136 Authority jobs in the United Kingdom
Technical Authority
Posted 8 days ago
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MB810: Technical Authority
Location: Shipston-on-Stour
Salary: £50,000 + Bonus
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
Company Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Matched contribution pension scheme, Excellent location within the Cotswolds
Overview:
First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic lighting business who are looking to recruit a Technical Authority to replace the current Technical Authority who's due to retire at the end of year - so this is an excellent opportunity for a senior lighting design professional looking to embrace a fantastic role!
As a Technical Author, you will be acting as the expert within a specific technical domain, providing leadership and guidance by setting standards, reviewing designs, ensuring compliance with regulations, and making critical technical decisions to guarantee the quality and safety of projects, often with the authority to overrule decisions when necessary, while mentoring and coaching other engineers within their field of expertise.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Developing and maintaining technical standards, design guidelines, and procedures to ensure consistency across projects.
- Reviewing technical designs, calculations, and documentation to verify compliance with standards and project requirements.
- Making final technical decisions on complex issues, including resolving disagreements between engineers.
- Identifying potential technical risks and recommending mitigation strategies.
- Providing technical guidance and training to less experienced engineers within their discipline.
- Leading technical investigations into incidents or failures to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
- Working closely with project teams, engineering managers, and other departments to ensure technical alignment and project success.
- Keeping abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to maintain technical competency.
Skills & Experience:
- Advanced degree in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
- Extensive experience in the relevant technical field with a proven track record of successful project delivery
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively convey technical information to diverse audiences
- Leadership qualities to guide and influence technical decisions within a team
MB810: Technical Authority
Location: Shipston-on-Stour
Salary: £50,000 + Bonus
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
Company Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Matched contribution pension scheme, Excellent location within the Cotswolds
Technical Authority
Posted 18 days ago
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MB810: Technical Authority
Location: Shipston-on-Stour
Salary: £50,000 + Bonus
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
Company Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Matched contribution pension scheme, Excellent location within the Cotswolds
Overview:
First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic lighting business who are looking to recruit a Technical Authority to replace the current Technical Authority who's due to retire at the end of year - so this is an excellent opportunity for a senior lighting design professional looking to embrace a fantastic role!
As a Technical Author, you will be acting as the expert within a specific technical domain, providing leadership and guidance by setting standards, reviewing designs, ensuring compliance with regulations, and making critical technical decisions to guarantee the quality and safety of projects, often with the authority to overrule decisions when necessary, while mentoring and coaching other engineers within their field of expertise.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Developing and maintaining technical standards, design guidelines, and procedures to ensure consistency across projects.
- Reviewing technical designs, calculations, and documentation to verify compliance with standards and project requirements.
- Making final technical decisions on complex issues, including resolving disagreements between engineers.
- Identifying potential technical risks and recommending mitigation strategies.
- Providing technical guidance and training to less experienced engineers within their discipline.
- Leading technical investigations into incidents or failures to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
- Working closely with project teams, engineering managers, and other departments to ensure technical alignment and project success.
- Keeping abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends to maintain technical competency.
Skills & Experience:
- Advanced degree in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
- Extensive experience in the relevant technical field with a proven track record of successful project delivery
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively convey technical information to diverse audiences
- Leadership qualities to guide and influence technical decisions within a team
MB810: Technical Authority
Location: Shipston-on-Stour
Salary: £50,000 + Bonus
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
Company Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Matched contribution pension scheme, Excellent location within the Cotswolds
Equipment Design Authority
Posted 3 days ago
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Are you a systems or electronics engineer seeking a leadership role supporting critical missile launch technologies?
This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of the Launch Management System (LMS) across two key programmes, Sea Ceptor and Land Ceptor.
Key Responsibilities:
- p>Act as the Design Authority for the LMS, ensuring it meets design, certification, and in-service support requirements.
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Maintain oversight across disciplines such as systems, software, electronics, mechanical engineering, safety, and cybersecurity.
-
Manage the design evolution of both hardware and software to align with changing system demands.
-
Support verification, validation, and certification efforts to ensure safe and secure operation.
-
Foster expertise within the team, contributing to broader engineering design goals across the company.
The successful candidate will have experience or a strong interest in:
-
Leading the design of complex electronics subsystems.
-
Applying systems engineering and requirements management principles.
-
Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure technical goals and system-level requirements are met.
-
Understanding of computer-based hardware and software design.
-
Supporting verification processes and certification evidence gathering.
This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Bonus scheme (based on company performance)
• Pension scheme (total contribution of up to 14%)
• Paid overtime
• Flexi-leave entitlement (up to 15 days)
• Enhanced parental leave options
• Subsidised on-site facilities and free parking
• Dynamic working policy with 3–4 days on-site per week
If this sounds like your next step, contact Keelan directly or apply via this advert.
