Equipment Design Authority

Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance and must hold dual British Nationality as a minimum.

Working: The role offers flexible & hybrid working. It would be beneficial to be on-site 3-4 days a week, depending on the project needs and working remotely other days. Part time working also available

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The Equipment Design Authority is responsible for ensuring the technical development of certification sign-off and in-service support on two major programmes,

Feeding into the Army & Navy.

By building on and maintaining a complex structure of functional and physical design, the Equipment Design Authority will ensure every aspect of the product can be verified, validated and accepted into the System capability by our customers.

In this role, the Equipment Design Authority will be expected to have a high level of engagement across a variety of technical aspects, including system design, software engineering, electronics and mechanical engineering, in-service reliability and support, safety, cybersecurity and other disciplines. In addition, the Equipment Design Authority will need to ensure the hardware and software design continues to evolve in order to meet the demand of the overall system capability expected by our customers.

The Equipment Design Authority will be supported in their career development goals and will ensure expertise are maintained within the team to promote the design goals required of the team and wider organisation.

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Skill and Experience;

Design leadership for a complex electronics subsystem

Manage technical risks and opportunities in line with product development requirements

Developing strong relationships with Product Design stakeholders

Mastering Systems engineering principles, processes and practices

Requirements engineering at System, Subsystem or Component level to enable evolution of the product design and system certification

Broad knowledge associated with the design and build of hardware and software for computer based electronics equipment

Ability to validate test procedures required to verify products and gather evidence to enable certification.

Desirable Experience;

Experience in the Defence or safety regulated environment would be advantageous

Experience in the Naval / Maritime domain would be advantageous.

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Even If you feel like you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to reach out an apply.

Company Benefits;

Bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on performance).

Pension: Up to 14% total contribution.

Parental Leave: Enhanced parental, maternity, and shared parental leave.

Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days.

Facilities: On-site perks like subsidised meals and free parking.

Training and Development: Excellent opportunities for career progression and skill development

Company Details;

The company are a multi-national group, being No 1 in Europe for what they do! With a number of awards and recognitions, with great career progression and opportunities across the business!

It's no wonder, they have been among the winners of the annual Glassdoor Employees' Choice Awards, 2022, and most recently receiving three accreditation gold standard awards with Investors in People!

"Interesting work. Good work-life balance. Employees made to feel valued." Software Engineer, 5 Dec 2022. *Glassdoor review.

"Promotes and believes in a good work/life balance interesting work on most programmes Encourages internal mobility. Offers good development/training opportunities" Principal Systems Engineer, 19 Dec 2022. *Glassdoor review.

True advocates of ED&I as an Equal Opportunity Employer! With over 10 Networking groups and communities across the business advocating Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Enhanced parental leave: Offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.

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