• Salary: Competitive
• Location: Portsmouth with overseas travel required
• Full Time
• Permanent
  Who we are: SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.
  Our flagship product, VICTA, is an optionally crewed diver and effects delivery unit - a surface submersible craft designed to operate at speed over range and capable of rapid transition beneath the surface to operate submerged, enabling the discreet insertion and recovery of combat swimmers or effectors. It is a unique, innovative British product for the global defence market. With modularity and open architecture at the heart of our technology, we have been able to transfer the foundational technology and rapidly innovate to develop new and complimentary product lines, with MARS, a compact modular Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), and CADDIS, a sub-surface launched Uncrewed Air Vehicle (UAV) which form the SSC product portfolio.

EXPERIENCE:

• Proven track record as a Chief Engineer or equivalent role in maritime, aerospace, or defence technology, with demonstrated ability to lead concurrent technology development across hardware, software, and integration domains for complex systems
• Demonstrated authority and gravitas in technical decision making
• Deep understanding of high-integrity systems with a strong background in systems architecture, systems integration for high-performance platforms, with the ability to operate across strategic, architectural, and hands-on technical levels
• Strong background in safety-critical, high-integrity systems
• Experience engaging with UK MoD or allied defence procurement organisations
• Knowledge of MBSE, and digital engineering practices and toolsetsKnowledge of global military doctrine and concepts for employment of advanced equipment

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in engineering or a relevant technical discipline, or equivalent experienceChartered Engineer or equivalent professional standing

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) , capable of articulating engineering trade-offs and guiding decision-making across technical and commercial boundaries
• Strategic and delivery-focused, with a high bias for action and pragmatism , able to combine bold technical ambition with disciplined execution
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address issues in a timely manner
• Strong leadership, motivational and mediation skills, and the ability to take initiative without guidance
• Authority and confidence in technical decision-making, owning technical outcomes without deflection
• Calculated risk-taker; experienced in making informed trade-offs to accelerate delivery and capabilityCollaborative mindset
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  Note : Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles
  Values: Our people are our greatest asset; we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued, and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

• Leadership, of our people and our technology
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• Inspire: Build, shape and foster an unbeatable team of unquestionable talent, helping them unlock their full potential and achieve the remarkable

• Act as the ultimate design authority for MARS
• Own the technology vision within the product: maintain a clear, actionable roadmap that aligns innovation with product delivery and builds on our established foundations of modularity, scalability and open architecture
• Lead Technical Sign-Offs and Reviews and own final technical decisions.
• Focus on the mission: Ensure all technology development ultimately delivers operational and competitive advantage
• Collaborate deeply: Partner with engineering, operations, service and commercial teams to ensure technology and delivery are inseparable
• Risk-Tolerant, Agile Decision-Making
• Make decisive technical choices under time pressure, informed by operational requirements, technical feasibility, and business risk
• Platform Architecture Definition
• Clear articulation of system architecture, operating principles, and performance expectations.
• Communication of the design narrative
• Technical Delivery Management
• Ensure consistent exposure of design work, alignment with programme milestones, and timely technical outputs
• Coordinate with project and programme leads to maintain momentum and align activities with priorities
• Cross-Functional Alignment
• Interface with Systems, Test & Validation, Production, and Product to ensure platform coherence.Communicate trade-offs and technical risks across disciplines.