Aerospace Mission Systems & Weapons Integration Engineer

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Location:

Lincoln, England, United Kingdom

Role Type:
Permanent - Full Time

Package
: £56,250 - £62,500 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role : SF20124

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Aerospace Mission Systems & Weapons Integration Engineer at our Lincolnshire site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role As an Aerospace Mission Systems & Weapons Integration Engineer, you’ll be responsible for the efficient, safe and effective conduct of specific evaluation, test and/or trial activities. This will typically encompass Air Platform, Mission Systems and OME Certification, Qualification, Performance, Operability and Safety within the role domains.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide specialist technical advice and consultation. Tasks will encompass the project lifecycle from requirements capture through to delivery as part of multidisciplinary teams. In response to a customer requirement, you will define a solution and deliver it in accordance with the associated project’s Technical Delivery Plan.

• Conducting hazard-based Evaluation and Testing of Avionics, Mission Systems, and Ordnance, Munitions & Explosives (OME) integration
• Ensuring equipment and systems are safe for flight and fit for purpose
• Undertaking a range of evaluations from single equipment or capability-related changes to a platform
• Assessments of newly introduced aircraft (focus on fixed wing)
• Assessments of mission systems and weapon capabilities
• Delivering technical hazard-focused, risk-based reporting

• Aerospace Mission Systems, Avionics and/or Weapons Integration Engineering
• Working with different aircraft platforms
• Ordnance, Munitions & Explosives (OME)
• Working across diverse technical challenges, able to identify knowledge gaps and independently seek out learning opportunities
• Ability to grow into new disciplines and contribute to emerging capability areas

• Suitably qualified Aerospace, Aeronautical, Electronic or Systems Engineer through one or more of the following routes:
  • ONC, HNC, HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline
  • Professionally registered Eng Tech, IEng, CEng, or working towards professional accreditation
  • Significant relevant industry experience gained through a time-served engineering career within the Aerospace Engineering domain, demonstrating equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies
  • Recognised training or qualifications in Systems Engineering, Airworthiness, Safety Engineering, Test & Evaluation, or Weapons Integration

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing int .

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This role is 37 hours per week based at our Lincolnshire site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week. Flexible working and compressed hours are available.

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