Project Design Authority

Location:

Templecombe, United Kingdom Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us.

At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you;

whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Are you a passionate engineer looking to become a subject matter expert? Would you like to be at the forefront of leading a new and world-class team? Got your interest, then look no further…

Thales Underwater Systems (UWS) who design, develop and support Sonar Systems applications for anti-submarine warfare and mine hunting, have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Design Authority to join a close-knit, friendly and hardworking team.

The Project Design Authority will be responsible for Solution Compliance for a Project. Acts as the primary technical leader of the Service Solution project team. Acts as lead technical interface with the Customer.

This role provides the overall technical oversight for a project and will ensure the appropriate design to address the issues outlined in the customer’s needs.

• Responsible for ensuring, with the support of Specialty Engineering experts & Safety/HSE stakeholders, that the Solution design takes into account contract requirements and applicable legislation, rules & regulations, including product safety & security and Environmental/HSE requirements & standards, and that related certification activities are performed adequately and correctly.
• Analyses Customer needs/requirements and assesses the Support Solution architecture and technical choices.
• Ensures Solution compliance with Customer needs, Product Policy, Make orBuy and Footprint (MoB&F) Strategy & applicable legislation, rules & regulations. Approves the technical specification and source selection of subsystems/products to be outsourced, by taking into account MoB&F policy, export restrictions and offset requirements.
• Reviews the technical risks and opportunities and the related mitigation plans throughout the bid or project.
• Checks the production and the maintenance/service aspects of the Solution with the Production Process/Technology Manager (PPTM) and the Service Engineering Managers.
• Checks that the Engineering Environment (E2) for the Solution is consistent with Country/Company E2 Instruction, and overall Solution cost, technical risks & schedule.
• Approves the Design & Justification File (D&JF) prepared by the Solution Architect (ARC).
• Approves the completion of integration, verification, validation and qualification results.
• Organises when appropriate technical meetings and peer reviews together with the Engineering Delivery Manager (EDM) and other technical stakeholders and experts, in order to perform the Solution technical assessment and validation.

• Good technical writing skills and good interpersonal communication skills.
• A well-proven leadership capability – with natural ability to build and sustain strong working relationships at all levels.
• First class presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively manage relationships across the business and achieve outcomes beneficial to both own team and the broader business.
• Effective personal…