Senior Embedded Design Authority – Defence Systems

Expleo Group; Larkhill; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working after probation

ExpleoAcademy access

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Expleo is a leading Global Engineering Services Provider with UK presence in 10 locations. We are seeking an Embedded Design Authority Engineer.

The successful candidate will work on projects spanning concept design, demonstration, development, qualification, and production, through to customer in-service support. This role contributes directly to advanced defence technology, collaborating across teams and with customers and suppliers to ensure compliance and readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum HND or equivalent in mechanical, aeronautical, physics or related engineering.
• Alternatively, fully time-served engineer with recognised apprenticeship and/or equivalent demonstratable experience; Chartered Engineer (CEng) of a relevant institute preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote zero harm objective by operations under Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures.
• Manage design evolution to meet customer requirements.
• Responsible for clearance of detail production drawings, ensuring conformance to BS8888 and manufacturability.
• Lead and complete DFMEA’s.
• Approve production processes and tooling.
• Demonstrate compliance with customer requirements.
• Specify and review structural, thermal and ballistic analyses.
• Review key suppliers' methods of manufacture and control procedures.
• Specify, monitor and report rocket motor trials.
• Lead trials readiness reviews.
• Adhere to EN9100 processes, RD2, and Technology Readiness Levels.
• Produce and deliver formal technical presentations to the customer.
• Produce product technical specifications and detailed technical reports.
• Ensure validation testing prior to formal qualifications.
• Lead design reviews (PDR, DDR, CDR) at relevant design phases.
• Produce a Certificate of Design and associated documentation for rocket motor.
• Customer technical interface lead with missile primes and end users.
• Lead technical investigations.
• Liaise with internal teams, manufacturers and suppliers.
• Arrange/manage trials such as structural testing and rocket motor firings.
• Dis-assembly/assessment of fired rocket motor hardware.
• Perform other duties as required by the business.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Rocket motor design

Attention to detail

Technical communication

Documentation skills

DFMEA understanding

Project management

Time management

Team collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Education

HND or equivalent in mechanical/aero/physics

Chartered Engineer (CEng) member

Tools

P6 Primavera

Job description

Expleo is a leading Global Engineering Services Provider with UK presence in 10 locations. We are seeking an Embedded Design Authority Engineer.

The successful candidate will work on projects spanning concept design, demonstration, development, qualification, and production, through to customer in-service support. This role contributes directly to advanced defence technology, collaborating across teams and with customers and suppliers to ensure compliance and readiness.