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Holt Executive are partnered with a global maritime and defence technology innovator that provides advanced defence and commercial technologies to aerospace, aviation, land and sea, delivering solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. They require a Senior Safety Engineer to join a growing systems safety engineering team in Bristol.

The successful applicant will receive exposure and experience working on large-scale projects with opportunities to advance their career in the field of systems safety applied to maritime control and automation systems.

The successful applicant will carry out safety assurance activities for the development and in-service support of complex electronic systems and support the delivery of safe systems through the production of safety cases, underpinned by appropriate levels of safety engineering analysis.
 

Key Responsibilities required by the Senior Safety Engineer:

• To act as the safety Subject Matter Expert (SME) on a variety of projects; supplying knowledge and experience in the defence environment for the development of real-time software and electronic systems in the function of Safety Engineering.
• To plan and carry out safety management activities, with review by safety peers, for project scope commensurate with applicable standards at the required Safety Integrity Level (SIL).
• Lead in the derivation and assessment of safety requirements, understanding how to achieve those requirements and verify they have been met, including SIL assessments and safety justifications on the design. Also lead in identifying any gaps in existing safety requirements already implemented.
• Manage safety and environmental arguments to support the safety case in compliance with all relevant standards, legislations and regulations.
• To lead safety review meetings with safety stakeholders for purposes of Hazard Identification and Analysis (HIA) and safety / environmental risk reduction.
• Lead in the use of both quantitative and qualitative techniques for analysing failures of both software and hardware.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required by the Senior Safety Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
• Excellent planning, communications (including client-handling), organisational and coordination skills
• Significant knowledge and experience in def stan 00-056 and 00-055
• Experience in working to IEC 61508
• Knowledge and experience of both quantitative and qualitative techniques for analysing failures of both software and hardware, using appropriate methods and analysis.

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Holt Executive are currently partnered with a global leader in Space and Satellite sustainability, a dynamic and rapidly growing technology innovator who are making hugely positive contributions to the growing problem of orbital space debris. They require a Senior Spacecraft Mission Operations / Preparation Engineer to shape technical solutions for their future missions, develop operations concepts, tools, and prepare the team for mission execution.

The candidate will interact extensively with the design and development engineers across functions and support tests conducted in the AIV and operational environments.

The company offer hybrid working and flexible hours, and you will join a team of highly talented engineers working on cutting-edge technology, in their office and cleanroom facility in Oxford.

Responsibilities for the Senior Spacecraft Mission Operations / Preparation Engineer:

• Act as an Operations Technical Lead for the mission under development.
• Develop Mission Operations Concept for a standalone mission or a satellite fleet.
• Support the Preparation Team Lead in Operations Development Plan and ensure follow-through from Preliminary Design until end of mission.
• Develop Operability requirements and user stories with close coordination with the Flight Operations team and mission segments.
• Contribute to mission interface definitions (e.g. ICDs, data-budget, flight software application)
• Support the satellite simulator development and mission database management.
• Develop test specifications, plan and procedure to conduct System Validation Test.
• Support the preparation and participate in Mission Simulation Test or similar system tests.
• Identify and specify tools to support the mission execution (e.g. database tool, trending tool, dashboards, context management etc.).
• Act as a System-Operations team interface during mission execution (LEOP, Commissioning, Routine, Disposal).
• Support to anomaly resolution of in-flight satellites may be expected, as part of a 24/7 on-call team (TBC).

Essential Skills required by the Senior Spacecraft Mission Operations / Preparation Engineer:

• Engineering, physics or an equivalent degree.
• Several years of demonstrable satellite industry experience in real-time operations, and spacecraft operations preparation through the complete life cycle.
• Knowledge of space standards (ECSS, CCSDS, ISO).
• Knowledge of mission control systems, SCOS-2000 or similar.
• Experience developing and validating flight procedures.
• Experience of system testing and AIT processes.
• Software coding experience with Scripting languages, e.g. Python, tcl.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a highly talented, diverse & dynamic international team with cutting-edge technology
• Flexible working around core hours in a friendly and supportive environment
• Hybrid working available (dependent on individual role requirements)
• 25 days holiday (increasing yearly up to a maximum of 28 days) + 8 days Bank Holiday
• Life insurance and long-term sick pay
• Private healthcare (taxable benefit)

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Holt Executive are currently partnered with a global leader within the Global Connectivity space and is the market-leading provider for high-speed data communications across land, at sea and in the air. They require a Programme Manager [Aviation] in Singapore to work with the regional airline clients, supplier organisations and internal teams to ensure a structured delivery of projects and programme methods and protocols.

