Combat Systems Consultant at Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Bristol, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 May, 26

Salary

90000.0

Posted On

14 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Naval Combat Systems Engineering, Sense Function, Decide Function, Effect Function, Connect Function, Project Management, Technical Team Development, Proposal Writing, Resource Management, Technical Lead, Technical Assurance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, R&D Exploitation, Naval Warfare Engineering, Technology Research

Industry

Business Consulting and Services

Description

Title: Combat Systems Consultant Title: Combat Systems Engineer Salary range: £75,000 to £90,000 per annum depending on experience Location: Bristol Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office and working from home. Closing date is 20th March but we would encourage early applications. Are you a talented and experienced naval combat systems engineer (focused on the sense, decide, effect and connect functions) looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our Engineering Design Group. Job Description: As an experienced Combat Systems engineer, you shall provide the leadership, expertise and experience needed to facilitate the delivery of naval projects. As a consultant engineer you will also need to be flexible and interested in supporting diverse engineering projects delivered by the Design Engineering Group and the wider Frazer-Nash Consultancy community. Work will initially focus on exploiting your naval warfare engineering knowledge and experience. The role will involve researching state of the art technology, information gathering, assessing the associated system performance, fit and integration issues, assessing technical feasibility, cost and schedule options and reporting results. Roles & Responsibilities: Project Management Technical team development (Including drafting tender documents, proposal writing, onboarding, resource management and mentoring) Technical lead (Including work scope definition, technical supervision, technical assurance, governance and delivery, exploitation and steering of Research & Development) Project Management (Including project programming, programme reporting, project governance, tool set management, data management) Risk Management (including identifying, assessing and mitigating technical and programmatic risks in relevant projects). Stakeholder engagement (Customer liaison, interfacing with task sponsors and wider stakeholder community) Leadership Formation of a multicompany, cohesive study teams Providing leadership to study teams Stakeholder management Technical guidance to graduate trainees Supporting the longer-term sustainment and development of the Design Engineering Group Technical Lead Development and refinement of technical scopes of work for studies, pre-concept design studies, technical tasks and a diverse range of projects related to the applicant engineers experience Ensuring effective interaction between technical studies both within your team and other project teams Technical governance (oversite, assurance and proposal/report/deliverable approval and acceptance) for internal and external studies, tasks or projects Technology innovation Exploitation and steering of R&D Governance Responsible for the resourcing, conduct, management, reporting and delivery of tasks and their deliverables Responsible for deliverable acceptance Qualification Requirement Essential: Degree qualified engineer in a discipline relevant to the role description Desirable: Chartered engineer Experience Requirement Applicants should demonstrate their ability to deliver against the following elements of the Roles & Responsibilities and experience should be within the last five years. Project and or Programme Management Team leadership Technical Lead for naval studies Technical experience of naval warfare, combat systems engineering (including sense, decide, effect, connect) Of added benefit, applicants could demonstrate their ability to deliver against the following elements of the Roles & Responsibilities and experience should be within the last five years. Experience of communications, information systems, information security, navigation systems. Experience of naval concepts and doctrine and doctrine development Experience in Test and Evaluation activities Experience of innovative technology exploitation Experience of Combat System integration aspects of vessel designs featuring autonomy Application Response Template Alongside a recent copy of your CV, please submit a covering letter (maximum three sides of A4, font 11) outlining your experience and approach as follows: 1 A summary of your Project Management experience with particular focus on your experience of the roles and responsibilities described. 2 Recent leadership or team management experience (within the last 5 years) and your approach to creating and maintaining team cohesion. 3 Recent relevant technical lead and delivery experience in similar scopes of work (within the last 5 years), highlighting your experience and approach to the technical leadership roles and responsibilities described. 4 Recent relevant technology innovation and/or innovation exploitation experience in similar scopes of work (within the last 5 years). 5 Your understanding of the evolving context of Sense, Decide, Effect and Connect within the Naval domain and the risks and opportunities emerging from changing landscape. Join our team and make a significant impact on the growth of our Marine Technology group and Frazer-Nash. We offer a competitive salary package, opportunities for professional development, and a supportive work environment. Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting. BENEFITS We provide our people with an excellent benefit and offering package that comprises: Competitive salary with yearly reviews 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days. A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture. Happy to talk flexible working Enhanced parental benefits Company pension scheme Targeted professional development Life assurance Private healthcare membership Bonus scheme linked into company performance Paid membership fees to a professional institution Support in attaining professional membership Cycle to work scheme Season rail ticket loan And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements

Responsibilities

The consultant engineer will provide leadership and expertise to facilitate naval project delivery, focusing initially on naval warfare engineering knowledge, including researching technology, assessing performance, and evaluating integration issues. Responsibilities span project management, technical leadership, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and steering Research & Development efforts.