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Job Of The Week!

 

Hardware Engineer

Employer

Raytheon UK

Location

United Kingdom-Glenrothes

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 3 Jan 2023

Job Details

Job Title: Hardware Engineer (Power)

Req ID:

Location(s): Glenrothes/Livingston

Summary of Role

Raytheon UK is looking for a dynamic and ambitious Hardware Engineer to work within Raytheon’s Power business. Reporting to the Engineering Lead, this is a creative and stimulating role offering excellent development opportunities and the chance to work alongside our highly skilled technical team. The ability to work on projects from initial concept stage, developing the concepts through to final production units. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping to develop and maintain our world class power product portfolio and technical roadmap. This is a complex and challenging role that will be highly rewarding, with extensive communication and interfacing requirements with key stakeholders, demanding excellent interpersonal skills and high levels of energy and stamina. The work location will primarily be based at our Glenrothes or Livingston facilities with frequent visits to other customer sites in the UK and occasional travel to the US.

Main Duties

  • Working effectively within a multi-disciplined design team, adhering to company policies & procedures
  • Analogue & Power Electronic product design
  • Solving complex technical problems on new and existing products from our portfolio
  • Electronic Schematic capture layout & simulation
  • Design, commissioning, circuit debug and fault diagnosis through the project lifecycle
  • Ability to design to cost targets
  • Awareness and application of DFM&T (Design for Manufacture & Test)
  • Document Verification and Qualification of products to industry and customer standards
  • Configuration of product designs and their controlled change.
  • Prepare technical document & reports
  • Support internal & customer discussions, leading in your area of expertise.

Candidate Requirements

Essential

  • Degree in Electronical Engineering or a related discipline
  • Prior exposure and experience within Power Electronics/Design to cost & schedule
  • Good and demonstrable problem-solving skills with practical laboratory test, circuit & test measurement experience
  • Innovative thinker with self-motivation
  • Good communicator able to engage technically within the company and to customers
  • Eligible or current holder of SC security clearance

Desirable

  • Experience with interfacing to RF circuitry and high-speed D/A/A/D conversion
  • Experience with both RF and Power development
  • Experience with programmable devices
  • Experience in design of Switch Mode Power supplies, designs of Invertor and PFC design of full bridge, flyback, forward topologies or exposure to others
  • Experience using the Mentor Graphics tool suite;

xDX Designer, Constraints Editor, HyperLynx tools

such as Signal Integrity & Power Analyser,

System Vision simulation or equivalents would be

advantageous.

  • Knowledge of Firmware development, design and

test using suitable toolsets (i.e. Xilinx Vivado,

ModelSim)

. Proven analytical skills in circuit simulation (Matlab,

LT Spice)

  • Awareness and application of DFM&T (Design for Manufacture & Test)
  • Experience of recognised standards MIL Std, IPS etc
  • Experience in component selection & derating analysis
  • Practical workshop skills including soldering

(Source: https://www.cybersecurityconnect.com.au/)

 

LOCATIONS

 

LAND

 

08 Dec 22. Gosport oil fuel depot upgraded to benefit future Navy requirements. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), working as part of an integrated project team, has delivered an £83m project to upgrade the Oil Fuel Depot at Gosport to meet the future requirements of the Royal Navy, including the new Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.

The project, which involved working together with the Navy’s Infrastructure team, AECOM, the Oil and Pipelines Agency who manage the site, and main contractor, J. Murphy and Sons Ltd (Murphy) a leading specialist engineering and construction company, included the design and replacement of fuel storage tanks, pipework, fuel delivery systems, gatehouse, control room, fuel sampling laboratory and stores. Works also included a new fire and foam system, with tank deluge and a new effluent treatment works.

The project involved demolishing existing tanks and rebuilding a further eight tanks – which consisted of six new fuel storage tanks and two return tanks – as well as new security fencing and new buildings constructed according to the MOD’s specifications.

