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[quote=“DSTL Civil Service Aviation Employment”]
Department - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Business Area - Air and Weapons Systems
Number of Vacancies - 1
Location: Region - South East
Location: City/Town - Fareham Portsmouth
Location: Building/Site - Portsdown West
Grade - SEO
Equivalent Grade - Dstl Level 5
Salary Minimum - £30,500
Salary Maximum - £35,500
Type of Role - Analytical Engineering Science
Reserved/Non Reserved - This is a reserved post and therefore only open to UK nationals
Security - Security Check
Disclosure and Barring service (DBS) check - This post does not require a Disclosure and Barring service (DBS) check
Is a medical required for this post? - No
Job Description - Job Title: Avionics and Mission Systems Engineer (Level 5)
Purpose:
The Avionics and Mission Systems Team within the Air Vehicles Group, Air and Weapons Systems Department (AWSD) undertake work in support of research and acquisition of manned and unmanned air platforms. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership of Dstl avionics and mission systems activities covering research, development and acceptance in support of a wide range of UK military aircraft.
Reports to: Avionics and Mission Systems Team Leader (Air Weapons and System Department)
Accountabilities:
• Support the provision of independent assessments of avionic systems safety, maintaining close liaison with the Military Airworthiness Authority and DE&S.
• Support MOD air vehicle safety review fora, and provide specialist advice to military and civilian personnel at all levels within the MOD.
• Provide independent advice and assessment of avionic system development options.
• Provide subject matter expertise and technical leadership of mission systems related projects.
• Influence the strategic direction and integration of Dstl and industry programmes.
• Understand, communicate and mitigate system integration issues & risks.
• Support the technical management of industry research programmes in conjunction with the Dstl Programme Delivery Directorate. Identify technology gaps, opportunities, technical challenges, and linkages.
• Work with the UK military, multiple UK industry primes, DE&S, international industry and defence agencies, academia, and the Programme Delivery Directorate as required.
• Develop Statements of Requirements for future research programmes, Business Cases for funding, working with Government and Industry commercial teams.
• Work with Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and Dstl Programme Delivery Directorate to establish exploitation opportunities including identifying barriers to exploitation (both technical and non-technical). Develop programmes of work to overcome such barriers.
Job Dimensions:
The successful candidate will support the Air and Weapon System Department’s capability to assess complex avionic systems in the context of UK Duty of Care and Rules of Engagement for external MOD Stakeholders. The successful candidate will take on technical leadership and contribution to a range of systems engineering / systems integration projects. This post requires timely delivery of technical leadership and contribution to work on behalf of customers and stakeholders, both internal and external, including Dstl Programme Delivery Directorate, Defence Equipment & Support and Heads of Capability in Front-Line Commands.
Key Performance Indicators:
Performance in this role will be assessed within the Dstl Performance Management process. You will be expected to:
• Deliver high quality outputs in a timely fashion;
• Work effectively in a Team environment;
• Be able to work independently, when necessary, and support the delivery of complex multi-player programmes;
• Build and maintain effective networks across Dstl and the stakeholder community, nationally and internationally.
More specifically:
• Support the strategic / technical leadership of Dstl avionics systems support to Lightning II acceptance activities.
• Provide strategic and tactical advice on future Unmanned Air System avionics architecture development, supporting research and development programmes, technology demonstrator programmes and UK industrial positioning.
Main Contacts and Relationships:
Internal: Team Members, Project / Programme Managers, Wider Dstl Organisation.
External: MOD customers, MAA, Military, Industry, Academia and International Government agencies.
Working conditions: Based at Dstl Portsdown West, with occasional travel within the UK and abroad.
Security Clearance Required: All posts require standard Security Clearance (SC) and all applicants must have resided in the UK for the previous 5 years.
Open to UK Nationals only, we are sorry but Dual Nationals cannot be considered.
Competence 1
Delivering at Pace
Competence 2
Collaborating and Partnering
Competence 3
Leading and Communicating
Competence 4
Making Effective Decisions
Competence 5
Non-core competency
Competence 5 - Detail
Technical /Professional Knowledge and Skills
Essential:
• Proven track record of successfully working in an avionic systems engineering discipline.
• Experience of avionic system requirements definition, testing, and verification.
• Understanding of military aircraft operations or military systems.
Desirable:
• Understanding of Technical Approval / Design Signatory process.
• Understanding of Military Airworthiness
• Involvement in aircraft mission systems / avionics research.
Competence 6
Non-core competency
Competence 6 - Detail
Technical/Professional Experience
• Experience of working flexibly in a team with the ability to communicate at all levels, both orally and in writing with a range of staff and customers.
• Able to demonstrate practical experience of applying a broad variety of analytical techniques to define and analyse problems and provide solutions.
• Able to work effectively with uncertainty, self motivated and able to work under own initiative.
• Able to demonstrate an excellent track record of using common sense and lateral thinking to answer questions.
• Good pro-activeness skills, foreseeing possible programmatic problems and mitigating against these to deliver successful programmes.
Qualification(s)
Essential: Degree level qualification or equivalent in a scientific, engineering or mathematics discipline.
Desirable: Degree level qualification in systems engineering, avionics engineering or software engineering.
Working Pattern
This job/these jobs are available for full-time, part-time or flexible working arrangements (including Job Share arrangements).
Employment Terms: Post Type - Permanent
Employment Terms: Hours - 37 hours
Benefits
Dstl offers a great range of benefits including 27 days holiday plus public holidays, flexible working hours and alternative working patterns, a choice of pension schemes, subsidised sports facilities, professional subscriptions, onsite restaurants and cycle and bus-to-work schemes.
Contact and further details
dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk
The Civil Service is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We also offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet our minimum selection criteria.
We will not tolerate discrimination on any of the following: gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, religion, age, disability, HIV positivity, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs - or any other grounds.
Pension Statement
The Civil Service has a choice of pensions. For details, go to the Civil Service web site.
The Cabinet Office’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/news/recruitment-principles/
lf your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact the recruiting department in the first instance https://jobs.civilservice.gov.uk/help/faq.cgi
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission. http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
Closing date
9 Dec 2013
Salary
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