Role: Weapons Integration Engineer
Contracting authority: Central Government
Contract: until March 2026
Location: Bristol, 2 days a week on site
IR35: Inside
Rate to intermediary: Market Rate
Clearance: SC requested
RESPONSIBILITIES
Support the development and maintenance of policy and process to satisfy the corporate standards for Systems Engineering and Airworthiness.
Contribution to the delivery of key underpinning airworthiness strategies and plans.
Govern Safety and Airworthiness in support of the Type Airworthiness Authority.
Development and population of the Master Evidence Record.
Manage engineering and airworthiness aspects of UAS platform programme including in-service support.
Support development of the Release to Service Recommendations to meet RTS requirements and programme schedules.
Manage the delivery of all engineering aspects in area of responsibility (Systems Engineering and Airworthiness) including managing the acquisition safety aspects.
Provide expert advice and guidance in to solve complex technical problems and identify application risks.
Manage technical system integration and analyse evidence provided for systems assurance.
Ensure that own Airworthiness Information Management practices are in line with document retention and records requirement.
Monitor and implement any governance and assurance policies and procedures to ensure the ‘safe & professional’ status of the area led.
Ensure that system meets the requirements needed by the customer from within the system engineering responsibility.
Review industry provided information where change to design is required, identifying risks of not completing the change and briefing TAA on the impact.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Lead on the development of requirements related to own area of specialism including acceptance plans, performance criteria and draft specifications.
Interface with industry and ATEC (as UK trials lead) in a scrutiny role and supporting the identification of application risk through the procurement and integration of the weapon system.
Manage technical system integration and analyse evidence provided for weapon integration assurance (including any software management).
Ensure that own Airworthiness Information Management practices are in line with document retention and records requirement. Identify and brief equipment safety risks in areas of responsibility at all stages of the project.
Identify where evidence shortfall may require special clearances in the Release to Service Ensure that weapon system meets the requirements needed by the customer from within area of engineering responsibility.
- Essential Experience/Skills Requirement
- Aviation Engineering (preference for UAS but general aviation acceptable).
- Able to travel within the UK.
- Security Classification to SC.
- 2Desired Experience/Skills Requirement
- Previous experience in an Aviation Delivery Team (MOD) and use of the AET toolkit.
- Demonstration of knowledge and/or qualification in Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) methodology.
- Chartered or Incorporated Engineer.
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