# Lead Engineer - Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (OME)

> Quast Ltd · Stoke Gifford, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Contract · Posted 2026-08-27

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

**Location:** Hybrid – minimum 2 days per week in office at MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol (or contractor location)

**Rate:** Up to £550/day (Inside IR35)

**Duration:** ASAP – 31/03/2027

**Deadline for Applications:** 04/09/2026 at 12:00 BST

**Clearance:** Current SC Clearance required for the duration of the requirement. Sole UK nationals only.

### **Overview**

This role is the Lethality & Protection Lead (IDT 1093) within the NA-M Mobile Fires Platform (MFP) team, part of the DE&S Land – Weapons domain. MFP is a 'Category A' Government Funded Project and is the CGS' top priority. This capability is being delivered by Combat Vehicles 1 (CV1) PT.

In 2018 the British Army recognized a requirement to replace the Artillery System 90 (AS90) 39 Calibre, 155mm self-propelled howitzer, which was outmatched by our peers/contemporaries and had an original (OSD 2030). The fleet of AS90s were Gifted in Kind (GiK), to UKR because of a resurgent Russia, thus leaving a capability gap temporarily filled by a limited number of Archer 6X6 (Interim 155).

The RCH155 Howitzer has been down selected by the British Army as the most capable next generation 52 calibre, 155mm, self-propelled howitzer determined to meet the current and future requirements for close support fires with an anticipated ISD 2029 / planned OSD of 2054.

The Project was formally directed by the Army Capability Management Group (ACMG) to accelerate submission of MFP's FBC. Following this, the Project has awarded 4 contracts to facilitate the manufacture of a Divisional Artillery Group (DAG) – 72 x RCH155:

•   Delivery of an Early Concept Demonstrator (ECD)

•   Long Lead Items (LLI)

•   Qualification Range and Accuracy (QRA) of the ECD

•   Series Production 72 x RCH155

Under the Trinity House agreement, the UK, alongside the Federal Republic of Germany have entered into a collaborative procurement activity contracted to procure 4 x ECD RCH155 Platforms from KNDS (Krauss Maffei Wegmann + Nexter Defense Systems – OEM for RCH155) for trials and testing. Alongside this the PT has awarded the production contract for an initial production of RCH155 to provide a Minimum Deployable Capability (MDC) by 2029.

This role is to provide the necessary SME support across the above contracts to achieve the desired outcomes.

### **Key Tasks and Deliverables**

**Review and comment on technical requirements deliverables/artifacts for OME systems.** - Ensuring OME SR's are met or any deficiencies raised to the lead engineer and SSR and managed accordingly.

**Assist or act as OME technical expert, compiling technical data and overseeing the technical quality of engineering documentation, focusing on successful technical outcomes.** - Lead and support OME meetings, ensuring OME artefacts or technical documentation is technically accurate, supports compliance or safety claims.

**Ensure the contractor has applied relevant OME legislation, regulation, policy, processes, and standards to delivered technical documentation e.g. DSA02.** - Ensuring the platform is compliant with OME legislation, regulation and policy, support production of the legislation compliance assessments and OAS activity staffing and supporting applications for disapplications or exemptions.

**Identify and analyse technical hazards / project impacts, contribute to the identification and evaluation of risk reduction measures, ensuring that these are adequately documented and managed.** - SME support to safety panels, hazard log meetings, project risk reviews.

**Lead design reviews to ensure customer requirements are met within realistic constraints of time, cost, and performance, such as co-chairing/influencing design reviews with industry.** - Design meets the customer's requirement or any deficiencies are clearly articulated and the impact to the capability is understood.

**Collaborate and manage trade-offs with other sub-system teams and specialists, over technical requirements, and design compromises, to maximise successful system implementation and delivery.** - Successful integration of all the sub systems into the MFP mission module and mission module onto the Boxer drive module.

**Responsible/lead for the OME: test, verification, validation, and evaluation process.** - SME input into V&V activity, scrutiny of test results and input into V&V reports.

**Manage and participate in assurance, audit, and reviews activity.** - Support to OAS activity, 1pa, 2pa and 3pa assurance activity.

### **Desired Experience / Skills Requirement**

•   Previous experience of MOD OME projects/regulations

•   Previous experience of Land artillery systems

### **Other Information**

•   Hybrid working – minimum of 2 days per week in office (at ABW or Contractor location)

•   Travel may be required within the UK and EU.

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