ISS Project Engineer

at  CMS2

Are you a Project Engineer looking for your next opportunity in the Portsmouth area?
At CMS2, we specialise in the design and manufacture of atmospheric control systems for the defence industry. We are experts in enabling high availability atmosphere management systems to generate breathable air for submariners, allowing boats to remain underwater for long periods of time..
Our role is the focus for all engineering activities for In Service Support Projects / Spares, working directly to the ISS Delivery Manager, and supporting the ISS Technical Manager, and ISS Project Managers to ensure the product is delivered to the specification of the Product/Project.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Candidates must have an existing right to live and work in the UK
• Candidates must have passed UK security clearance to Security Check level or be able to obtain this level. This normally requires 5 years residence in the UK.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Manage any design improvement/obsolescance activities relating to the assigned projects, providing technical guidance in line with the Product Specification to the engineering resources assigned, including managing the flow of information between multiple departments.
• Responsible for enacting changes to maintain specifications (ESS, ECS, MSS, MCS, GES, ETS etc.).
• Responsble for creation and maintainence of Product Bills of Materials.
• Define the content of standard project documentation (technical, operation, maintenance manual etc.) for the technical author as set out by the Systems Engineer in the systems specification and P&ID.
• Report on the technical content of the project to the ISS Technical Manager and ISS Project Managers. This includes supporting regular reviews to ensure the right approach is being followed, and that any requirements for additional expertise are addressed.
• Identify technical risks to the ISS Technical Manager and ISS Project Managers and work on the appropriate strategies for risk management.
• Provide technical support for the ISS Technical Manager and ISS Project Managers in customer communications during project delivery.
• Track activities to project plans and budgets, regularly reporting to the ISS Delivery Manager, ISS Technical Manager and ISS Project Managers on progress as required
• Raise purchase requisitions for all project materials.
• Provide technical support for procurement, production and quality throughout the project lifecycle to ensure timely response to action items.
• Liason with Production team, lead issue resolution, report progress to ISS Technical Manager and ISS Project Managers during build / manufactoring phases.
• Provide support to SQE and Quality team as required to resolve quality issues, including raising formal request , fault finding and test support.
• Support engineering design as required by the project.
• Support the business in providing information to aid the creation of proposals as required.
• Lead testing and commissioning of equipment working with the Test Technicians and Commissioning Engineers as required by the project.
• Support Site Engineers throughout off site work with provision of information, materials and liason with internal resources.
• Ensure project activities are delivered as defined by the project manager, including ensuring design reviews are held, FMEAs are conducted and appropriate test plans are in place.

ROLE TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• The duties of this appointment relate to the UK but you may be required to travel when required by the Company. It is not envisaged that you shall be required to work outside the UK for more than one month.