Project Engineer

Tatton Recruitment

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bristol is currently looking to recruit a Project Engineer subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.
 
Rate: £50.00 per hour
Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’
Location: Bristol
Hybrid / Remote working: circa 4 days onsite
Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter. 
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Interview process: One stage video interview
 
Project Engineer Job Description:

WSSE are integral in the development of weapon systems and system architectures, and as a result we have developed a capability supporting developments across the full product life cycle. The team integrate real products, models and synthetic environments to provide visualisations, demonstrations, verification & validation as well as training capability and support.

Responsibilities:

  • The role is to support the delivery of integration tools to customers acting as the liaison between WSSE and Manufacturing
  • Working with Project Leads and development teams to understand the critical path activities to ensure we deliver on time.
  • You will work as part of a heterogeneous agile development team, made up of mixed discipline engineers working in synergy to deliver the simulations and representations of real equipment.
  • The role requires you to deploy existing software packages provided to you from the software development team onto hardware.
  • You will be responsible for ensuring the relevant Safety and Security documentation has been followed as defined in the published design definitions.  
  • The role may require you to support with documentation updates and supporting shipping and export functions (project dependant).
 
Skillset/experience required:

  • Familiar with COTS computer hardware
  • Ability to follow software load instructions to install software on COTS hardware
  • Familiar with operating systems such as Linux and windows
  • Ability to work with a diverse group of people to build relationships and solve problems
  • Ability to understand and support the delivery of plans so that delivery schedules can be kept.
  • Ability to work with stakeholders to provide solutions to problems with plans when they arise
  • Ability to use and manage simple databases for asset management and tracking purposes
  • Ability to conduct software tests on deliverable equipment using pre-existing test documentation
  • Appreciation for the importance of version controls
  • Appreciation for the importance of quality controls
  • Positive and professional behaviours
  • Proven ability to deliver to deadlines

Nice to haves:

  • Familiar with Continuous integration / development tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub) and the benefits to automatic build, test and deployment pipelines.
  • Practical knowledge of System integration principles and processes
  • Understanding of software development practices
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