Navy - DAOS Design & Compliance Verification Engineer

at  Ministry of Defence

JOB SUMMARY

With a heritage dating back to the 1930s and based in Portsmouth Naval Base, 1710 Naval Air Squadron is a mixed Civil Service and Military team of technical specialists from multidisciplinary backgrounds, using scientific and engineering reasoning to overcome UK MOD aircraft operational issues to recover, sustain and enhance aviation and general military capability.
This role sits within the Modifications department, who deliver capability enhancements to UK Defence Aviation assets through the design, test and embodiment of modifications.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for an individual with aviation design experience with a working knowledge of Defence Standard 00-970, Design and Airworthiness Requirements for Service Aircraft including EASA Certification Specifications, to join our modifications design team delivering a wide range of modification projects across numerous aircraft platforms. The job will require you to take a set of requirements and coordinate the conceptual and detailed design of technical solutions to the challenge. For each project, you will conduct site visits to understand the requirements and constraints and then lead a team of experienced designers, reviewing their designs and authorising technical drawings. As a Military Aviation Authority (MAA) Design Approved Organisation Scheme (DAOS) accredited unit, we deliver assured industry standard aircraft design services. Your role will be key to making sure these designs meet the various defence and civilian standards including airworthiness, structural integrity and safety. You will be instrumental in setting the appropriate requirements and generating compliance documentation, building evidence through design and Test & Evaluation activity to support claims and arguments of compliance against each standard.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Highly desirable experience includes:

• Aircraft component design
• Aircraft systems design
• Aircraft maintenance (military or civilian).
• CAD software (Autodesk Inventor preferable)
• Working with Defence stakeholders such as Delivery Teams, DSTL, QQ and industry partners.
• Working knowledge of Def Stan 00-970, 00-051 and 00-056.
• Working knowledge of EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) design regulations.
• Understanding of MAA Regulatory Publications.

Qualifications:
With strong English and Maths skills we’re seeking applicants with a minimum Level 4 Qualification OR a minimum of three years equivalent practical engineering experience
You will report directly to the Modifications Manager who will support and guide you in your structured training and development within the team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Aerospace Engineering Competences (AEFC) 2.1 Airframe
• Aerospace Engineering Competences (AEFC) 2.4 Electrical and Mechanical
• Aerospace Engineering Competences (AEFC) 3.1 Achieving Integrity

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,528 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Excellent learning and development
• Chartership support
• Pension (Inc. market leading employer contributions)
• A competitive salary
• Onsite gym
• Generous annual leave
• Flexible working schedule and opportunities to conduct some work remotely.
• Onsite parking
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

This post presently attracts a Market Skills Allowance of £5000 per annum.
Navy Command are currently going through a review and there is a possibility that within 6-12 months the role applied for may be subject to change.
Our Ethos:
We embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. There is a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for individuals with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. To hear from a range of Engineers on their positive career experiences in the Ministry of Defence, and how we champion all forms of diversity in our community please follow the link – Defence Engineers – Give it all you are.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. see here for more details.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
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NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Your output will include:

• To review and authorise the design and associated technical drawings of the modification.
• To review and approve the compliance arguments in the compliance documentation.
• To supervise and mentor designers.
• Present the technical elements of the design at Design Reviews and other key meetings.
• Act as a design SME in Safety Review Meetings and Hazard Identification events at agreed points throughout the Modification project.
• Lead configuration control of all design drawings to the point of delivery to the customer.

Approve and sign modification documentation including the Certificate of Design.