Autonomous Systems Integration Engineer

Job Title: Autonomous Systems Integration Engineer

Location: Portsmouth - Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 commensurate on skills and experience

Put yourself into a dynamic Systems Integration role at the forefront of real world demands in the defence industry. You will be part of our Autonomy team integrating all aspects of our Autonomous Maritime products ready for deployment to counter emerging threats and gain an advantage in the future maritime battlespace. Your new day-to-day will be exciting and diverse by applying your experience of Systems Integration in the increasingly significant field of autonomous defence systems, working with global experts and cutting-edge technology.

What you'll be doing:

• Undertake engineering activities to integrate and test maritime autonomous systems and payloads into surface and sub-surface maritime platforms
• Be a senior member of the autonomy trials team and undertake trials for surface and sub-surface autonomous vessels
• Undertake system test planning, execution and reporting
• Work independently undertaking design and integration activities with minimal oversight
• Learn and work with new and emerging technologies, especially in the field of autonomous systems
• Contribute to definition of acceptance strategies verifying compliance at various levels of system design, supporting production of customer acceptance evidence

Your skills and experiences:

• Understands engineering principles and approaches underpinning the integration of hardware & software systems for real world operation
• Be capable of systems thinking, applying holistic solutions to complex & unforeseen problems
• Good Understanding of networking including RouteOS, Juniper and Cisco
• Good understanding of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) with familiarity of codeSys, Modbus or similar
• A basic understanding of software design and implementation concepts
• Requirements management using an appropriate toolset such as IBM DOORS Next and configuration management with tools like Teamcenter, SAP
• Higher education (or equivalent experience) in a relevant STEM discipline
• Hold an Eng-1 medical or able to gain one

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Maritime Autonomy Team:

You will be working as a Senior Systems Integration Engineer within our Maritime Autonomy product team of inter-disciplinary engineers, evolving our product portfolio for maritime surface and sub-surface autonomous vessels, integrating payloads and platforms to deliver cutting edge autonomous capability.

With demonstrable experience in Systems Integration, you will become an integral member of a growing team to prepare our future maritime autonomous systems ready for customer deployment. This role is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills and invest in your career journey within a global business.

Closing Date: 24th March 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.