Stephen Bunce, DIO’s Principal Project Manager, said: “We are delighted to have completed this project to meet the Royal Navy’s fuel requirements. The upgrade work on the Gosport site was delivered on time and within budget and its success was achieved through good teamwork, communication and collaboration. It’s great to see this vitally important facility now in full operation.”

Councillor Jamie Hutchison, Commodore Paul Murphy, Adrian Jackson, and members of the project team on a tour of the Gosport site, which has received six new fuel storage tanks under the recent upgrades. Copyright Grayling

Peter Bartlett, Murphy Senior Project Manager, said: “This is the largest tank project that Murphy has worked on in its history and involved multidisciplinary trades including pipework, tanks, civil works and electrical ECNI. It was a great team effort by all involved in the project, from the design team through to the site construction crews, engineers and commercial backup, as well as our in-house specialist units, Specialist Welding Services and Pipeline Technical Services.”

The oil fuel depot secures the bulk supply of fuels for the Royal Navy – both aviation fuel for aircrafts and helicopters as well as diesel fuel for ships. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)

 

MARITIME

 

07 Dec 22. Keel laid for US Navy’s fourth John Lewis-class ship T-AO 208.

The new John Lewis-class ships will replace the US Navy’s existing Henry J Kaiser-class oilers. The US Navy has authenticated the keel for its fourth John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler vessel, the future USNS Robert F Kennedy (T-AO 208). The new milestone, which represents the beginning of construction for T-AO 208, was marked by a keel-laying ceremony held at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company’s (GD-NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego on 5 December.

The event involved the joining of the new ship’s modular components together to authenticate the initials of oiler vessel’s sponsor, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, onto a ceremonial keel plate.

Auxiliary and Special Mission Shipbuilding Programme Office deputy programme manager Jana Polzin said: “We are excited to celebrate this milestone as we work to bring another oiler to fleet to support at-sea operations. The USNS Robert F Kennedy will bring significant contributions to fleet as primary fuel pipeline to refuel ships at sea.”

Named after US Navy veteran Robert Kennedy, the fourth of six oiler vessels is being constructed in accordance with commercial design standards.

Once constructed, the John Lewis-class ships will replace the US Navy’s existing T-AO 187 or Henry J Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oilers.

Each vessel has a substantial oil capacity, a significant dry cargo capacity, as well as aviation capability to complete replenishment tasks at a speed of 20kt.

The ships feature double hulls that strengthen cargo and ballast tanks and avoid oil spillage. The vessels will boost Combat Logistics Force’s capabilities by providing fuel for the ships and jet fuel for aircraft assigned with different aircraft carriers at sea. NASSCO delivered the first John Lewis-class ship, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205), to the US Navy in July this year, while construction of the next oiler ship, USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), is currently underway. (Source: naval-technology.com)

02 Dec 22. HII Delivers Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to US Navy. HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to the U.S. Navy today. Delivery of DDG 123 represents the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy.

“Delivering an incredibly capable finished ship to the Navy is always an important event for our Ingalls team,” said Kari Wilkinson, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding. “We are absolutely committed to the work that we do for our customers, communities and country.”

Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee is the 34th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ingalls has delivered to the Navy and will be the final Flight IIA ship built at Ingalls as the Navy transitions to Flight III destroyers. Ingalls currently has in production the future Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyers Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), Ted Stevens (DDG 128), Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) and George M. Neal (DDG 131).

Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are highly capable, multi-mission ships that can conduct a variety of operations, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection, all in support of the national defense strategy. Guided missile destroyers are capable of simultaneously fighting air, surface and subsurface battles. These ships contain a myriad of offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime defense needs well into the 21st century.

