Strike Weapon Systems Analyst

About the role

What you'll do

• Deliver analysis and technical advice supporting strike weapon procurement and capability development.
• Lead analytical studies and work packages, ensuring outputs are robust, timely and meet customer needs.
• Assess weapon capability, performance and effectiveness using modelling, simulation, trial evidence and research.
• Work with military, government and industry partners to understand requirements and inform decisions.
• Manage technical, delivery and safety risks within projects.
• Support colleagues through collaboration, knowledge sharing and technical leadership; improve analytical methods.
• Champion security, health, safety, wellbeing and environmental management.

Essential technical skills and experience

• Weapon effectiveness, lethality and survivability assessment; modelling and simulation; lethality, vulnerability and target analysis.
• Systems analysis, capability assessment, requirements analysis and technical problem solving.
• Model verification, validation and technical assurance.
• Experience delivering complex scientific, technical or analytical studies and developing, applying or assuring analytical models and methodologies.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information and provide evidence-based advice to customers and stakeholders.
• Experience in weapon effectiveness, lethality, vulnerability or survivability assessment.

Qualification and security

• A STEM degree is required, ideally with a strong Physics or Maths component.
• The posting says applicants must be UK Nationals and able to gain high-level security clearance; full UK security clearance is required.
• The posting states five years of UK residence is required; some roles requiring Developed Vetting require ten years.

Location and working pattern

• The role requires attendance at a Dstl location, government department or partner premises for 60% of working time.
• Where business needs allow and with line-manager agreement, a combination of workplace and home-based working may be available; this arrangement is non-contractual.
• Working pattern is flexible, full-time or job share.

Salary and benefits

• Salary is £41,431–£47,139, dependent on skills and experience.
• The posting lists a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

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