Combat System Engineer

Overview

You will support the design, integration and evaluation of maritime combat systems, delivering trials, documentation and risk-informed equipment integration. Working within a collaborative team, you will help ensure interoperability and safe operation across the equipment lifecycle, including sea trials and overseas activity. The role combines hands-on engineering with stakeholder engagement to meet project objectives and deliver operational capability. This is an opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge defence technology at a global contractor with a strong emphasis on teamwork and continuous learning.

Pay / Benefits

• Matched contribution pension with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal
• Armed Forces Covenant recognition
• Volunteering opportunities

Responsibilities

• Support Senior CSEs and Technical Leads across combat system activities
• Collaborate with engineering teams, customers, stakeholders and suppliers to meet project objectives
• Produce test plans, run trials and perform post-trial analysis
• Develop technical documentation and evidence for safe system integration
• Deliver work with progress updates and escalate issues to senior staff
• Support sea trials on Royal Navy ships and guide Associate CSEs as needed

Key requirements

• Experience in an engineering environment
• Experience with maritime combat systems or related technologies
• Experience in Test & Evaluation, systems integration or related activities
• Background in Engineering, Physics or a similar technical discipline; ideally honours degree or HNC/D
• Desirable: working towards or holding IEng status

• team collaboration
• clear communication with stakeholders
• problem solving
• maritime combat systems or related technologies
• Test & Evaluation
• systems integration

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