Please note : Due to the nature of this work, only candidates with British Citizenship or Dual Nationality (inclusive of British Citizenship) will be considered.
We aim to respond to all applicants, but if you haven’t heard back within 10 days, the role may have been filled or your application may not have progressed. Please feel free to contact us to explore other roles.
Software Deisgn Authority
Posted 8 days ago
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Software Design Authority
Location: Cowes, full time on site
Duration: 6-month contract
Pay rate: £54.57 PH PAYE or £73.68 PH Umbrella
SC Clearance Required
Role Description
• Technical design authority responsible for Software-based system and sub-system solutions – provide technical ownership of the software solution for the MFR software.
• Responsible for the overall software requirements, design, release and surrounding governance of the solution.
• Provide assurance that the solutions meet performance, security and customer requirements.
• Provide guidance to others for a range of software products as part of a wider software team and resolve engineering issues and problems.
• Champion Software Engineering Principles across the full software development lifecycle.
• Mentor and support the development of engineers across the team promoting best practice and continuous development.
Typical duties include (but are not limited to):
• Derive and maintain a set of software requirements from a baseline set of systems requirements.
• Produce and maintain a software design to meet the set of software requirements.
• Use a software design to direct a team in the production of a deliverable software solution.
• Test a software solution to prove that is meets its design aims and requirements.
• Undertake peer reviews or checking/verification of peers’ solutions across projects.
• Undertake technical reviews, verify and sign software engineering designs.
• Act as an Engineering, technical or design authority for a software solution at a system/sub-system level.
• Maintain a software solution to address reported defects and/or additional functionality.
• Produce and issue software estimates for systems / sub-systems.
• Provide subject matter expertise across P&TS and Maritime Services for software deliveries.
• Maintain a good working knowledge of Maritime & Land Defence Solutions software related processes.
Knowledge:
• Have experience in the technical leadership of complex software developments.
• Have considerable experience of using at least one high level programming language, preferably Ada or C (desirable but not essential).
• Have considerable experience of using a high-level design methodology (e.g. UML)
• Have considerable experience of all aspects of the software lifecycle (SDLC) and good knowledge of different software lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile)
• Have good knowledge of appropriate software standards (e.g. ISO/IEC/IEE 12207)
• Have a comprehensive understanding of configuration management and experience of a configuration management tools
Equipment Design Authority
Posted 8 days ago
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Job Description
Are you a systems or electronics engineer seeking a leadership role supporting critical missile launch technologies?
This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of the Launch Management System (LMS) across two key programmes, Sea Ceptor and Land Ceptor.
Key Responsibilities:
- p>Act as the Design Authority for the LMS, ensuring it meets design, certification, and in-service support requirements.
-
Maintain oversight across disciplines such as systems, software, electronics, mechanical engineering, safety, and cybersecurity.
-
Manage the design evolution of both hardware and software to align with changing system demands.
-
Support verification, validation, and certification efforts to ensure safe and secure operation.
-
Foster expertise within the team, contributing to broader engineering design goals.
The successful candidate will have experience or a strong interest in:
-
Leading the design of complex electronics subsystems.
-
Applying systems engineering and requirements management principles.
-
Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure technical goals and system-level requirements are met.
-
Understanding of computer-based hardware and software design.
-
Supporting verification processes and certification evidence gathering.
This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Bonus scheme (based on company performance)
• Pension scheme (total contribution of up to 14%)
• Paid overtime
• Flexi-leave entitlement (up to 15 days)
• Enhanced parental leave options
• Subsidised on-site facilities and free parking
• Dynamic working policy with 3–4 days on-site per week
If this sounds like your next step, contact Keelan directly or apply via this advert.
Please note: Due to the nature of this work, only candidates with British Citizenship or Dual Nationality (inclusive of British Citizenship) will be considered.
We aim to respond to all applicants, but if you haven’t heard back within 10 days, the role may have been filled or your application may not have progressed. Please feel free to contact us to explore other roles.
Equipment Design Authority
Posted 3 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
Are you a systems or electronics engineer seeking a leadership role supporting critical missile launch technologies?
This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of the Launch Management System (LMS) across two key programmes, Sea Ceptor and Land Ceptor.
Key Responsibilities:
- p>Act as the Design Authority for the LMS, ensuring it meets design, certification, and in-service support requirements.
-
Maintain oversight across disciplines such as systems, software, electronics, mechanical engineering, safety, and cybersecurity.
-
Manage the design evolution of both hardware and software to align with changing system demands.
-
Support verification, validation, and certification efforts to ensure safe and secure operation.
