Job Title: Environmental Project Engineer
Location: Stevenage
Rate: 55 p/h
The Role:
As an Environmental Project Engineer, you will be involved in:
* The Project teams within Environmental Engineering are integral to all land, sea, and air-based weapons system projects. Environmental Project Engineers provide a key technical focal point for all stages of the product lifecycle, from concept definition and product development through design aid and formal qualification, and into in-service support. Expertise covers the areas of requirements specification and management; data analysis; simulation and modelling; and testing in climatic, mechanical (vibration and shock), structural mechanical, and fatigue.
* Applying specialist technical knowledge and advice, with responsibility for technical accuracy and delivery of projects within assigned work packages.
* Influencing the design, manufacture, and proving of our products while developing technical skills and gaining experience across the Portfolio.
* Engaging with senior members of the business such as Project Heads and Chief Engineers to influence technical decisions.
What we do:
* Interface with Project teams to define requirements, develop strategies, and collate evidence to underwrite designs.
* Define the environments that the products will see in service.
* Support other Functions and Projects in developing robust designs and efficient proving strategies.
* Generate the evidence to demonstrate that the products will meet our customer's environmental requirements.
What are we looking for?
* Ability to work closely and build relationships with a range of functions, sectors, and Chief Engineers including Systems Engineering, Architecture, Design, and Proving teams.
* Technical expertise in generating environmental requirements, developing robust product designs, and defining and managing cost-effective test strategies throughout the product development cycle.
* Technical focal point for all stages of the product lifecycle, through concept definition, design aid, formal qualification, and onto in-service support.
* Act as a technical interface with customers in the delivery of technical work packages.
* Plan, deliver, and monitor assigned work packages, making engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority to ensure requirements are delivered to plan.
* Key challenges include effectively dealing with multiple issues, tasks, and priorities concurrently, interaction with the customer community at a high level, and ensuring adherence to delivery timescales.
Specific Role Responsibilities:
* Be a primary point of contact for Environmental Engineering technical details arising from an offsite trial and communicate these into the business.
* Manage day-to-day activities from project kick-off to completion of an environmental test programme.
* Provide overview and guidance to the offsite trials facility to ensure the requirements of the Environmental Proving Requirement are met.
* Assist in troubleshooting unforeseen issues within the area of responsibility.
* Cover reporting requirements for the project, including progress, issues, and technical reports.
* Regularly communicate progress updates back to the business.
* Review schedules to assess risk and opportunities, and escalate these effectively.
* Regular travel to the trials site (South East Coast) to support in-person meetings and data reviews.
Skillset/Experience Required:
* Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience.
* Experience of planning, managing, and delivering small to medium-sized work packages.
* Knowledge of environmental engineering within the defence sector or relevant industry.
* Knowledge of vibration, shock, temperature, and humidity environments.
* Understanding of environmental test processes, measurements, and instrumentation.
* Knowledge of international Environmental Standards (DEF STAN 00-035 / AECTP 300 / AECTP 400 / Mil-std 810 etc.)
* Analytical mind and excellent problem-solving skills.
* Good verbal and written communication abilities.
* Effective at working in teams with strong interpersonal skills.
Important Note:
Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to gain is required to be considered for this vacancy.
Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business.
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