Weapon System Electrical Integration Architect
// Role Summary
Join the cutting-edge DragonFire programme as an Electrical Integration Architect, driving the integration of complex electrical equipment into a world-class weapon system. Own the electrical architecture and ensure seamless compatibility across multiple suppliers and subsystems.
// Key Responsibilities
- Technical authority for electrical interfaces within a weapon system.
- Focus on system-level electrical architecture and equipment integration.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external suppliers.
- Define, manage, and mature electrical requirements.
- Lead technical reviews and supplier engagement.
- Opportunity for paid overtime and flexible working.
// Role Specification
The Opportunity
This role sits at the heart of the DragonFire programme, focusing on the integration of complex electrical equipment into a cutting-edge weapon system! You will act as the technical authority for electrical interfaces between the weapon system and its equipment, ensuring that electrical design, performance, and constraints are aligned across multiple suppliers and subsystems.
Rather than detailed circuit design, this role is about owning the bigger picture. Bringing together electrical architecture, equipment integration, and supplier delivery to ensure a coherent, compliant, and high-performing system. You will work closely with internal teams and external equipment suppliers (Design Authorities), translating system-level requirements into clear electrical expectations and ensuring these are delivered, verified, and accepted.
This is a varied, hands-on role that spans requirements definition, supplier engagement, integration activities, and system acceptance, ideal for engineers who enjoy working across disciplines and influencing technical direction.
As an Electrical Integration Architect, your main responsibilities will be:
- Act as the primary technical interface between the weapon system and Equipment Design Authorities (internal and external suppliers)
- Ensure electrical compatibility and integrity between subsystems, equipment, and overall system architecture
- Support system-level integration, verification, and acceptance of equipment
- Define, manage, and mature electrical requirements across the project lifecycle
- Own and manage Statements of Work (SOW) for equipment suppliers
- Lead technical reviews, progress meetings, and milestone
What we can offer you:
- Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
- Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
- Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
- Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
- Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave - enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
- Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.