-
Foster expertise within the team, contributing to broader engineering design goals across the company.
The successful candidate will have experience or a strong interest in:
-
Leading the design of complex electronics subsystems.
-
Applying systems engineering and requirements management principles.
-
Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure technical goals and system-level requirements are met.
-
Understanding of computer-based hardware and software design.
-
Supporting verification processes and certification evidence gathering.
This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Bonus scheme (based on company performance)
• Pension scheme (total contribution of up to 14%)
• Paid overtime
• Flexi-leave entitlement (up to 15 days)
• Enhanced parental leave options
• Subsidised on-site facilities and free parking
• Dynamic working policy with 3–4 days on-site per week
If this sounds like your next step, contact Keelan directly or apply via this advert.
Please note : Due to the nature of this work, only candidates with British Citizenship or Dual Nationality (inclusive of British Citizenship) will be considered.
We aim to respond to all applicants, but if you haven’t heard back within 10 days, the role may have been filled or your application may not have progressed. Please feel free to contact us to explore other roles.
Software Deisgn Authority
Posted 9 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
Software Design Authority
Location: Cowes, full time on site
Duration: 6-month contract
Pay rate: £54.57 PH PAYE or £73.68 PH Umbrella
SC Clearance Required
Role Description
• Technical design authority responsible for Software-based system and sub-system solutions – provide technical ownership of the software solution for the MFR software.
• Responsible for the overall software requirements, design, release and surrounding governance of the solution.
• Provide assurance that the solutions meet performance, security and customer requirements.
• Provide guidance to others for a range of software products as part of a wider software team and resolve engineering issues and problems.
• Champion Software Engineering Principles across the full software development lifecycle.
• Mentor and support the development of engineers across the team promoting best practice and continuous development.
Typical duties include (but are not limited to):
• Derive and maintain a set of software requirements from a baseline set of systems requirements.
• Produce and maintain a software design to meet the set of software requirements.
• Use a software design to direct a team in the production of a deliverable software solution.
• Test a software solution to prove that is meets its design aims and requirements.
• Undertake peer reviews or checking/verification of peers’ solutions across projects.
• Undertake technical reviews, verify and sign software engineering designs.
• Act as an Engineering, technical or design authority for a software solution at a system/sub-system level.
• Maintain a software solution to address reported defects and/or additional functionality.
• Produce and issue software estimates for systems / sub-systems.
• Provide subject matter expertise across P&TS and Maritime Services for software deliveries.
• Maintain a good working knowledge of Maritime & Land Defence Solutions software related processes.
Knowledge:
• Have experience in the technical leadership of complex software developments.
• Have considerable experience of using at least one high level programming language, preferably Ada or C (desirable but not essential).
• Have considerable experience of using a high-level design methodology (e.g. UML)
• Have considerable experience of all aspects of the software lifecycle (SDLC) and good knowledge of different software lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile)
• Have good knowledge of appropriate software standards (e.g. ISO/IEC/IEE 12207)
• Have a comprehensive understanding of configuration management and experience of a configuration management tools
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Equipment Design Authority
Posted 11 days ago
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Job Description
Are you a systems or electronics engineer seeking a leadership role supporting critical missile launch technologies?
This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of the Launch Management System (LMS) across two key programmes, Sea Ceptor and Land Ceptor.
Key Responsibilities:
- p>Act as the Design Authority for the LMS, ensuring it meets design, certification, and in-service support requirements.
-
Maintain oversight across disciplines such as systems, software, electronics, mechanical engineering, safety, and cybersecurity.
-
Manage the design evolution of both hardware and software to align with changing system demands.
-
Support verification, validation, and certification efforts to ensure safe and secure operation.
-
Foster expertise within the team, contributing to broader engineering design goals.
The successful candidate will have experience or a strong interest in:
-
Leading the design of complex electronics subsystems.
-
Applying systems engineering and requirements management principles.
-
Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure technical goals and system-level requirements are met.
-
Understanding of computer-based hardware and software design.
-
Supporting verification processes and certification evidence gathering.
This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Bonus scheme (based on company performance)
• Pension scheme (total contribution of up to 14%)
• Paid overtime
• Flexi-leave entitlement (up to 15 days)
• Enhanced parental leave options
• Subsidised on-site facilities and free parking
• Dynamic working policy with 3–4 days on-site per week
If this sounds like your next step, contact Keelan directly or apply via this advert.
Please note: Due to the nature of this work, only candidates with British Citizenship or Dual Nationality (inclusive of British Citizenship) will be considered.
We aim to respond to all applicants, but if you haven’t heard back within 10 days, the role may have been filled or your application may not have progressed. Please feel free to contact us to explore other roles.