DDG 123 is named to honor Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, a Navy nurse and first woman to receive the Navy Cross for her heroic actions during World War I. Higbee joined the Navy in October 1908 as part of the newly established Navy Nurse Corps, a group of women who would become known as “The Sacred Twenty,” and became the second superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps in January 1911. The ships motto truly reflects the heritage of this naval hero — Bellatrix illa, meaning “she is a warrior.” (Source: ASD Network)

 

AIR

 

02 Dec 22. UK completes Merlin HC4/4A upgrades. The UK has upgraded the last of its Leonardo Merlin HC3/3A (latterly the interim iHC3/3A standard) transport and assault helicopters for littoral use by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marines (RM). The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced the milestone on 2 December, saying all 19 HC3 and six HC3A Merlin helicopters are now at the HC4/4A Commando Merlin standard, and ready to support 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines and other UK forces through to their planned out-of-service date (OSD) of 2030. “The 25 aircraft have been updated by Leonardo Helicopters under the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP) negotiated by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), the procurement arm of the UK Ministry of Defence,” the MoD said. (Source: Janes)

 

07 Dec 22. New Zealand today received the first of four Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight.

“As a maritime nation, delivery of the P-8A will ensure New Zealand maintains a patrol and response capability that will protect and support law enforcement in our Exclusive Economic Zone and Southern Ocean,” said Sarah Minson, acting Deputy Secretary Capability Delivery, New Zealand Ministry of Defence. “The P-8A will also assist our South Pacific neighbors and deliver long-range search and rescue capability.”

The milestone comes four years after the New Zealand Government entered into an agreement with the U.S. Navy for the P-8A.

“The unmatched, multi-mission maritime patrol capabilities of the P-8 will provide New Zealand the ability to extend their reach into the Pacific and beyond,” said Philip June, vice president and program manager, P-8 Programs. “New Zealand joins eight other global customers including nearby Australia that have selected or already operate the P-8 and benefit greatly from its long-range maritime surveillance and warfare capabilities.”

Boeing Defence Australia will provide sustainment services for New Zealand’s fleet with the support of the P-8 International Program.

New Zealand’s three remaining P-8 aircraft are all in advanced stages of production and will be delivered in 2023. The aircraft will replace New Zealand’s current fleet of six P-3K2 Orions and will be based at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea.

 

05 Dec 22. Italian Army takes delivery of final UH-90A helicopter. The unit was the 60th aircraft assembled at the company’s Venice Tessera facility. NH Industries (NHI) has achieved a delivery milestone with the handover of the 60th and final UH-90A helicopter to the Italian Army.

The UH-90A multirole helicopter, NATO ’s designation for the Italian Army’s NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH), was assembled at the Venice Tessera facility of Leonardo Helicopters. The delivery marks the completion of the service’s UH-90A helicopter fleet handover. In December 2007, the service received the delivery of its first NH90.

Leonardo Helicopters chief business officer Carlo Gualdaroni said: “We’re extremely excited to achieve this crucial milestone with the Italian Army.

“This result is testament to the long-established effective partnership between industry and the operator to deliver the required capabilities and to support its use, thus maximising the advantages of its outstanding performance and technologies.

“We’re committed to staying closer and closer to the Italian Army to ensure its UH-90A fleet accomplishes its missions at its best in any condition now and into the future.”

Leonardo is part of the NHI consortium, alongside Airbus Helicopters and GKN Fokker.

The company’s 24,000m² Venice Tessera plant, which began assembly of the NH90s in 2010, is the final assembly of the NH90s for the Italian Army and Navy, as well as various other operators.

The facility also offers retrofits to the in-service helicopters.

According to Leonardo, the Italian Army is one of the first and largest NH90 operators. Its UH-90As have logged in 31,096 flight hours, both in-country and abroad.

The service uses the fleet to conduct tactical and emergency response missions in all-weather and environmental conditions.

In October this year, NSPA completed the demilitarisation, dismantling, and disposal of 722 M-113 Italian Army armoured personnel carriers.

(Source: army-technology.com)

 

MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT

 

PERSONNEL

 

06 Dec 22. DOD Contributes to Registered Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program. Under the Defense Department United Services Military Apprenticeship Program umbrella, the Department of Labor has established several cybersecurity trades to support the goals of the National Cyber Security Registered Apprenticeship Program and is in the process of developing more apprenticeships. In January 2022, the DOD and DOL partnered to establish the first federal cybersecurity apprenticeship program. Since the program’s inception, the DOD identified and developed standards for 15 critical cybersecurity occupations to address military needs and potentially serve as a model for other federal agencies as well.

