Submarine Support Engineer

Job Title: Submarine Support Engineer

Location: Hybrid Working – on-site in Cumbria 1 week every 4 – 6 weeks

Role Type: Permanent

Salary: £50,000 - £61,500 per annum depending on experience

Our client, an established aerospace & defence manufacturing firm in Cumbria, require an experienced Submarine Support Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team.

This role would require 1 full week in Cumbria every 4-6 weeks. Base locations for those not local to Cumbria could include Faslane / Bristol / Hull / Weymouth & Portsmouth.

An ideal role for Royal Navy Submarine Service leavers with TX in the next 3-6 months.

** Please note we can only consider sole UK Nationals (no dual nationalities) **

What the role of the Submarine Support Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Submarine Support Engineer will include:

• Provide ex-operator knowledge to assess and analyse; system designs, diagrams and information data, to ensure technical accuracy, process instructions correctness, and input for maintenance derivation outputs
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring of others
• Have a clear understanding of, and apply, the Quality and SH&E Management System documentation
• Support stakeholder engagement and attend collaboration working groups in support of scope of work for maintenance design
• Provide estimates for the scope of work and resources required, to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities for maintenance design activities

What experience you need to be the successful Submarine Support Engineer:

Essentials:

• Background as Submarine nuclear operator / maintainer – ideally PO / CPO or Warrant Officer
• The ability to analyse complex problems
• Knowledge of the complete engineering lifecycle and how support activities align to it, with some experience of operating in several lifecycle phases
• Domain knowledge over the full range of Ships systems and how they relate to ILS and Safety

Desirables:

• Knowledge of relevant Ministry of Defence (MoD), industry and corporate standards
• Watchkeeper CAT A / B / Double B is highly desirable

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Submarine Support Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!