Weapons-Aircraft Integration Lead

Job Description

Job Title: Weapons-Aircraft Integration Lead

Location: Portsmouth, BroadOak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £55,000-£60,000 depending on experience 

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead definition and oversight of Sting Ray torpedo to Poseidon P-8A weapon integration, test planning and execution
• Support the Sting Ray Systems Design Authority to attain design certification and acceptance of Sting Ray torpedo integration to the Poseidon P-8A platform
• Define and deliver a comprehensive strategy for integration of the Sting Ray torpedo to the Poseidon P-8A aircraft supported by production of estimates, a detailed plan, work breakdown structure, and resourcing requirements
• Ensure weapon integration meets all contractual, governance, regulatory and legislative requirements
• Define and realise acceptance strategies, to verify requirement compliance of weapon integration, co-ordinating production of all necessary customer acceptance evidence
• Liaise with the end customer to agree stages of integration, acceptance and trials strategies
• Support the Sting Ray Systems Design Authority to attain design certification and acceptance of Sting Ray torpedo integration to the Poseidon P-8A platform
• Provide, review and adhere to specifications in accordance with stakeholder requirements

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience of the integration, qualification and certification of weapon systems for delivery platforms, especially in the aircraft domain
• Experienced in the principles and approaches underpinning design and development activities and demonstrates good understanding, knowledge and experience of systems integration
• Experienced in leading and coordinating multi-disciplined engineering teams in the delivery of time critical projects

Desirable:

• Has experience of setting up and working within MAA DAOS legislation and governance standards
• Have awareness of appropriate Systems Engineering standards (e.g. ISO 15288)
• Experience of all aspects of an engineering lifecycle and expert knowledge of lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile) and associated tools (e.g. JIRA)
• Be either (desirable) Degree or HND/HNC qualified or have good technical and professional experience in a mechanical or electrical discipline

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 – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Sting Ray P-8A Integration  team:

The Integration of the Sting Ray torpedo onto the P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, No been done in the UK for over 10 years and will provide the UK government with flexible options maintaining free and open shipping lanes

The Team is a mix of dedicated P-8A individuals and SME’s working on the future torpedo variants – Working with sub-contractors for expertise in air carriage and delivery including static torpedo tests. The Customer is a combination of both weapon and aircraft authorities who have not done this activity previously with a requirement for the US to conduct initial flight trials with trials aircraft.

BAE offers many development opportunities (personal and professional) and this role will give you a breadth of knowledge in the underwater battle space that is both exciting, rewarding and different to what engineers would get involved with.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 16th September 2024 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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