System Design Authority
Posted 3 days ago
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**Country:**
United Kingdom
**Location:**
GBR01:Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA
**Position Role Type:**
Unspecified
**Job Title- System Design Authority**
**Location-Harlow**
**Contract-Permanent**
**Hours-Fulltime 37 hrs**
**Raytheon UK**
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.
The manufacture of Control Actuation Systems, Guidance Electronic Units and Power Products. The UK's only Global Factory for UK & US missile programmes.
The provision of GPS Anti-Jamming systems across domains. Raytheon UK's long heritage of AJ GPS Technology can be found on land, air and maritime platforms.
Dedicated high volume Space Grade manufacturing facility with CCA lines qualified for Space, all supported by a highly skilled experienced workforce.
**Summary of Role:**
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and high performing Principal Systems Engineer to work within the Raytheon Assured Position Navigation and Timing (APNT) Engineering team, part of the wider Systems & Products business unit, to produce Digital GPS Anti-Jam Systems and Alternative Navigation Solutions for the military market.
The role will provide Design Authority expertise across Raytheon's range of APNT products, providing technical direction across the product lifecycle, from requirements capture, Analysis, Design through testing, qualification and certification activities, release to volume production and ongoing product sustainability.
**Main Duties:**
The role will report directly to the Senior Project Engineering Manager APNT, providing Technical Leadership and Direction for the Engineering team, with Design Authority responsibility for their assigned products and support in generating a development strategy and road maps for the APNT team.
The candidate will Support our Business Development and Capture team regarding customer support and technical / product strategy discussions. Responsible for leading the technical input for Bids and Proposals and Production of Engineering Estimates will assist in the successful capture of new business.
Working closely with our Customers and the System Engineering Team to develop and shape the technical requirements design, generation of technical documentation and then manage these requirements through the design lifecycle in order to meet the requirements set during product development.
Working with our experienced design team, industry experts and interfacing to our suppliers you will be solving complex technical problems on new and existing GPS Anti-Jam Products. As well as providing Engineering representation to production IPT (Integrated Product Team) regards to investigating production queries, obsolescence management and phasing of change management.
Responsible for all technical design reviews and qualification, verification, validation, and certification of our designs ensures that we meet the highest standard the customer expects of Raytheon Products.Raytheon invests heavily in Research & Development for existing and new products within the APNT division.
You will supporting and mentoring our junior engineers through their activities to ensure the teams growth and future success.
**Essential**
+ Product development experience at team lead level
+ Good knowledge of high speed digital design (up to GHz), electro-mechanical and / or thermal product design within harsh environments.
+ Understanding of RF concepts and techniques for analogue signals to 2GHz.
+ Design of circuits in analogue and digital, with exposure to FPGA or DSP control.
+ Experience of interfacing designs into established systems
+ Proven experience and demonstrable achievement in systems engineering principles with regards product development
+ Experience in Product Qualification, for EMC, Environmental requirements.
+ Demonstrable problem solving and analytical skills, willing to take ownership as well as positively contributing within cross-disciplined teams.
+ Able to prioritise and manage their tasks and the engineering team activities to ensure all are completed to time and schedule whilst ensure the required design process and quality is maintained
+ Experience in interpretation of customer specs and end use environments.
+ Ability to develop hardware concepts efficiently from limited or vague customer requirements and communicate potential solutions.
+ Experience with generation of technical documentation at all levels.
+ Willingness to travel throughout the UK, Europe and the US.
+ Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics) or similar industry certification.
+ Eligible or current holder of SC security clearance.
**Desirable**
+ Design Authority experience for System Product development
+ Experience with interfacing to RF circuitry and high speed D/A /A/D conversion
+ Experience in schematic, and PCB layout tools, and Electronics simulation environments.( e.g. Mentor, Matlab, LT Spice, Hyperlynx and Systemvision or equivalents)
+ Knowledge of Firmware development, design and test using suitable toolsets (i.e. Xilinx Vivado, ModelSim)
+ Product Quality Testing and Certification.
+ Experience of working with Industry standard toolsets for requirement capture, design and task management (e.g. DOORs, Microsoft Project).
+ Knowledge of GNSS systems and receiver characteristics
+ Experience with SysMl or UML in a Systems Engineering environment
+ Understands the principles of 6 Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.
*Please note, any offers made for this position will be conditional until contract award, expected in May *
**Benefits**
+ Competitive salaries.
+ 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
+ Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
+ Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
+ 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
+ Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
+ Enhanced sick pay.
+ Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
+ Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
+ Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)
**Work Culture**
+ 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
+ Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
+ Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
+ A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.
+ Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
RTX
Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.
Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We're investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.
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Local Authority Interpreter
Posted 18 days ago
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Face-to-Face Interpreter Hounslow
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