PROJECT ENGINEER / LEAD ENGINEER - UK

Company Overview Civitanavi Systems was established in with a vision to become a principal player in the provision of the design, development, and manufacture of high-tech solutions of Inertial Navigation, Geo Reference, and Stabilization systems for both Industrial and Defense use (dual use).
The company has acquired customers and end users for its inertial products in industrial (mining, oil and gas), defence (naval, land and air domains), civil aerospace and space sectors in a relatively short time.
We have rapidly assembled a team of world leading experts in inertial technology with a solid background in the design and development of inertial sensors, navigation software, certification, and manufacturing processes.
Now numbering over 150 people, the business growth has outstripped the market norm by an order of magnitude.
Civitanavi UK Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Civitanavi Systems S.
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Civitanavi UK Ltd will be based in a brand new facility in Bristol, close to major aerospace and defence customers and travel links (hybrid working will be considered).
The UK business has already established a strong reputation with major UK primes and is now ready to recruit for a number of key roles.
Civitanavi Systems is a professional yet dynamic company with a can-do attitude at all levels.
The business is hungry for ideas and passionate about delivering to the customer what they need when they need it, “We Care, We Perform, We Deliver” is not just a slogan, it is a driving principle.
(Civitanavi Systems S.
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is a listed company on Euronext Milan, it is controlled by Civitanavi Systems Ltd (holding) which unites an international pool of strategic investors).” Job Summary The Project Engineer / Project Lead role is very wide ranging and requires a person that can deal with many varied tasks, technical and non-technical, simultaneously and take responsibility for delivering a task or project.
It is primarily a technical role but has strong elements of customer interfacing, project management implementation and budgetary control.
Responsibilities And Duties Technical Team Lead, from concept to commissioning Primary technical interface with customers and institutions Point of contact for critical components suppliers and design subcontractors Technical support to Business Development in engineering aspects of bids and proposals Reviewing the Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and Attitude, Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) and GPS/GNSS product requirements and preparing the Compliance Matrix Participation in the identification and definition of new inertial and GNSS products In coordination with the Project Management office, prepare and status a fully resourced and costed project plan Generation of high-level technical description documentation (Product Description) or formal System Requirements, possibly using DOORS requirements management platform) Coordination of the product test and qualification activities Supervision of the integration and test of Navigation and Stabilization Systems with complex software and hardware Drive projects to be delivered to schedule, cost & quality Highlight what skills, tools and facilities are needed to successfully deliver projects.
Reporting Project Status to customers and internally Highlight early technical risk or opportunities to consider Supporting the Hardware/Software/System Qualification tasks Promoting airworthiness and safety awareness throughout the design development lifecycle.
Monitoring and reporting formal product functional and performance qualification/certification testing, in laboratory (static/dynamic) and garner customer feedback on performance Preparing technical design reviews pertaining to certification, monitoring the compliance of the review execution and outputs with the objectives and transition criteria Active participation in the technical personnel recruitment by means of CV screening and interviews of candidates Effective coordination of the team activities focused on adherence to timelines and ensuring proper quality of the required outputs Understand the team members career aspirations and support their continuous training and skills improvement Management of conflicts within the team members and with other company departments.
Qualifications And Skills Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering or a similar related discipline.
In the absence of a degree, significant and relevant experience is required.
(Proof of qualifications will be required).
Previous experience of project lead roles, preferably in aerospace and defence applications An engineering specialty in the area of precision instrument design and development for defence, aerospace and commercial implementations Experience working with and the use of inertial sensors i.
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gyroscopes, accelerometers Experience working with and the use of IMUs, AHRS, Air Data Systems, GPS/GNSS Knowledge of the general functionality and error drivers of FOGs, MEMS, quartz inertial sensors and air data systems Knowledge of Avionics, navigation and related algorithms, control and communication systems Knowledge of the main avionics communication interfaces and protocols Knowledge of environmental and EMC test standards, such as RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461 Knowledge of SW DO-178C and HW DO-254 certification standards Knowledge of reliability standards such as MIL-HDBK-217F Familiarity with requirements management tools (like IBM Rational DOORS) Competent in technical report writing and presentations A team player and effective communicator Able to interact at all technical levels with customers, technical teams and business management Please Note.
Civitanavi UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role.
Additional Personal Skills Strong interpersonal and communications skills Organized and systematic to maintain documentation and plans in order Professional ethics and preparation for collaborative work in multidisciplinary teams Knowledge of Italian would be useful A keen eye for business opportunities The aptitude to ‘muck in’ and pick-up what needs to be done for the common good Willingness to travel between the UK and Italy and to other areas for short periods as business needs require Share Apply