Key Responsibilities for the Programme Manager:

• Leading the delivery of aviation projects for GX, L-Band and EAN services.
• Customer focal point for project implementation, delivery and acceptance.
• Managing aircraft modification and embodiment projects liaising with airline engineering departments, MROs and Part 21 Design and Production Organisations.
• Managing system integration and service delivery projects liaising with aircraft OEMs, tier 1 suppliers, IFE providers and ISPs.
• Leading and coordinating internal project teams within a matrix managed environment.
• Financial control, budget management and resource forecasting of assigned projects.
• Presenting project progress and status to customer steering committees and at internal review boards.
• Definition and scoping of projects ensuring alignment of objectives and benefits with key stakeholders.
• Development of project plans and management of risks and issues.
• Coordinating change impact assessments and controlling impacts on scope.

Essential Knowledge and Skills for the Programme Manager:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships and manage stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to run multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent planning, forecasting, and reporting skills.
• Risk identification, control, and mitigation planning.
• Issue management, problem-solving and critical thinking.
• Ability to take the initiative to identify business or customer needs and drive the delivery of appropriate solutions.
• Previous experience of managing aircraft modification and embodiment projects.
• Accustomed to working in cross-functional teams spread across multiple time zones.
• Programme / Project Management qualification(s), e.g. PRINCE2, APM PMQ and PMI PMP.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically PowerPoint and Excel and Microsoft Project.
• Available and willing to travel worldwide (COVID-19 situation dependent).

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of the commercial aviation regulatory environment including EASA or FAA STC processes.
• Experience working with IFC, IFE or other avionics OEMs.
• Good understanding of software development and integration lifecycles.
• Good understanding of IP / broadband networks and internet technologies.
• Knowledge of satellite & cellular industry.
• Experience supporting bids and pre-sales activities.
• Experience in using JIRA & Confluence.

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Holt Executive are currently partnered with a Global Satellite Connectivity Organisation in their search for a Service Desk Engineer – SATCOM to join the team in Sydney, Australia.

Our client is a market leader in providing voice and high-speed data communications to a number of critical industries. With massive recent investment in their latest network infrastructure, they are at the forefront of space and satellite innovation.

They require a Service Desk Engineer – SATCOM to support customers’ telecommunications needs as a first point of contact for their operational support requirements.  This includes receiving and actioning customer standard service requests, responding to service incidents and outages to diagnose faults and restore services, maintaining customer facing IT services, as well as testing and preparing satellite terminal hardware for field operations.

Key Responsibilities for the Service Desk Engineer – SATCOM:

• Answer customer technical support calls and emails.
• Triage the requests and incidents, conduct further investigation as required and progress the delivery or resolution of technical problems.
• Provide customer staff in the field with telephone support on equipment operation and fault-finding.
• Understand satellite terminals from a set up and support perspective.
• Ensure all support Service Level Agreements are met.
• Conduct maintenance activities on IT systems and satellite terminal hardware.

Essential Knowledge and Skills required by the Service Desk Engineer – SATCOM:

• A Diploma or Degree in an Engineering discipline relevant to IT server administration or IP network engineering or telecommunications.
• Maintenance and support of physical and virtual Windows Server systems.
• Troubleshooting and resolving networking or communications systems incidents.
• Ability to prepare technical documentation and reports under supervision.
• Must be able to listen and empathise with customer issues – putting the customer first.
• Must be competent with use of Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as Microsoft Visio.
• Must hold Australian citizenship and have a suitable background to qualify and maintain a government security clearance.

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We are working with a Global Satellite Connectivity Organisation to find an experienced NOC Controller – SATCOM to join them here in London, UK.

Our client is a market leader in providing voice and high-speed data communications to a number of critical industries. With massive recent investment in their latest network infrastructure, they are at the forefront of space and satellite innovation.

The NOC Controller – SATCOM opportunity is to ensure the reliable operation of the company’s networks by supervising network operations, coordinating network activities and taking corrective actions as necessary to meet network availability.