The largest DOL registered apprenticeship program, USMAP is a formal military training program that provides enlisted active-duty and reserve service members opportunities to improve their job skills and the ability to earn a nationally recognized journeyworker certificate upon completion. As part of the portfolio of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, USMAP permits enrolled service members to record their on-duty work hours for time-based apprenticeships or demonstrate existing mastery through competency-based apprenticeships.

Since inception of the first federal cybersecurity apprenticeship program via USMAP, 15 critical cybersecurity occupations have been finalized and approved. Five critical cybersecurity occupations were approved earlier in 2022, and 10 were approved during a 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint. Both departments are working to finalize other additional cybersecurity occupational areas over the next several months.

Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint is a national campaign to encourage employers, industry associations, labor unions and training providers to explore registered apprenticeships as a recruitment, training and retention strategy and connect with the Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship to develop new apprenticeship programs or quickly join existing programs. Within the DOD and DOL, USMAP is strengthening technical apprenticeable skills in targeted areas and facilitating private sector employment opportunities for transitioning Service members.

Furthermore, DOD issued a memo — jointly signed by the Chief Information Officer and the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment — aimed at expanding the cybersecurity workforce by encouraging the use of registered apprenticeship programs. These efforts will help DOD and the defense industrial base continue to identify, recruit, develop and retain the cybersecurity workforce that can support the nation’s efforts to defend against current and future cyber threats and attacks.

“Our peers in federal government and industry can leverage the DOD’s already established cybersecurity registered apprenticeships to create their own within their organizations,” Gary Schaub, senior advisor for professional military education in the OUSD P&R, said. “Commonality will enhance recruitment and retention of the cybersecurity workforce as well as foster common competency and portability across federal government and industry.”

The 15 USMAP cybersecurity apprenticeships, developed by the DOD and approved by the DOL Office of Apprenticeship throughout the Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint, include the following:

  • Network Operations Specialist
  • Cyber IT Knowledge Manager
  • Cyber Defense Incident Responder
  • Technical Security Specialist
  • Customer Service Tech Support
  • Fiber Technician
  • Cyber Database Administrator
  • Cyber Defense Analyst
  • System Security Analyst
  • Vulnerability Assessment Analyst
  • Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist
  • System Admin
  • Cyber Digital Forensics
  • Cyber All Source Analyst
  • Cyber Intel Planner

The DOD has taken action in the cybersecurity apprenticeship space and will continue to promote development of tools and resources designed to empower service members and veterans to pursue training and credentialing opportunities that will help them succeed in military and civilian careers alike.  While the DOD ensures the military services are prepared to execute the mission requirements for national defense — today and in the future — their actions also compliment the civilian industries’ employment demand signals and changes to meet the nation’s needs. The DOD stands ready to support service members and veterans to meet both of these challenges.  (Source: US DoD)

 

EUROPE APPOINTMENTS

 

05 Dec 22. Ms Sarah Tiffin has been appointed the United Kingdom Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta in succession to Mr Jon Lambe who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ms Tiffin will take up her appointment during March 2023.

 

U.S. APPOINTMENTS

 

07 Dec 22. USMC BG Marcus B. Annibale for appointment to the grade of major general.  Annibale is currently serving as director, Expeditionary Warfare (N95), Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

 

07 Dec 22. USMC BG Lorna M. Mahlock for appointment to the grade of major general.  Mahlock is currently serving as deputy director of Cybersecurity for Combat Support, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland.

 

07 Dec 22. USMC BG Joseph A. Matos III for appointment to the grade of major general.  Matos is currently serving as deputy commanding general, U.S. Marine Forces Cyber; and deputy commander, Joint Task Force-Ares, Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber, Fort Meade, Maryland.

