Senior Through Life Engineer vacancy in Loudwater, High Wycombe (295jc)

My client has delivered specialist defence equipment for over 30 years are now seeking a Senior Through Life Engineer to join their team.

Job Role
The Company’s Command & Sonar Systems (CSS) has an existing opportunity for a Senior Through Life Engineer to join an innovative team of engineers responsible for supporting the company’s products already in service. Responsibilities will range from understanding electronic circuit design, implementing design changes/modifications to managing the integrity of products reference systems and resolving obsolescence issues throughout the whole lifecycle.
Typical products include a variety of electronic equipment for military applications ranging from naval combat management systems, gun fire control systems, electro-optic systems, cameras, data distribution systems, weapon interfacing electronics to larger sonar and decoy systems.

Key Responsibilities
• A Through Life Engineer will be responsible for:
• The investigation of faults and fault finding
• Integration of electronic products manufactured by Ultra Electronics. Writing technical reports, specifications and test procedures
• Provide technical advice to customer or field service engineers via e-mail / telephone
• Attending Operational Defects (OPDEFs) meetings
• The management of reference systems
• Representing the Company in meetings (Internal and External) and providing minutes as appropriate
• The provision of practical Engineering Support to other activities within the company
• Instil engineering best practices and processes to enhance engineering excellence and promote continuous improvement
• Providing regular and clear technical progress reports to project management
• Acting as a team player who recognises impact of own performance/behaviour in the team
• Providing a positive image of the company when meeting customers


Personal Attributes
• Good presentation and communication skills for customer facing activities with positive attitude to work.
• Proactive in solving conflicts / technical issues.
• Occasional office based with working across all CSS operational sites as required by project demands. Willing to work away from home for periods up to 4 weeks.
• Regular travel within UK and Overseas.
• Eligible to CONDO work with potential work in confined spaces and in both hot/humid and cold weather environments.
• Ability to be SC cleared

In return the are offering an excellent base salary and benefits package and the ability to join a dynamic and expanding company that is seeking to grow the company for the next decade.