Key Responsibilities for the NOC Controller – SATCOM:

Maintain Network Integrity Service Availability and performance:

• Respond to any alarm and act proactively in line with the NOC role in order to minimise any possible service outage.
• In case of Service Degradation or Outage conditions promptly perform all necessary actions to restore service as quickly as possible.
• Perform regular/routine checks on all systems and services to ensure their reliability.

Customer Support

• Provide prompt and professional responses in compliance with the associated SLAs.
• Assesses the case, request more information if needed, perform investigation and resolution if possible or ensure the necessary support resources are engaged.

Tools

• Operate the NOC monitoring facilities, report any anomalous operations of the facilities and provide first-line maintenance to ensure their continued availability.
• Assist with the specifications, development, installations, and acceptance testing of new NOC monitoring systems and upgrading existing systems relating to improving efficiency in the NOC.
• Usage of Service Now for ITIL process (especially incident and change management).

Essential Knowledge and Skills for the NOC Controller – SATCOM:

• Experience in Operational environment
• Technical education in electronics and/or telecommunications
• Good knowledge of satellite communication networks, systems, and propagation
• Good knowledge of measurement techniques in analogue and digital networks i.e. IF and RF (Preferred Sectors of experience in – VSAT, Ka-band, L Band, C band)
• Understanding of Digital Communications Networks: protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, routing, etc.) and architecture (routers, switches, firewall, etc.)

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Holt Executive are currently partnered with a global leader in Space and Satellite sustainability, a dynamic and rapidly growing technology innovator who are making hugely positive contributions to the growing problem of orbital space debris. They require a Senior Ground Segment Software Engineer to design, develop, validate and maintain Ground Segment Software subsystems needed for operating current and future missions.

The company offer hybrid working and flexible hours, and you will join a team of highly talented engineers working on cutting-edge technology, in their office and cleanroom facility in Oxford.

Responsibilities for the Senior Ground Segment Software Engineer:

• Design, develop, validate and maintain Ground Segment SW subsystems needed for operating missions.
• Participate in the design of the systems including:
• Requirements capture, definition, tailoring, analysis and conversion to use cases and stories.
• Development support and solution testing.
• Definition of Software Engineering approaches to apply in the developments
• Participate and or support the Ground Segment verification, validation and integration.
• Support in the Mission System Test and or Simulation campaigns.

Skills & Experience required by the Senior Ground Segment Software Engineer:

• University degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, or other relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum 3+ years of industry experience in software development and software engineering.
• Minimum 3+ years of industry experience in the design and development of satellite user or ground segment products and technologies.
• Knowledge of C/C++, Java and or Python programming languages.
• Basic Linux system administration, shell scripts, make, etc.
• Experience with Mission Control Systems, preferably based on SCOS-2000.
• Overall knowledge of the main components of a ground segment and how they interact.
• Team leadership – ability to lead small team of software engineers.
• Software product development experience (requirement, design, development, integration & testing, deployment, maintenance).

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Opportunity to work with a highly talented international team working on cutting-edge technology
• Flexible working around core hours
• Hybrid working available
• 25 days holiday (increasing yearly up to a maximum of 28 days)
• Life insurance and long-term sick pay
• Private healthcare (taxable benefit)

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Holt Executive are partnered with an innovative and leading design and manufacturing business that specialises in electro-optics and supplies to a variety of markets across the globe. Due to continued growth, they have an immediate requirement for a Service Support Technician at their West Sussex site.

The successful Service Support Technician will assist the team leader in coordinating and processing all customers returns and warranties in line with the system and department processes.

Key Responsibilities for the Service Support Technician:

• Troubleshoot/evaluate RMA field returns and provide feedback via RMA Survey reports.
• Conduct repair/servicing/testing of RMA field returns.
• Support in the assembly and testing of customer spares orders.
• Liaise with CLS, Operations and Quality, resolving issues as required, providing reports and assisting in 8D investigations as required.
• Ensuring all work is conducted in line with RMA and Quality processes and procedures.
• Aid the team leader in maintaining, reviewing, and updating process documentation on a regular basis.
• Upkeep and maintenance of RMA area, tools, and equipment in line with 6S process.
• Provide off-site support if needed.
• Other duties as required.