 

07 Dec 22. USMC BG David L. Odom for appointment to the grade of major general.  Odom is currently serving as deputy director for Current and Integrated Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

07 Dec 22. USMC BG Thomas B. Savage for appointment to the grade of major general.  Savage is currently serving as deputy director for Operations, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

 

07 Dec 22. USMC BG William H. Swan for appointment to the grade of major general.  Swan is currently serving as deputy director for Operations, National Joint Operations/Intelligence Center, Team 3, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

 

07 Dec 22. USMC BG Brian N. Wolford for appointment to the grade of major general.  Wolford is currently serving as commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea, Camp Humphreys, Korea.

 

07 Dec 22. USMC BG Calvert L. Worth Jr. for appointment to the grade of major general.  Worth is currently serving as commanding general, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

 

INDUSTRY

 

07 Dec 22. Government urged to tackle £1.5bn engineering skills shortage through primary and secondary education drive. A new report endorsed by over 150 engineering leaders and celebrities, led by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), is today calling on government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage by embedding engineering into the current curriculum.

The IET’s new Engineering Kids’ Futures (EKF) report – which includes signatories from the likes of Major Tim Peake, Carol Vorderman MBE, will.i.am, and representatives from Vodafone and the MOD – leads with a series of recommendations to the UK government to embed engineering and technology within primary and secondary learning.

It is estimated there is a shortfall of over 173,000 workers in the STEM sector: an average of 10 unfilled roles per business in the UK, which is costing the economy a shocking £1.5bn per annum (source: STEM Learning). What is more, 49% of engineering businesses are experiencing difficulties in the skills available to them when trying to recruit (source: IET Skills Survey 2021).

Report recommendations include:

  • The National Curriculum – The English schools National Curriculum be reviewed to embed the teaching of engineering, at both primary and secondary levels of education.
  • The Design & Technology Curriculum – The current D&T curriculum at secondary level be reviewed, to refocus it as an ‘engineering and design’ subject, with a possible rebranding of the subject accordingly.
  • The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) – School accountability measures (Progress 7 and Attainment 8) be reviewed to move D&T into the EBacc suite of subjects.
  • Engineering training for teachers – UK Government endorse, actively promote, signpost and support an engineering package of training aligned with the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework.
  • Bursaries and scholarships – UK Government funded ITT bursaries and scholarships in engineering be reviewed to increase their value and availability.

David Lakin, IET Head of Education, Safeguarding & Education Policy, said: “As we know, subjects like science and maths are eagerly taught in schools, but connecting them to engineering – the link between these subjects, their purpose and application to the world in which we live – is not currently being made clear. We need to ensure there are clearer learning outcomes for these subjects. Put simply, we need to embed engineering into the mainstream curriculum. One way we can do this is by reviewing the current D&T curriculum, which is a key engineering and technology gateway subject, and give it more importance in the EBacc suite of subjects. Teacher training is also a key factor, and providing an engineering package aligned with the Initial Teacher Training Core Content Framework is vital to enhance a teacher’s understanding and confidence around talking about engineering in the classroom. There are many options, and the engineering community is ready to help develop and implement these to support government in implementing these recommendations. Our aim to significantly increase the number of quality engineers and technicians entering the workforce can only be achieved by letting young people see the opportunities that a career in the engineering sector presents.”

The report is supported by new IET research which shows:

  • 70% of parents believe primary and secondary education doesn’t teach children about the real-life application of the subjects they learn about.
  • More than half of parents (55%) agree that without formal teaching in engineering and technology (which is the application of subjects such as science and maths), they are worried their child won’t be able to make informed career choices.
  • 69% of parents say its essential primary school children are exposed to engineering and technology at a young age to spark interest in these fields.
  • Almost half of parents (47%) agree that engineering and technology should be a compulsory core subject at GCSE.
  • 53% of parents think there is too much emphasis on Science, Maths and English within the current curriculum

The IET’s Engineering Kids’ Futures report is available on the IET’s website. It was presented to MPs and Peers at an event in Westminster on Wednesday 7 December 2022.  The report follows a series of roundtable events which took place across the UK, including Bristol, London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow, Wales and Northern Ireland.

