Ultra Electronics Group
Systems Engineer

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Based at our Cyber Centre of Excellence in Maidenhead. Hybrid working is available.
Wherever possible, we will consider a variety of working options to suit your lifestyle, whether that be hybrid home/office working, flexible working and part or full time employment. It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.
The Role:
The Systems Engineer will join an established team responsible for the technical aspects surrounding the continued development, modification, flight test and in-service support aspects of the Litening family of Laser Designation Pods within the C2I Operational Business Unit.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out in-depth analysis of RAF in-service operational and maintenance issues with development of associated solutions and recommendations.
- Management of safety and airworthiness issues to ensure compliance against all applicable regulations.
- Close working with programme management to ensure engineering deliverables are made on time, to budget and are of suitable functionality and quality.
- Carry out direct liaison with international stakeholders including (BAE Systems, Airbus, UK MoD, RAF and other international air forces/ Companies) to maintain Ultra’s profile as provider and supporting of the UK Litening pods.
- Identifying and developing new business opportunities for Ultra associated to the Litening family of Laser Designation Pods.
- Coordinate technical planning and embodiment of modifications to both airborne and ground based Laser Designation Pod equipment to minimise costs yet maintain operational capability.
- Close liaison with Ultra’s field service technicians and programme management in support of technical reporting to both suppliers and customers in line with existing and new support contractual commitments.
- Preparation and support to customer integration, demonstrations and flight trials.
- Explain technically complex concepts clearly to less technical/involved parties.
- Generate and review technical proposals, and provide accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract awards.
- Manage security of information as defined in the company Security manual.
- Any other duties as and when required.
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- Candidates must be willing and able to obtain, and maintain, SC security clearance
- Extensive experience in the military avionics domain at the aircraft systems level.
- Degree educated in an engineering or similar field or have equivalent experience and knowledge of airborne electro optic systems.
- Extensive experience or qualifications relation to aircraft systems safety.
- Demonstrable experience of dealing with and presenting to both UK and overseas suppliers, customers and end users.
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