Location: Bristol, Bolton or Stevenage
Salary: Up to £60,000 P/A + excellent bonus & benefits
Hours: 37 hours per week
Do you want to join a business, who value inclusivity, a three-time gold investor in people award winner, an advocate of supporting women in engineering and developing their people to be the best they can be? Are you prepared to join an outstanding team that is at the forefront of advanced technology?
Benefits of working here:
- 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 Laser Source Project Engineer will work with an external partner to deliver the Laser Source Sub-System for a leading laser directed energy defence programme. The Laser Source is a high power electro-optical assembly mounted in a mechanical assembly. The Laser Source generates the high energy laser beam. This is integrated to the Beam Director and integrated into a transportable container assembly (both developed by other partner companies).
Reporting to the project sub-system lead; this role will be focused on the acceptance and delivery of the Laser Source sub-system, its final assembly, integration, and test. A proven record of complex sub-system delivery and integration is desirable, as is a working knowledge of high energy lasers.
The Laser Source Project Engineer will be responsible for:
- interface management with the external partner, both programmatically and technically;
- acceptance of and delivery of the Laser Source to final assembly, integration, and test;
- supporting the functional integration of the Laser Source 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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