Job Title:  Senior Gun and Ammunition Engineer

Package:  £56250 - £62500. (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role ID:     SF20369

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Gun and Ammunition Engineer at our Bristol site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior Gun and Ammunition Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring that weapon systems entering service are safe, suitable, and supported by robust technical evidence, directly contributing to the successful delivery of complex defence and maritime capabilities.

Day-to-day, you'll support the qualification, evaluation and certification of weapon systems across maritime projects. You will work closely with customers, industry partners and technical specialists to ensure weapon systems meet regulatory, safety and performance requirements.

This includes reviewing technical evidence, supporting safety cases, advising customers on weapon engineering matters, and managing interfaces between suppliers and stakeholders throughout the qualification process.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the qualification and certification of naval gun systems and associated ammunition
• Reviewing and assessing technical evidence to support weapon system safety cases and acceptance into service
• Acting as the interface between customers and industry partners to ensure requirements are understood and delivered
• Providing technical advice and weapon engineering expertise across programmes and projects
• Contributing to technical reviews, risk management activities and assurance processes
• Supporting the development of technical capability through collaboration and knowledge sharing within the team

Essential experience of the Senior Gun and Ammunition Engineer:

• Experience working within OME (Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives) or WOME environments
• Strong understanding of weapon system qualification, certification, safety assurance and assessment activities
• Experience working with DOSR regulatory requirements and associated processes
• Experience supporting or producing OSRP submissions and weapon system safety cases
• Knowledge of weapon systems, ammunition, ordnance engineering or explosives safety
• Experience engaging with customers, technical authorities and industry partners

Essential qualifications for the Senior Gun and Ammunition Engineer:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Weapons Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics or a related discipline
• Alternatively, significant relevant experience within weapon systems, ammunition, OME/WOME or defence engineering environments

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. 

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Bristol site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Bristol

The QinetiQ facility in Bristol is part of the company’s broader operation focused on defence and technology innovation. The site houses a diverse team of engineers, scientists and technical professionals who bring expertise to various projects ensuring high-quality outcomes.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported.  If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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