Description
Principal Engineer - Vehicle Control - Ship Building
A Principal Engineer with Vehicle Control experience is required to work on a twelve-month contract (with the possibility of extension) for our defence client based in Cumbria.
This is a 12-month contract with a leading UK defence company.
Overview of the Principal Engineer - Vehicle Control role
Provide a central Point of Contact to facilitate and drive inter- and intra-team working across all teams delivering Vehicle Control.
These include:
- Naval Architecture
- Active Vehicle Control
- Safety
- Hydraulics
- Pressurised Air & Gas
- Propulsion, Steering & Hull Mechanics
- Structures
- Co-ordinate activities across the Vehicle Control teams to ensure clarity of:
- Inter-relationships
- Inputs & Assumptions
- Outputs
- Models
- Deliverables
- Co-ordinate Vehicle Control deliverables that cross team boundaries, including Vehicle Control Principles of Operation
Key skills required for the Principal Engineer - Vehicle Control
- Honours Degree or equivalent experience in the Engineering discipline
- Knowledge of the techniques of Systems Engineering
- Sufficient knowledge of the range of disciplines involved in the product design to be able to identify the best design compromises
- The ability to analyse complex problems and identify the most critical issues.
- Demonstrated ability to appreciate, think and work across discipline and functional boundaries.
- Experience in the management of business and technical interfaces
The role is based in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria - commutable from Carnforth, Milnthorpe, Lancaster, Morecambe, Penrith, Workington, Whitehaven and The Lake District.
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