We have an exciting opportunity to join the Lockheed Martin team in Havant, Hampshire as a Chief Engineer for a major Merlin Mk2 capability sustainment and enhancement programme.
Merlin Mk2 is embarking on an Out Of Service Date Extension Programme (OSDEP) to extend the out of service date (OSD) of the whole system, which will require significant modernisation to the aircraft mission system and avionics, training and support systems. Alongside this there are a number of capability enhancements planned for the system to provide improved interoperability, lethality and support a path to the Royal Navy’s Future Maritime Aviation Force concept. Building on our thirty year leadership of Merlin Mk1/Mk2, Lockheed Martin will be leading the Merlin Mk2 activity in close conjunction with our Royal Navy and Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) customers, and Leonardo Helicopters who will be leading on the closely-aligned programme to extend the OSD of the Merlin Mk4 as well as support us on Mk2. OSDEP is in Concept Phase and due to begin Assessment Phase in 2024, with Demonstration and Manufacture taking place in the latter half of the decade.
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This role is for the overall technical lead for this opportunity. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their vision for the programme, including:
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Forming and evolving Engineering teams
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Defining and managing of established requirements and emergent goals
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Leading System design options, including rapid and efficient trade studies to optimise the solution against requirements, candidate product/technology maturity, cost and schedule
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Defining software architecture and delivery strategies, including convergence with UK reference architectures such as Pyramid
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Defining the Integration and Test strategy including identification of facilities, processes and innovations
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Ensuring that through the programme the total, in-the-water, weapon system installed performance and lethality is optimised, including operational analysis and tactical development
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Engaging with existing and new candidate suppliers for sustainment, upgrade and replacement of existing systems and acquisition of new systems
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Forming close and effective partnership with customers and key industrial partners
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Formulating and delivering strategies for airworthiness, safety, security, design assurance and certification, within LM’s role as Merlin Mk2 Coordinating Design Organisation
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Responsible for whole Merlin Weapon System coherence including training solutions, deployed and in-house support products, design/development/integration/test facilities and operational support facilities
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Ensuring effective cross-functional business delivery including whole-programme digital transformation in accordance with Lockheed Martin’s 1LMX strategy
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Supporting the customer to deliver and optimise the full set of Defence Lines of Development
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Ensuring alignment of internal and third party strategies, technologies, products and investment opportunities
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Ensuring coherence with wider customer programmes and initiatives along with additional company opportunities, including externally-driven Merlin developments, adjacent platform and mission programmes, and migration to the Future Maritime Aviation Force concept.
You will be primarily based in our Havant offices with regular travel to our partner/customer sites in Yeovil and Bristol, and occasional travel to the Merlin Main Operating Base at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall.
The successful candidate will have an extensive background in defence aerospace, with leadership experience in a prime contracting and mission systems environment.