Skills and Experience for the Service Support Technician:

• Have good problem-solving skills.
• The ability to read technical drawings.
• Be computer literate with good working knowledge of MS office.
• Have experience of working in a matrix business environment.
• Prior experience in a service or repair environment.
• Ability to balance multiple tasks with changing priorities.

Company Benefits:

• Income Protection Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme. Employee Help@Hand Service gives you and your family access to four key services including remote GP service, second opinion, mental health pathway service, and physiotherapy consultations.
• Life Assurance Policy, including Bereavement Counselling and Probate Helpline.
• Company Share Incentive Plan and Save as You Earn Scheme.
• Group Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Wellbeing initiatives, including access to Aviva Wellbeing App and the addition of mental health support for all employees plus regular activities across our sites to support and promote wellbeing.
• Regular Sports and social activities.
• Employee discounts scheme (including access to an additional wellbeing hub).
• Recruitment recommendation bonus.
• Excellent Learning & Development opportunities.

 
Security Clearance Requirements:

Due to the nature of our business, our staff need to be able to obtain UK Security Clearance as a mandated requirement. Therefore, if successful, you will need to provide proof of identity, employment history and right to work in the UK, along with proof of UK residency for at least five years.

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Holt Executive are partnered with an innovative and leading design and manufacturing business that specialises in electro-optics and supplies into a variety of markets across the globe. Due to continued growth, they have an immediate requirement for a Junior Test Engineer at their Wokingham site.

The successful Junior Test Engineer will have good understanding and experience of basic electronics and software experience and embrace a willingness to learn and develop themselves. Our partner is a small batch manufacturer and there will be some duplication, but this opportunity will not become repetitive.

Key Responsibilities for the Junior Test Engineer:

• Undertake test of electronic hardware in a low volume and prototyping manufacturing environment.
• Undertake software and system integration test.
• Operation of an environmental test chamber.
• Create test procedures in consultation with design engineers.
• Installation of operating systems (Linux and Windows).
• Fault finding, debugging and resolution of issues.
• Checking that all work meets quality and technical standards.
• Occasional visits to customer sites to support equipment setting to work and field service.

 Skills and Experience for the Junior Test Engineer:

• HNC or equivalent in electronics (Studying towards is acceptable).
• Ability to write comprehensive test plans and test procedures.
• Computer Literate and competent with using Microsoft Word and Excel package.
• Experience of both Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Experience of software test.
• An understanding of video, both analogue and digital formats.
• Highly organised and methodical approach, with an eye for detail.

Company Benefits:

• Group Pension Plan – up to 4% matched employer contributions.
• Income Protection Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Help@Hand Service gives you and your family access to 4 key services including; remote GP service, second opinion, mental health pathway service, physiotherapy consultations.
• Life Assurance Policy, including Bereavement Counselling and Probate Helpline.
• Company Share Incentive Plan and Save as You Earn Scheme.
• Group Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Wellbeing initiatives, including access to Aviva Wellbeing App and the addition of mental health support for all employees plus regular activities across our sites to support and promote wellbeing.
• Regular Sports and social activities.
• Employee discounts scheme (inc access to an additional wellbeing hub).
• Recruitment recommendation bonus.
• Excellent Learning & Development opportunities.
• Great working environment with free, onsite car parking across all our locations.

Security Clearance Requirements:

Due to the nature of our business, our staff need to be able to obtain UK Security Clearance as a mandated requirement. Therefore, if successful, you will need to provide proof of identity, employment history and right to work in the UK, along with proof of UK residency for at least five years.

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Our team here at Holt Executive Recruitment have partnered with a leading Design and Manufacturing business that specialises in electro-optics and has a unique video tracking technology which supplies into a variety of markets across the globe. Due to continued growth our partner has an immediate requirement for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join their skilled engineering team in Wokingham.

Key responsibilities for the Mechanical Design Engineer:

• Develop designs for the effective packaging and thermal management of the company’s GRIP rugged computer and CHARM tracker products using SolidWorks 3D CAD software.
• Mechanical lead within a small, mixed-discipline, project team to produce quality design solutions in line with cost, time and quality requirements.
• Lead and work in collaboration with the team to perform classical engineering analysis on designs, including thermal performance, stress, fatigue & vibration.
• Perform lab testing for verification and conformance of design outputs to meet the design inputs.
• Be responsible for leading and developing engineering reports to support new product designs, failure investigation and any other formal documentation to support customer requirements.
• Coordinate with wider engineering teams to develop and integrate electronic equipment into designs.
• Manage engineering documentation in adherence to company quality procedures. Create and update design data, BOMs ECRs and other records ensuring accuracy.
• Provide support for the production, test and field engineering teams.
• Work with project managers and sales teams to provide time estimates for design activities and keep appraised of progress.
• Support and assist the Sales Team in producing bids, proposals and quotations/sales literature.

