Sting Ray Weapon Design Authority

Job Description

Job title: Sting Ray Weapon Design Authority

Location: Portsmouth (Broad Oak) – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on skills & experience

As Sting Ray Weapon Design Authority you will have a fundamental role in delivering a complex state of the art integrated torpedo system into the future underwater battle space, at the forefront of real world demands in the defence industry.

You will be a key technical lead with delegated authority for aspects of the Sting Ray lightweight torpedo's delivery, with specific responsibilities to drive integration and design proving of the weapon itself.

What you'll be doing:

• Ensuring that the torpedo system design meets required functionality, corroborated with supporting evidence demonstrating requirement, safety, security and legislative compliance
• Co-ordinating the definition and planning of system integration, testing and acceptance
• Leading integration of sub-systems in order to realise integration of the complete Sting Ray torpedo weapon system
• Collaborating and liaising with Sting Ray sub-system Design Authorities, ensuring sub-systems are available to the system integration programme as required
• Supporting the System Design Authority in attaining customer acceptance of the weapon system
• Providing authoritative technical insight to the broad Sting-Ray technical team in terms of weapon requirements and integration dependencies
• Apply and champion the Systems Engineering principles outlined in ISO 15288 throughout system design, integration and acceptance

Your skills and experiences:

Seeking a seasoned professional with:

• Strong background in System Engineering and complex product development
• Experience working with stakeholders and proven track record in system integration
• Higher education degree (or equivalent) in a STEM field

Expertise in:

• Systems Engineering principles and approaches
• Relevant standards such as ISO 15288
• High-level design methodologies like UAF, NAF, SysML, or UML is beneficial

Experience in:

• Leading and working with large-scale complex system designs
• Requirements management and traceability using contemporary tools (e.g. IBM DOORS Next)
• Underwater weapons systems, which would be advantageous

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Sting Ray team:

In your capacity as the Weapon Design Authority you will be part of the Sting Ray technical leadership team, directly supporting the System Design Authority and engaging with all other sub-system Design Authorities. You will use your in-depth knowledge of Systems Engineering and system integration to tackle challenging engineering problems ensuring the delivery of an integrated and functional lightweight torpedo product ahead of in-water trials.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills and invest in your career journey. You will be supported in growing your knowledge across contemporary and emerging fields such as Model Based Engineering (MBE and MBSE), Digital Thread, Digital Twins, Future Air Dominance solutions and Underwater Battlespace solutions.

Working together with both internal and external stakeholders, such as the British and Norwegian Armed Forces, and the UK Ministry of Defence, to guarantee alignment and engagement while promoting product improvements, such as technology upgrades and obsolescence resolution, to extend the life of the weapon system.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 8th of May 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.