Senior Field Service Engineer vacancy in Loudwater (350jc)

My client who is a world leading Defence & Aerospace, Security & Cyber, Transport and Energy company are now seeking to recruit a Senior Field Service Engineer for their Loudwater site.

Your role will be to assume a customer facing role in Support of Through Life Engineering function. To lead trials, Installation and Support Activities across all Command and Sonar Equipment programs in Military Environments and provide support to these products across a Global environment.

Therefore, some of your key responsibilities will include:
• Leading and executing company equipment activities, including; pre-installation surveys, equipment installations & removals and defect rectification work.
• Oversight and management of equipment fitting activities including close liaison/conflict management with staff and externally contracted companies.
• Conduct of System setting to work
• Presentation of equipment for Installation inspections, Harbour Acceptance, and Sea Acceptance trials
• Planning and execution of sea going and land-based trials
• Carrying out an Annual Maintenance/Health check
• Producing engineering reports
• Carry out attachment to overseas location for support to deployed MCMV on a four-week rotation.
• Carry out attachment on-board Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships in support of MCMV operations for up to 4 weeks.
• The Field Service Engineer team lead and equipment project manager for their assigned engineering task.

This role does not entail any direct supervision responsibilities. However, on occasions this role may include
• Mentor, Motivate and encourage junior members of the team, to allow their competency level to improve.
• Required to take responsibility as team lead for installation of the Business’ products.

Additional Requirements:
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering best practices and common pitfalls.
• Knowledge of the Systems Engineering lifecycles.
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering methodologies, processes and tools
• Appreciation of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering.
• The role will require some manual handling/lifting, working at height and work in hot/cold conditions.
• Willing to work overtime/unsociable hours if required, and to travel (fly and/or drive) to Customer sites in the UK and overseas as required.
• Capable of producing good comprehensive technical reports using MS Word and MS Excel
• Able to apply design changes to electrical/electronic systems, following design change processes.
• Able to diagnose and correct electrical and electronic faults.
• Ability to work alongside Customers and communicate back to the project.
• Must be able to work as a member of a multidiscipline engineering team.
• Must be able to work as a member of a multidiscipline engineering team.
• Self-motivated with the ability to define and achieve goals.
• Team player with the flexibility to cross boundaries if required.
• Good communications skills (verbal and written). In particular, ability to write clear concise reports and modification proposals.

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.