Description
Position Overview
We are seeking a Systems Engineer/Integration and Test Engineer to lead and manage process governance and assurance activities within our Test & Facilities Capability (T&FC) team. This role is pivotal in driving engineering excellence for systems integration on cutting-edge submarine platforms, ensuring compliance with internal and external engineering and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a cross-functional team of up to 8 engineers, focusing on the governance, assurance, and testing of high-power voltage systems, safety systems, and software control systems.
- Develop and maintain governance processes supporting the entire engineering lifecycle, ensuring consistency across approximately 60 active processes.
- Oversee test facilities operations, ensuring simulation rigs are aligned with process requirements to minimize development time and support sign-off for 'fit-to-water' status.
- Ensure rigorous process deployment and compliance evidence is available for all stages of the lifecycle.
- Identify and manage risks related to process compliance, developing a risk-based audit schedule and making outputs visible across the programme.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing process capabilities and the development of new testing facilities.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with evolving requirements.
- Provide leadership to the Test Facilities Group, ensuring efficient operations within the Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) that is supporting the new Dreadnought-class submarines.
- Support the development and enhancement of new facilities and testing capabilities within the systems engineering environment.
Ideal Candidate
- Extensive experience in Systems Engineering, particularly in managing process governance and assurance.
- Knowledgeable about high-voltage systems, safety standards, ISO standards (ISO 9001, ISO 45001).
- Strong understanding of software control systems and systems integration; experience in environments such as avionics, aerospace, oil & gas, nuclear or similar industries.
- Knowledge of PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers)and logical controllers would be a plus.
Key Competencies
1. Process Improvement & Development: Strong ability to develop and refine processes that drive performanceand compliance.
2. Risk Management: Experience in identifying risksand developing audit processes to ensure complianceand improvement.
3. Leadership & Team Management: Proven track recordof managing teamsin highly regulated environmentswith complexsystems.
4. Analytical & Strategic Thinking: Abilityto assess currentprocessesand introducecontinuous improvementinitiativesfor long-term success.
5. Technical Expertise: In-depth understandingofengineering standards.
Join us in leadingthe futureof submarine systemengineering as we developstate-of-the-arttesting facilitiesand ensureexcellenceinprocess governanceand assurance.This is an exciting opportunityto playa key rolein thedevelopmentof criticalcapabilitiesforthe UK's submarineprogramme.