Defence Equipment Project Engineer - Laser Systems

Matchtech; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension contribution

Paid overtime opportunities

Flexi leave days

Hybrid working arrangements

Family-friendly policies

Healthcare plan

On-site facilities

Job summary

Matchtech seeks a candidate to join a multidisciplinary engineering team delivering critical sub-systems into a defence system. The role focuses on supplier management, technical acceptance, integration, assembly and testing with external suppliers.

Reporting to a Chief Systems Engineer, you will manage supplier interfaces, support system integration, and contribute to capability development while operating within systems engineering processes.

Qualifications

• Experience managing third-party suppliers and defining technical statements of work and deliverables.
• Building strong stakeholder relationships across engineering, project and supplier teams.
• Leading technical work packages and balancing technical risks, cost and schedule considerations.
• Supporting complex system integration and delivery activities within a multidisciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Managing technical and programme interfaces with external suppliers.
• Supporting the acceptance, delivery and integration of critical sub-systems into the wider system architecture.
• Coordinating functional integration activities across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Contributing to ongoing capability development and technology maturation initiatives.
• Supporting system assembly, integration, verification and testing activities.

Skills

Supplier management

Stakeholder relationships

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Risk & schedule management

Job description

The Opportunity

The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for delivering critical sub-systems from external suppliers into a complex defence system. These sub-systems incorporate high-power optical technologies alongside sophisticated electro-optical and mechanical assemblies which form part of a larger integrated capability.

Reporting to a Chief Systems Engineer, the role will focus on supplier management, technical acceptance, integration, assembly and testing activities. Previous experience of delivering and integrating complex sub-systems would be beneficial, alongside an understanding of electro-optical, mechanical or high-technology engineering systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing technical and programme interfaces with external suppliers.
• Supporting the acceptance, delivery and integration of critical sub-systems into the wider system architecture.
• Coordinating functional integration activities across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Contributing to ongoing capability development and technology maturation initiatives.
• Supporting system assembly, integration, verification and testing activities.

What We're Looking For

We are interested in candidates who can demonstrate experience in:

• Managing third-party suppliers and defining technical statements of work and deliverables.
• Building strong stakeholder relationships across engineering, project and supplier teams.
• Leading technical work packages and balancing technical risks, cost and schedule considerations.
• Supporting complex system integration and delivery activities within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Working within systems engineering frameworks throughout the project lifecycle.

Benefits

• Annual bonus scheme
• Competitive pension contribution scheme
• Paid overtime opportunities
• Up to 15 additional flexi leave days per year
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity leave
• Healthcare cash plan covering everyday medical expenses
• On-site facilities including subsidised meals and free parking
• Excellent opportunities for training, professional development and career progression