Location: Role based at MOD Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol BS34 8JH, currently working from home due to COVID restrictions with flexibility to continue working from home once restrictions are lifted. 
Contract: Two year fixed term contract
Salary: £28,500 - £33,000 per annum (plus benefits)
Closing Date: 18 July 2021

Join an integral part of the UK's Defence and play your part in the procurement and in-service support of all our Armed Forces’ equipment, from fighter jets, armoured vehicles and aircraft carriers, to clothing, food, and ammunition. If you have the pride, passion and commitment to be part of an exciting organisation at the forefront of supporting our country's Armed Forces to deliver on operations at home and abroad, then apply now!

At DE&S we are excited to be hiring for an Assurance Engineer to work for the Land Equipment Operating Centre.

In our Land Equipment Operating Centre (LE OC) we provide platforms and equipment, including systems and services to the UK Armed Forces that can be used safely at the extremes of their capability in an ever-hostile environments. Our equipment portfolio ranges from highly complex vehicles and supporting systems, such as AJAX and Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks, to protective body armour and helmets used by our Soldiers. 

Within your team, you will provide independent function assurance to a variety of different delivery teams, assessing equipment and documents against a specific criteria to ensure that they are fit for purpose.

Working with the National Autistic Society through the Autism at Work programme, DE&S are offering an opportunity for an enthusiastic autistic candidate to develop into an Assurance Engineer. The successful candidate will be someone with a desire to analyse evidence and business problems. 

Responsibilities

• Making effective decisions in a timely manner 
• Analyse and interpret information to provide engineering evidence against define criteria
• In depth review of engineering artefacts to give overall assurance outcome and score
• Apply structured techniques to problem solving and liaise with the relevant team to facilitate the assurance process 
• Demonstrate how decisions have been made in a clear and concise way, verbally and in writing
• Autonomy to undertake tasks in your own way to ensure a successful outcome

During your role with DE&S you will be:

• Working a 37 hour week, Monday to Friday
• Supported and mentored by your Line Manager with other engineers
• Located Role based at MOD Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol BS34 8JH, currently working from home due to COVID restrictions with flexibility to continue working from home once restrictions are lifted. When working in ABW, it will be in an open planned office.

We are looking for these attributes in our employees

• Level 4 qualification in engineering or experience in reviewing engineering artefacts against the pre-determined criteria
• Apply a different perspective to problems and challenges
• Attention to detail
• Ability to solve problems both alone and as part of a team
• Ability understand and digest technical information
• Loyalty 
• Direct and honest approach

At DE&S our aim is to attract and recruit a talented and diverse workforce. Managing the diversity and wellbeing of our workforce is truly important to us and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can contribute to their full potential. Our people are supported to really be themselves. This is a place where differences are valued and our employees are treated fairly and with respect. 

Benefits:
Please see the candidate information pack for further details of our benefits. A brief overview includes:

• Generous Pension package with an employer pension contribution of around 21% of your salary 
• Annual bonuses
• A flexible working pattern to fit you where possible
• 25 days holiday +1 additional day every year you work up to 30 days 
• Opportunity for movement and promotion.
• Some of our sites include an onsite gym, onsite restaurants, cafes and much more.

How to Apply
For more information on DE&S, please follow this link to the Candidate Pack
If you are interested in applying for this role through the Autism at Work programme, please contact the Enterprise and Employment Team at the National Autistic Society if you would like to discuss further, Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
To apply for this role, please email your CV along with a cover letter to Enterprise.Team@nas.org.uk
 

What happens next?
If your application is successful, a member of the DE&S recruitment team will be in contact with you to explain the next steps. This will include completing an application through our Applicant Tracking System and arranging a suitable date and time for your interview.