Chief Engineer (Marine Defence Systems)

Ocean Infinity Solutions is a pioneering business unit within the Ocean Infinity Group, focused on unlocking opportunities in emerging and strategically important markets. We design, integrate and deliver advanced robotic, remotely operated and autonomous solutions, combining cutting-edge hardware, software and services to solve some of the world's most complex operational challenges.

Everything we do is driven by a clear purpose: enhancing the security, resilience and prosperity of our customers by transforming the way they operate across the maritime, subsea and wider operational domains, from seabed to sky.

To achieve this, we are building a world-class team of exceptional talent united by a shared passion for innovation, a relentless focus on mission success, and a commitment to redefining the future of autonomous technology and intelligent solutions.

We are seeking a Chief Engineer (Marine Defence Systems) to provide technical leadership and design authority across complex maritime, autonomous and defence programmes.

As the senior engineering authority, you will be accountable for technical integrity, system architecture, engineering assurance and design governance throughout the programme lifecycle. You will ensure solutions are safe, integrated, compliant and operationally effective, whilst providing independent technical judgement to support critical programme decisions.

This is a highly influential role, acting as the bridge between engineering, programme delivery, customers and suppliers to ensure mission-critical capabilities are successfully delivered.

What you will do

• Act as the Design Authority and technical lead for major maritime defence programmes.

• Own and maintain the programme technical baseline, including requirements, architecture, interfaces and configuration control.

• Ensure systems are verified, validated and accepted against customer and operational requirements.

• Lead system integration across platforms, payloads, software, autonomy, communications and sensing technologies.

• Chair technical reviews and provide governance across requirements management, V&V, technical risk and configuration management.

• Ensure compliance with applicable defence, safety, security and regulatory standards.

• Serve as the senior technical interface with customers, suppliers and programme leadership.

• Provide independent technical oversight, balancing performance, risk, cost and schedule considerations.

• Mentor engineering teams and drive engineering excellence across the organisation.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Chief Engineer or similar senior engineering leadership role responsible for developing a new complex system-of-systems. You should have taken a capability from requirements definition and architecture development through to design, integration, verification, validation and acceptance into service.

• Extensive experience delivering complex maritime, defence, aerospace or autonomous systems programmes.

• Subsea data intelligence or Submarine Delivery Authority experience – highly desirable.

• Strong systems engineering expertise across hardware, software and integrated operational platforms.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing technical suppliers and partners.

• Strong understanding of system integration, verification, validation and engineering assurance.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence customers, suppliers and senior leaders.

Given the nature of the work, this role requires you to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of UK national security clearance. You must be willing and able to undergo the necessary security vetting process, and continued employment in the role may be subject to maintaining the required clearance. Security vetting will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and standards set by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV). Further information on UK security clearance levels, eligibility, and the vetting process can be found on the UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/united-kingdom-security-vetting-applicant