Key Skills & Experience for the Mechanical Design Engineer:

• Be degree-educated in Mechanical Engineering.
• Be proficient in the use of SolidWorks 3D CAD system.
• Have experience in the development of enclosures for electronic equipment.
• Have a flair for innovation, new concept designs and a passion for mechanical engineering.
• Have proven experience in the total design process from requirements capture to product introduction.
• Understand the application of machining, casting, fabrication and moulding techniques.
• Understand design for manufacture and ease of assembly.
• Take the lead with responsibility for the timely delivery of outputs within defined deadlines.
• Be able to communicate effectively with project stakeholders.
• Be able to lead the technical activities of a project design team, controlling workload and design output.

Desirable skills:

• Have experience in designing for use in harsh environments.
• Have experience in the Defence industry or similar sectors (for example, scientific equipment manufacturers, special purpose machine builders or high-end customisation companies).
• Be familiar with the principles of document control, preferably using Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE platform for SolidWorks.
• Proficient in performing engineering calculations.

Company Benefits:

• Income Protection Scheme and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Help@Hand Service gives you and your family access to 4 key services including remote GP service, second opinion, mental health pathway service, and physiotherapy consultations.
• Life Assurance Policy, including Bereavement Counselling and Probate Helpline.
• Wellbeing initiatives, including access to the Aviva Wellbeing App and the addition of mental health support for all employees plus regular activities across our sites to support and promote well-being.
• Regular Sports and social activities.
• Employee discounts scheme (inc access to an additional wellbeing hub).
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities.

Security Clearance Requirements:

Due to the nature of our business, our staff need to be able to obtain UK Security Clearance as a mandated requirement. Therefore, if successful, you will need to provide proof of identity, employment history and right to work in the UK, along with proof of UK residency for at least five years.

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Holt Executive is partnered with a world-leading telecommunications pioneer to reduce the digital divide and bring high-speed data and voice communications to those without access to reliable connectivity. Our partner is looking for a Sales Engineer – APAC who is enthusiastic about satellite communications and business growth.

The successful Sales Engineer – APAC will play a key customer-facing role within the sales team and will understand the customer’s business needs to provide a suitable service solution, product and service match. You will also provide in-depth customer technical support to distribution partners and use your broad engineering knowledge and consultive techniques to provide the best viable solutions to their customers.

Key responsibilities for the Sales Engineer – APAC:

• Technical pre-sales support in promoting products to customers (Distribution Partners and telcos) in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Use extensive technical knowledge and analytical skills to address customer questions around capability, system performance, network integration, competitive positioning etc.
• Operate as the technical expert and customer solutions engineer for products, services and wider technologies critical to our commercial team; keep current in this technology and become a thought leader and trusted consultant to the customer base in the region.
• Drive the communication of the capabilities of the global network to prospective customers and assist in the capture of evolving market requirements to drive product development life cycles.
• As part of a bid team provide logical, technically robust and commercially persuasive responses to formal and informal RFPs and RFIs.
• Define and oversee customer demonstrations, including developing demonstrations of common customer use cases, and pre-service end-to-end service trials.

Key Skills & Experience for the Sales Engineer – APAC:

• Proven experience in providing robust technical advice and solutions to customers in APAC, especially in the telco and MNO sectors.
• Very good knowledge of end-to-end Data Network Solutions, Traffic Management, QOS and Network Security and knowledge of Network Routing and Network Slicing.
• An advantage would be 3GPP/LTE systems knowledge.

• BSc/BEng in a relevant technical degree or equivalent (Electrical/Electronic Engineering/ Telecommunications/Computer Sciences).
• The equivalent of 3 to 5 years of experience in a relevant Sales Engineering/Product Development position.
• Understanding of the Telcos and Carriers’ challenges, and any previous experience working with the telco industry vertical would be an advantage.
• Willing to travel internationally with cultural awareness, and the ability to build regional market knowledge and intelligence.

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