Functional Integration Lead - Missile

An opportunity has arisen for a Functional Integration Lead within the Integration and Missile Validation function. Reporting directly to the Functional and Electrical Integration Lead, you will be responsible for owning and leading the day-to-day delivery of functional integration and system verification activities on the programme, including all early integration and then formal Proving activities.

The project is entering an exciting phase as it enters the Development Cycle; with early hardware expected to be delivered this year. There will be opportunities to get hands on with early hardware, working closely with equipment/software teams and problem-solving integration issues. No two days will be the same and there is a great sense of tangible satisfaction when integration issues are resolved and things start working.

The overall Proving team also has been built around the philosophy that everyone is a Functional Integration engineer first and trial engineer second. Therefore, as one of the people who understands the intricacies of the missile, there will be plenty of opportunities to work with the trial teams and helping them in the run up and during the trials.

As a tri-nation project, there will also be opportunities to travel internally in the UK, to work closely with the Software engineering team in Filton but also to France and Italy. Italy in particular will host a Compatibility bench, so there will be an opportunity to help them set up their testing facility.

You will interface with different project customers and stakeholders and will be required to have a hands-on and practical approach in the planning and conduct of proving activities. You will therefore need to build up a deep knowledge of system and subsystem functionality and behaviours, alongside a proactive, dynamic and diligent work ethic.