Project Engineer - Laser Beam

Cirrus Selection; Bristol; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Beam Director Project Engineer to lead the acceptance and integration of a high-energy beam subsystem for a defense program. The successful candidate will manage external partnerships, ensure compliance with project requirements, and support system development. Candidates must have experience in complex electrical equipment and be eligible for UK Security Clearance.

Benefits

State of the art technology

On site Medical Centre

Learning and development opportunities

Friendly work environment

Qualifications

• Experience operating in early project lifecycle.
• Ability to develop technical statements of work and deliverables.
• Experience ensuring compliance of designs to project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage interface with external partner.
• Deliver Beam Director to final assembly and testing.
• Support functional integration within subsystem.
• Drive project development for system evolution.

Skills

Technical direction

Collaboration with third-party suppliers

Complex electrical equipment development

Stakeholder engagement

Project management collaboration

Job description

Location: Bristol, Bolton or Stevenage

Salary: Up to £60,000 P/A + excellent bonus & benefits

Hours: 37 hours per week

Do you want to join a business, who value inclusivity, a three-time gold investor in people award winner, an advocate of supporting women in engineering and developing their people to be the best they can be? Are you prepared to join an outstanding team that is at the forefront of advanced technology?

Benefits of working here

• State of the art technology & innovation
• External learning and development encouraged
• Light and airy university type campus
• Friendly environment!
  • Restaurant, On site Medical Centre, Parking / Easy Access to train station, Coffee Shops & Onsite Shop, Sports & Social Club and More

The Opportunity

The Beam Director Project Engineer will work with an external partner to deliver the Beam Director Sub-System for a leading laser directed energy defence programme. The Beam Director is an electro-optical-mechanical assembly that points the high energy beam at the desired target. This is integrated to the high energy beam source and assembled on a transportable container assembly.

Reporting to the project sub-system lead; this role will be focused on the acceptance and delivery of the Beam Director sub-system, its final assembly, integration, and test. A proven record of complex sub-system delivery and integration is desirable.

The Beam Director Project Engineer will be responsible for:

• interface management with the external partner, both programmatically and technically;
• acceptance of and delivery of the Beam Director to final assembly, integration, and test;
• supporting the functional integration of the Beam Director within the wider sub-system definition;
• project development in order to continue the evolution of the system.

Skills Required

You will have experience in or can demonstrate your ability to:

• Operate in the early lifecycle of a project, to drive technical direction for the equipment under development and clarify stakeholder needs
• Worked with third party suppliers and developed technical statements of work and deliverables
• Develop complex electrical equipment or subsystems and ensure the emergent design is compliant to the project requirements
• Proactively engages stakeholders and builds relationships that will further the project
• Lead technical work packages alongside experienced project managers, to demonstrate progress and balance technical risks.

You will need to obtain UK Security Clearance for this role. This will require you to either be a UK Citizen. Some restrictions may apply.