World Class Defence Organisation based in Bristol is currently looking to recruit a Project Engineer subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Rate:£50.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at time and a quarter Location: Bristol Hybrid / Remote working: circa 4 days onsite Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter. IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: One stage video interview Project Engineer Job Description: WSSE are integral in the development of weapon systems and system architectures, and as a result we have developed a capability supporting developments across the full product life cycle. The team integrate real products, models and synthetic environments to provide visualisations, demonstrations, verification & validation as well as training capability and support. Responsibilities:
* The role is to support the delivery of integration tools to customers acting as the liaison between WSSE and Manufacturing
* Working with Project Leads and development teams to understand the critical path activities to ensure we deliver on time.
* You will work as part of a heterogeneous agile development team, made up of mixed discipline engineers working in synergy to deliver the simulations and representations of real equipment.
* The role requires you to deploy existing software packages provided to you from the software development team onto hardware.
* You will be responsible for ensuring the relevant Safety and Security documentation has been followed as defined in the published design definitions.
* The role may require you to support with documentation updates and supporting shipping and export functions (project dependant).
Skillset/experience required:
* Familiar with COTS computer hardware
* Ability to follow software load instructions to install software on COTS hardware
* Familiar with operating systems such as Linux and windows
* Ability to work with a diverse group of people to build relationships and solve problems
* Ability to understand and support the delivery of plans so that delivery schedules can be kept.
* Ability to work with stakeholders to provide solutions to problems with plans when they arise
* Ability to use and manage simple databases for asset management and tracking purposes
* Ability to conduct software tests on deliverable equipment using pre-existing test documentation
* Appreciation for the importance of version controls
* Appreciation for the importance of quality controls
* Positive and professional behaviours
* Proven ability to deliver to deadlines
Nice to haves:
* Familiar with Continuous integration / development tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub) and the benefits to automatic build, test and deployment pipelines.
* Practical knowledge of System integration principles and processes
* Understanding of software development practices
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