Hybrid Project Design Authority

at Thales

• Job title: Project Design Authority
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Templecombe, United Kingdom

About the role

• Project Design Authority responsible for solution compliance and project technical oversight. Leading a service project team while interfacing with customers on technical design.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Solution Compliance for a Project.
• Acts as the primary technical leader of the Service Solution project team.
• Acts as lead technical interface with the Customer.
• This role provides the overall technical oversight for a project and will ensure the appropriate design to address the issues outlined in the customer’s needs.
• Responsible for ensuring, with the support of Specialty Engineering experts & Safety/HSE stakeholders, that the Solution design takes into account contract requirements and applicable legislation, rules & regulations, including product safety & security and Environmental/HSE requirements & standards, and that related certification activities are performed adequately and correctly.
• Analyses Customer needs/requirements and assesses the Support Solution architecture and technical choices.
• Ensures Solution compliance with Customer needs, Product Policy, Make orBuy and Footprint (MoB&F) Strategy & applicable legislation, rules & regulations.
• Approves the technical specification and source selection of subsystems/products to be outsourced, by taking into account MoB&F policy, export restrictions and offset requirements.
• Reviews the technical risks and opportunities and the related mitigation plans throughout the bid or project.
• Checks the production and the maintenance/service aspects of the Solution with the Production Process/Technology Manager (PPTM) and the Service Engineering Managers.
• Checks that the Engineering Environment (E2) for the Solution is consistent with Country/Company E2 Instruction, and overall Solution cost, technical risks & schedule.
• Approves the Design & Justification File (D&JF) prepared by the Solution Architect (ARC).
• Approves the completion of integration, verification, validation and qualification results.
• Organises when appropriate technical meetings and peer reviews together with the Engineering Delivery Manager (EDM) and other technical stakeholders and experts, in order to perform the Solution technical assessment and validation.

Requirements

• Significant technical expertise in one or more of the technological disciplines relevant to the company, e.g. Sonar Systems, Signal Processing, Outboard Hardware etc, and/or in one or more of understanding of business case generation; the developmental lifecycle disciplines, e.g. Requirements Capture, Modelling & Analysis, System Design, Product Development, IV&V, support and disposal.
• Experienced and knowledgeable of whole systems engineering lifecycles for large complex systems.
• Proven PDA with technical/project experience in both development and support fields.
• Desirable: Significant Experience in an Engineering role in an appropriate engineering field, e.g. Maritime or Defence.
• L6 Qualification (degree or equivalent in an engineering or scientific discipline).
• Security Clearance statement Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole British National from birth and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

Benefits

• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
• Hybrid working
• Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
• Life Cover
• Progression and Development Opportunities
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Development focused targets and relocation support can be provided if required along with a variety of learning, development and career enhancement opportunities.