FCAS PPS Engineer
UK Ministry of Defence
Date: 18 hours ago
City: Bristol, England
Contract type: Full time
Stoke Gifford, South West England, BS34 8JH
Job Summary
Are you inspired by cutting-edge aerospace engineering, with an aspiration to work upon the delivery of the UK’s Sixth-Generation Combat Air capability, within the one of Defence’s most complex multi-national engineering programmes? If so, we are seeking a Power and Propulsion Systems Engineer within the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Engineering Delivery Team.
You will be responsible for leading certification, airworthiness assurance, and integration engineering activities in support of Power and Propulsion Systems development and Demonstrator platform technology initiatives. This rewarding role involves symbiotic teamwork with Tri-National Governments and other UK MOD departments, leading regular engagements with Industry counterparts, enabling rapid decision making in a high-trust collegiate environment.
As a FCAS Delivery Team Engineer, you will use your exceptional communication and influencing skills to build strong working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, enabling unimpeded information flow and clear decision making in a dynamic and evolving programme.
You will provide expert advice and guidance to ensure that Industry proposals and engineering solutions deliver an airworthy and certifiable design that is fit for purpose. The role requires a consistently robust application of airworthiness principles and certification specifications through established policies, processes, tools and techniques throughout the early phases of platform development.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
As one of our FCAS Delivery Team Engineers you will work to establish, implement, and maintain appropriate airworthiness management through the application of DE&S Engineering policy and best practice, UK MAA Regulation and recognised certification specifications. Your responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:
As one of our FCAS Delivery Team Engineers you will work to establish, implement, and maintain appropriate airworthiness management through the application of DE&S Engineering policy and best practice, UK MAA Regulation and recognised certification specifications. Your responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:
To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:
Professional Registration with the UK Engineering Council (IEng/CEng)
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following:
Behaviour
At interview, you will be assessed against the above behaviours
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: [email protected]
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: [email protected].
Job Summary
Are you inspired by cutting-edge aerospace engineering, with an aspiration to work upon the delivery of the UK’s Sixth-Generation Combat Air capability, within the one of Defence’s most complex multi-national engineering programmes? If so, we are seeking a Power and Propulsion Systems Engineer within the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Engineering Delivery Team.
You will be responsible for leading certification, airworthiness assurance, and integration engineering activities in support of Power and Propulsion Systems development and Demonstrator platform technology initiatives. This rewarding role involves symbiotic teamwork with Tri-National Governments and other UK MOD departments, leading regular engagements with Industry counterparts, enabling rapid decision making in a high-trust collegiate environment.
As a FCAS Delivery Team Engineer, you will use your exceptional communication and influencing skills to build strong working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, enabling unimpeded information flow and clear decision making in a dynamic and evolving programme.
You will provide expert advice and guidance to ensure that Industry proposals and engineering solutions deliver an airworthy and certifiable design that is fit for purpose. The role requires a consistently robust application of airworthiness principles and certification specifications through established policies, processes, tools and techniques throughout the early phases of platform development.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
As one of our FCAS Delivery Team Engineers you will work to establish, implement, and maintain appropriate airworthiness management through the application of DE&S Engineering policy and best practice, UK MAA Regulation and recognised certification specifications. Your responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:
- You will be accountable to the Type Airworthiness Authority/Chief Engineer as systems subject matter expert and delegated airworthiness authority representative in Tri-National Government and Industry engagements.
- Owning and managing the Electrical Power Generation, Thermal Management System, Fuel System, and Propulsion System inputs to the FCAS Core Platform Type Certification Basis as Certification Panel Lead for Tri-National Government.
- Identifying and analysing hazards and contributing to the identification and evaluation of risk reduction measures, ensuring that these are adequately documented and managed.
- Working with colleagues at all levels to ensure compliance with relevant UK Legislation and Regulations, MOD and DE&S Policy.
- Providing informed airworthiness advice to decision makers through Working Groups and Certification Panels.
- Producing, reviewing, endorsing, and making recommendations on acceptance of airworthiness artefacts.
- Overseeing the development of solutions to System Requirements and ensuring airworthiness, certification, and through life considerations are captured and the managed.
- Developing, managing, and maintaining effective airworthiness management systems.
- Developing and maintaining programme airworthiness assurance plans, monitoring compliance, and ensuring that airworthiness assurance evidence is gathered, assessed, and decisions recorded appropriately.
As one of our FCAS Delivery Team Engineers you will work to establish, implement, and maintain appropriate airworthiness management through the application of DE&S Engineering policy and best practice, UK MAA Regulation and recognised certification specifications. Your responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:
- You will be accountable to the Type Airworthiness Authority/Chief Engineer as systems subject matter expert and delegated airworthiness authority representative in Tri-National Government and Industry engagements.
- Owning and managing the Electrical Power Generation, Thermal Management System, Fuel System, and Propulsion System inputs to the FCAS Core Platform Type Certification Basis as Certification Panel Lead for Tri-National Government.
- Identifying and analysing hazards and contributing to the identification and evaluation of risk reduction measures, ensuring that these are adequately documented and managed.
- Working with colleagues at all levels to ensure compliance with relevant UK Legislation and Regulations, MOD and DE&S Policy.
- Providing informed airworthiness advice to decision makers through Working Groups and Certification Panels.
- Producing, reviewing, endorsing, and making recommendations on acceptance of airworthiness artefacts.
- Overseeing the development of solutions to System Requirements and ensuring airworthiness, certification, and through life considerations are captured and the managed.
- Developing, managing, and maintaining effective airworthiness management systems.
- Developing and maintaining programme airworthiness assurance plans, monitoring compliance, and ensuring that airworthiness assurance evidence is gathered, assessed, and decisions recorded appropriately.
To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:
- Hold a degree level qualification in a relevant engineering discipline OR have equivalent relevant experience.
- This role is an LoAA holding position, and the individual will be required to demonstrate competency to hold an airworthiness delegation for the FCAS Core Platform and Flying Combat Air Demonstrator.
- Hold a valid UK Passport and have the ability to travel internationally.
- Have demonstrable airworthiness experience across a range of platform types having utilising a variety of tools and processes, to provide advice and guidance on complex projects, e.g. Equipment Contribution Risk to Life Assessments, ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable) justifications, Hazard Risk Assessments etc.
Professional Registration with the UK Engineering Council (IEng/CEng)
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Learning and development tailored to your role - yes, we really do care about your development
- An environment with flexible working options - we make flexibility work in reality, so work ‘works’ for all of us. In this role you will be working with Japan who are 9-hours ahead of us resulting in a need for early morning teams calls, these can often be done from home. You will need to be in the office a minimum of 40% of your time, and will have frequent travel overseas / to other UK locations.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity - yes we really are looking for people like YOU. Diversity is something we care about and foster.
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following:
Behaviour
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (500 Word count)
- Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
At interview, you will be assessed against the above behaviours
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: [email protected]
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
- Name : Nick Coward
- Email : [email protected]
- Email : [email protected]
Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: [email protected].
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