Job Title: Weapon System Equipment Project Engineer (RMO)
Location: Bristol (Hybrid: 2–3 days on-site)
Salary: Up to £60,000
We are working in partnership with a leading defence organisation to recruit multiple Weapon System Equipment Project Engineers (RMO) to support cutting-edge directed energy and high-performance sub-systems. Candidates may specialise in one of four key areas: Laser Source, Beam Director, Fire Enable System, or Performance Sub-Systems. These roles focus on delivering, integrating, and certifying complex electro-optical, mechanical, and electrical systems.
Key Responsibilities
1. Deliver and integrate high-performance sub-systems to final assembly, integration, and test
2. Manage technical interfaces with external partners and suppliers
3. Lead technical work packages and mitigate risks across complex projects
4. Support functional integration and compliance of sub-systems within wider system definitions
5. Produce and maintain technical and certification documentation, including safety-related aspects
6. Engage stakeholders to clarify requirements and drive project progress
Required Skills & Experience
7. Experience delivering complex electro-optical, mechanical, or electrical sub-systems
8. Knowledge of high-energy lasers, beam directors, safety-critical systems, or data-logging and image processing hardware
9. Supplier management and development of technical statements of work
10. System integration and sub-system compliance expertise
11. Technical leadership within multi-partner defence projects
Desirable Traits
12. Experience in early lifecycle project development
13. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
14. Experience integrating multiple sub-systems into larger platforms
Not Suitable For
15. Limited experience in defence or high-performance sub-system projects
16. Weak system integration or project management capabilities
17. Limited knowledge of hardware/software interfaces or safety-critical requirements
Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens or Dual nationals with British Citizenship who hold SC clearance or can obtain it.
This is a permanent role.
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then.