WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Lead Engineer (m/f/d) Active Protection System is responsible for:
- Perfoming system level analysis through to specification of system requirements into the internal design team and sub-contractors
- Identifying key risks, issues and develop mitigations
- Undertaking trades and balances to determine optimum system design within the sub-system boundaries
- Applying working knowledge of Weapon and Survivability systems including threats and countermeasure technologies and techniques
- Developing and managing analysis, and modelling techniques for system performance
- Supporting the development of weapon mounting systems, weapon control systems and ordnance stowage
- Generating interface requirements specifications between the Active Protection Systems and other turret systems such as the Electrical and Electronic Architecture, Sensor Systems, Turret Drive Systems and the turret structure
- Demonstrating experience of developing to ordnance safety standards and requirements for the design, qualification and acceptance of safety critical systems
- Drafting test procedures and specifications for weapon systems including the specification, design and implementation of test rigs