Maritime Combat Systems Engineer
Contract Length: 30/03/2026, option to extend to March 2027
Location: Abbey Wood, 1 day a week
Up to £550 per day inside IR35
SC is an essential requirement
Our client, a large government customer, are seeking a Maritime Combat Systems Engineer (with EW Technical Support) to join their team. The role is hybrid based in Bristol, with expected travel to Bristol site at least once per week. The role requires SC clearance and candidates must be sole UK nationals.
Specific Responsibilities
Assignments for SQEP EW Technical Support including:
- Develop MEWP system architecture.
- Develop MEWP Integration Plan.
- Monitor 'manage and report' technology / technical risk and changes or developments in ships services, networks, systems and architecture for the MEWP projects.
- Promote Open Systems and Standards.
- Engage with MEWSIC Contractor, EWCM Contractor, SSCSG, NCSISS facilitating development of coherent architecture, ICDs, IFS, Service Definitions, DES and system of systems integration.
- Support acceptance activities of supplier deliverables and evidence for compliance with Authority requirements.
- Attend Integration/Installation WGs, wider project meetings and WGs as required.
- As well as other roles as described by the BMT Project Lead.
- Joint Services Support 2 (JSS2) TAF 188 - Delivery of Shared Infrastructure (SI) and Combat Management System (CMS) for T45 and QEC.
- Lead the MEWSIC Combat Systems Integration tasks delivering the outputs of the TAF now on contract.
- Attend monthly progress meetings with the supplier as well as meetings with the MEWSIC Contractor and track actions to closure.
- Ensure the outputs of the TAF enable the MEWSIC System to function to its full capacity, if there are any deltas this is to be highlighted and a solution presented to work towards.
- Assist with scope change, this will involve reviewing assumptions, exclusions, and dependencies.
- Require visits to Portsdown Technology Park (PTP) to liaise with the Integration Authority (IA) and Naval Combat Systems Integration Support Services (NCSISS) as well as visits to the T45 and QEC Ships.
- Management of Project Availability, Reliability and Maintainability (AR&M) Programmes on behalf of the MEWP ILSM.
General Team Responsibilities
- Lead system integration and installation activities, engaging with key stakeholders including the EWCM Supplier, Surface Ship Combat Systems Group (SSCSG) Integration Authority (IA), Platform Authorities and third-party suppliers of Combat System Equipment to facilitate the scoping, definition, development of proposals and agreement of activities and updates required to Shared Infrastructure (SI), Ships Services, Combat Management Systems and Ships Structure enabling integration/installation of MEWP capability iaw MCS ships process.
- Engage in Contractor Design and Development activities, manage Interface Control documentation, Service Definitions and Ships Combat System Integration issues to ensure compliance of suppliers with relevant Statements of Work(s).
- Experience of systems engineering in the context of electronic warfare, such as weapons systems, radar systems, combat systems, software integration, communication systems and counter measures.
- Promote Open systems standards and act as an active member of the MEWP Design Authority
- Assist with the production, acceptance, and resultant configuration control of an requirements acceptance procedure (Verification, Validation Requirements Matrix (VVRM) created by industry in accordance with an agreed Integrated Trials Evaluation & Acceptance Plan (ITEAP)
- Develop System Architectures, Requirement definition documents and generate technical specifications across MEWP programmes.
- Monitor, manage, and report technology and technical risk on the MEWP projects.
- Challenge technical assumptions to identify improvement opportunities
- Experience in managing complex interdependencies with multiple other programmes.
- Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to manage staff.
- Demonstrate creative and innovative thinking to find solutions to technical challenges.
Skills and Experience
- Recent EW Knowledge and experience, along with Royal Naval background with trial planning and equipment acceptance would be advantageous.
- Requirement to be UKSC as a minimum and ability to travel to customer sites and ABW.