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Requirements
Must:
- Proven experience in Submarine Combat Systems Engineering
- Practical experience working with submarine combat system elements such as sonar, C2, combat management or weapon systems
- Experience delivering or supporting changes to operational submarine combat systems
- Strong systems engineering background, including requirements, integration and verification
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline
- Chartered or working toward chartered status (desirable)
Responsibilities
- Engineer, integrate and assure submarine combat system elements, including sonar and sensor systems, command, control, and tactical data processing, weapon control and combat management functions, operator interfaces, and display systems
- Contribute to system-of-systems design across platforms, training systems, and shore-based facilities
- Ensure solutions meet submarine-specific constraints such as safety, stealth, survivability, and availability
- Support incremental and spiral delivery of combat system capability, reducing reliance on large monolithic upgrades
- Contribute to rapid capability insertion, trials, and operational experimentation
- Provide informed technical judgement across design reviews, trade studies, and assurance activities
- Support safety case, cyber security, and information assurance inputs for combat systems
- Identify and manage technical risk throughout the delivery lifecycle
- Work directly with Royal Navy operators, test teams, and acceptance authorities
- Collaborate with Defence Digital, Dstl, and industrial partners to align delivery with Defence digital and innovation strategies
- Translate operational needs into clear engineering requirements and viable technical solutions
Description
We are seeking an experienced Submarine Combat Systems Engineer to join our permanent engineering capability, supporting the design, development, integration, and in-service evolution of UK submarine combat systems. This role is focused on candidates with hands-on experience who can play a key role in delivering capability at pace, modernising legacy systems, and enabling development in line with Defences strategies. Our team works across the Submarine Enterprise, ensuring that combat systems remain operationally dominant and adaptable to emerging threats by employing modern engineering approaches.
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