Unleash the Power of Multi-Mission Excellence: Safeguarding the Seas for the World's Navies.

Step into a world where cutting-edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi-mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe.

As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five-eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable warfighting edge. From surface vessels to sub-surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionizing the way naval missions are executed.

We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game-changing technologies, including state-of-the-art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems.

Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide!

Flexible Working

At Ultra Maritime, we understand that your personal life is just as important as your professional one. That's why we support and promote flexible working arrangements where possible. Whether you prefer a hybrid model, working remotely, or the structure of being on-site, we will support you as best as we can. Embrace the freedom to shape your work hours according to your needs, whether it's part-time, compressed hours, or a unique arrangement that suits your lifestyle.

Loudwater, Greenford, and Weymouth exclusively offer a 9-day fortnight working pattern, offering extended weekends every other week, granting you more time to pursue your passions. And that's not all - we provide flexible start and finish times.

It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.

Job Description

The Senior Chief Engineer is expected to be or to become the definitive technical expert in Ultra Maritime UK products, understanding all aspects of product design and able to make key decisions concerning new designs and design updates. They may also act as the delegated signatory for Ultra Maritime UK, certifying that the designs continue to be seaworthy, safe and fully compliant to all relevant UK & international regulations.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• To provide inputs, as required, into Bids and Proposals, including, where appropriate, planning the technical programme of work in conjunction with project management, providing input to technical proposals, engineering estimates and work packages. Note that the Capability and Product teams will remain the primary interface to the customer for business development and bid purposes, but the Senior Chief Engineer will want to ensure that different products are using common and modular architectures and components to maximise re-use, so will be consulted on system architectures and delivery methodology.
• To provide technical leadership into projects and product teams as needed, such that the aims of the business to develop strong future product lines whilst maintaining On-Time Delivery (OTD) of contracted work at the target levels for the business are fully met. This is in support of existing project leads such as PEL and SDA, with the Senior Chief Engineer in particular acting as an escalation route for SDAs on issues of design compliance.
• To provide strong technical governance to all sonar projects, such that all designs are compliant, reliable, safe and of a high technical quality while meeting project targets for cost and schedule. This could involve guiding product and project teams, chairing design reviews, inputting into project deliverables or providing independent review.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and technologies, and integrate them into the team's work as appropriate with particular emphasis on compliance and safety standards.
• Provide the necessary support to achieve export permissions for our products and projects, particularly in regard to security architectures and emerging Cyber-security standards. This may require attendance of workshops with ECJU and other export authorities, drawing on other Ultra businesses and working with external partners to develop the new technologies required to assure future products.
• To ensure all platform sonar designs consider reliability and design for manufacture throughout their lifecycle, and to liaise closely with the Manufacturing Engineering and production teams to ensure products can be manufactured to the required UPC and through life cost targets.

This is a key leadership role in a thriving and growing business, and the successful candidate is expected to be an industry leader in a relevant Engineering discipline, with a good understanding of the technologies and capabilities needed to develop and deliver complex military systems into service. They should be qualified to at least degree level in a numerate subject within science and engineering, will preferably be a chartered engineer (or have equivalent industry experience), and be able to evidence practical experience of managing complex engineering delivery and support services. Their key qualities include:

• Leadership - the job-holder must be able to influence and lead various stakeholders and teams.
• Technical knowledge of Sonar and associated naval systems, and of good engineering practices is essential, including familiarity with the regulatory environment for maritime products. The job-holder must also be technically competent in the tools and technologies used by the team (requirements management tools such as DOORS or Jama, CAD tools (with sufficient familiarity to enable review), PLM tools such as Windchill etc.), to allow review/assist with technical work where needed.
• Strategic thinking to help deliver the Business' strategic plans for long term growth. Customer-facing, particularly to represent the customer within the business on projects such that the customer needs with regard to security, reliability and supportability are appropriately prioritized.
• Innovative - we are looking for the generation and the fostering of ideas for both future products and efficient project/product delivery. The job-holder does not need to personally generate all the good ideas, but should be able to create an environment of trust and psychological safety in which innovation flourishes within creative and engaged teams.
• Organised and authoritative, to provide strong governance across projects and product teams.
• Efficient & productive - the need to deliver effective Engineering input into bids, proposals and projects, often on a tight schedule, maintaining high OTD standards whilst also managing our product lines means we may ask the individual to juggle and balance multiple priorities with minimal supervision.

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Relocation Support

Attracting high-level talent and people that can add value and expertise, is vital to our success. Attracting and retaining brilliant people is imperative so that's why we search across the UK for talent. We offer financial support to candidates that are considering relocating; this is considered on a case-by-case basis per role and subject to HMRC guidelines.

Nationality Requirements

Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers.

Diverse & Inclusive Employer

Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self.

We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.