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Equipment Design Authority
Job Posted: 2 days ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 65,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: BS34, Filton, South Gloucestershire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
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Overview:
We’re supporting a leading defence organisation in their search for an experienced Equipment Design Authority to oversee the Launch Management System (LMS) on two major UK defence programmes.
This is a vital leadership role, combining systems thinking with technical breadth across software, electronics, and hardware design. You will ensure that LMS products are technically sound, fully certified, and continually evolving to meet the high standards of performance, safety, and reliability demanded by global defence stakeholders.
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The Role – Equipment Design Authority
As the Design Authority, you will be the technical guardian of the LMS — a system critical to the safe and reliable launch of missile systems. You’ll work across a wide range of disciplines to ensure the successful delivery, certification, and in-service support of this essential capability.
Key responsibilities include:
• Leading the technical development and lifecycle evolution of the LMS
• Ensuring design integrity, verification, validation, and certification
• Managing technical risks, issues, and design improvements
• Collaborating with stakeholders across systems, software, mechanical, and support engineering
• Supporting future LMS enhancements to meet customer capability needs
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Skills and Experience Required:
• Experience in technical leadership of complex electronics subsystems
• Strong systems engineering and requirements engineering background
• Familiarity with the full lifecycle of software and hardware product development
• Ability to guide certification and test validation processes
• Effective communicator with the ability to build relationships across engineering domains
• A broad technical appreciation – including design, development, support, and safety
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Benefits Include:
• Annual bonus: Up to £2,500 (subject to company performance)
• Pension: Up to 14% combined employer/employee contribution
• Overtime & Flexible Leave: Up to 15 additional flexi-days annually, Overtime X1.25
• Enhanced Parental Leave: Including adoption, paternity, fertility treatment, and neonatal care
• Excellent Facilities: On-site subsidised meals, free parking, and more
• Flexible Working: Hybrid model supporting work–life balance
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About the company
The business is a world class leader in the design, development and manufacture of Land, Air and Marine based defence systems. They have a very warm and welcoming culture, are an inclusive business promoting internal networking amongst groups from neurodiversity, ethnic diversity through to gender equality. They are a three-time gold investor in people award winner and a leader in championing women in engineering.
Additional Information:
Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be British citizens or dual nationals with British citizenship. Security clearance checks will be required following an offer.
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