Submarine Product Assurance Engineer

Job Title: Submarine Product Assurance Engineer

Location: Bristol – Hybrid (happy to discuss)

Role Type: Permanent

Our client, an established aerospace & defence manufacturing firm in Bristol, requires an experienced Submarine Product Assurance Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team. The Product Assurance team supports the successful delivery of Integrated Combat Systems projects, providing an independent challenge, bringing in expertise and helping identify major risks. This role would be especially suited to an (ex) Submariner Leading Hand who has experience with operations.

Please note we can only consider sole UK Nationals (no dual nationalities).

Salary will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

• Working with the development teams to ensure they identify and implement appropriate mitigation plans for emergent technical risks to the product
• Providing independent technical scrutiny and conducting assessments of the maturity of the design
• Working at the relevant stage within the engineering lifecycle to assure that these systems are designed, built, integrated and accepted into service
• Actively engage with multiple internal departments and the MoD in delivering Product Assurance against design intent for build and commissioning phases of submarine production
• Actively engage with the Build and Integration Team to understand the Combat System, platform build plan, the management of production defects, the critical path, etc
• Attend and observe Installation Inspections, Final Installation Inspections, Set-to-Work activities, and Combat System Design Integration Facility, Platform Combat system Release and Test Readiness Reviews, as appropriate

• Good understanding of submarine systems, design and operation, including transverse aspects, safety and certification
• Thorough knowledge of the engineering lifecycle, work independently and be able to apply good practices to your work
• An underpinning knowledge and understanding of the engineering activities associated with product development and realisation
• Capable of achieving the appropriate Professional Institution membership level, supported by an honour’s degree or equivalent experience in an appropriate discipline
• Demonstrable knowledge of submarine design, commissioning, operation, safety/regulation and safety case architecture
• Specialist knowledge of Safety or Security in relation to complex systems

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Design and Engineering

• Defense and Space Manufacturing