuration management and defect reporting
Experience in these areas would also be beneficial, though formal and on-the-job training will be available:
- Basic understanding of network/cable assembly drawings
- Fault finding and root cause analysis at subsystem integration level
- Experience in customer-facing roles
Benefits:
- Company bonus based on performance
- Maximum pension contribution of up to 14%
- Opportunity for paid overtime
- Up to 15 additional Flexi Leave days
- Flexible working arrangements welcomed
- Enhanced parental leave policies
- Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals and free car parking
- Healthcare Cash Plan for everyday healthcare expenses
If you are a skilled engineer with expertise in systems integration and EMC testing, ready to take on a dynamic role within the Defence & Security sector, we would like to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's expanding Integration and Systems Validation team on the Land Ceptor project.
