Combat Systems Consultant

Gold Group
Po63Ru, PO6 3RU, United Kingdom
Last month
£70,000 – £76,200 pa

Salary

£70,000 – £76,200 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
8 May 2026 (Last month)

Benefits

12.5% Bonus £510/month Car Allowance

Job Title:Combat Systems Consultant

Location:Portsmouth - 2 days/week in office

Role Type:Permanent

Salary:£70,000 - £76,200 + 12.5% Bonus + £510/month Car Allowance

Our client, an established defence engineering firm, require an experienced Combat Systems Consultant to join their multi-disciplined team in Portsmouth.

This is a brand new role where this small team of engineers & analysts are focused on informing business strategy, campaigns and future product development, seeking to understand the customers challenges, inform the business response, be this in regard to short-term opportunities, or longer-term strategic positioning.

What the role of the Combat Systems Consultant entails:

  • Supporting group analysis tasks, identifying and scoping aspects of the technical support required to deliver the task, and supporting inter and intra-business discussions to facilitate this
  • Providing Combat Systems expertise in support of the Operational Analysis team ensuring the analysis has the best (within reason and classification) representation and understanding of the performance and capabilities of the differing Combat System equipment
  • Using personal experience to provide technical insights with regard to current and near-future capabilities in sense, decide and effect, specifically with any emphasis on real-world limitations and constraints, especially in the Maritime environment
  • Supporting modelling and wargaming activities at all levels, providing Combat Systems engineering subject matter expertise where appropriate
  • Providing insight into typical combat platform operations and the application of various sense, decide and effect capabilities within this context
  • Conduct targeted research to support Operational Analysis, including enabling value-add engagement with academia and industry, addressing Maritime & Land sector knowledge gaps, and developing long-term (20-25 year) technology roadmaps to inform future capability evolution

What experience you need to be the successful Combat Systems Consultant:

  • Degree-qualified (or equivalent) with relevant professional experience in engineering, defence, or combat systems
  • Strong & thorough expertise in combat systems
  • Robust engineering background underpinning the analysis, development, and integration of complex defence systems
  • Ability to challenge established norms, draw on specialist networks, and apply innovative, inclusive thinking to problem-solving and solution development
  • Strong experience engaging senior stakeholders, particularly customers, with a proven ability to build trusted, mutually beneficial relationships

Candidates would need to hold British nationality and have lived & worked in the UK for 5+ years and be eligible for SC security clearance.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Combat Systems Consultant to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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