 

PERSONNEL

 

EUROPE APPOINTMENTS

 

06 Dec 22. Terma has decided to strengthen and expand the Executive Management team with Thomas Rosenkilde Anderson to maintain a continued strong commercial and portfolio management, while Terma significantly ramps up its role and responsibility towards the Danish Defence. 1 February 2023, Thomas Rosenkilde Anderson will enter Terma’s Executive Management team as Executive Vice President for Global Sales and Portfolio Management. Thomas Rosenkilde Anderson comes from at position as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Hottinger Bruel & Kjær with responsibility for Global Sales, Marketing and Services. Thomas has previously been Group VP for Service & Solutions at Grundfos where he transformed the global business unit into a profitable growth engine for the company. Before joining Grundfos, Thomas had 20 year’s tenure in Nokia Networks in various Sales, Service, Portfolio and Strategic leadership roles.

 

U.S. APPOINTMENTS

 

05 Dec 22. ALIGN PRECISION Corp. (“ALIGN PRECISION” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of precision components and assemblies for critical applications in the aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and evolving high-tech industries, today announced the appointment of Mark Cherry as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 5. The leadership appointment positions ALIGN PRECISION to capitalize on the increasing demand for its capabilities, strengthen existing and expand new customer partnerships and realize its long-term growth ambitions. Mr. Cherry succeeds Andy Spiering, who will serve as an advisor to Mr. Cherry during a transition period. Mr. Cherry, who most recently served as the Vice President & General Manager of Vertical Lift at Boeing Defense, Space and Security, brings more than 20 years of leadership experience delivering mission-critical engineered solutions in the defense, aerospace and technology sectors. In his most recent role, Mr. Cherry oversaw Boeing’s portfolio of rotorcraft capabilities and future vertical lift solutions. Mr. Cherry was also previously Vice President & General Manager of Phantom Works at Boeing. (Source: PR Newswire)

 

02 Dec 22. Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR), a provider of space products and launch services to the global space industry, announced the evolution of its management team to include program execution. The updated management team will include:

  • Giovanni Greco will lead Launch System Delivery. Gio has been leading product engineering at Astra. In this expanded role, Gio will now be accountable for successful delivery of a launch system. He was previously chief engineer and senior technical director of the New Shepard program at Blue Origin. Gio received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and his Master’s of Engineering in Composite Materials from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  • Jonathan Donaldson will lead Astra Spacecraft Engine™ Delivery. Jonathan has been leading program management at Astra. In this new role, Jonathan will now be accountable for successful delivery of Astra Spacecraft Engines™. He previously was a Senior Engineering Director in the Office of the CTO at Google, and prior to that was Vice President and GM of Software Defined Infrastructure at Intel.
  • Doug Kunzman will lead Launch and Test Operations. Doug will continue to lead Launch and Test Operations. Doug brings with him nearly 40 years of experience in the US Navy, as well as two years at Blue Origin as Senior Director of New Shepard Operations and Maintenance.
  • Bryson Gentile will lead Manufacturing. Bryson will continue to lead launch system and spacecraft engine manufacturing and production. He previously led the manufacturing engineering team at SpaceX for the Falcon 9 rocket where he accelerated rocket production, reliability, and reusability. Bryson holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Engineering and Industrial Management from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.

Benjamin Lyon resigned from his position as the chief engineer and executive vice president of operations and engineering of Astra to pursue another professional opportunity. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

04 Dec 22. Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that Dr. Brendan Nelson AO will take over as president of Boeing International (BI) and lead the company’s international strategy and corporate operations. The former Australian diplomat and government minister will succeed Sir Michael Arthur when he retires from Boeing in early 2023 after five decades of service in the public and private sectors, including the past four years at the helm of Boeing International. Nelson, the second non-U.S. citizen to lead the organization, will report to Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun and join the company’s executive council. The Australian citizen has been president of Boeing Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific since February 2020. He will move to London to take up his new role, effective Jan. 12, 2023. Since joining Boeing in 2014, Arthur and Boeing International have worked to expand the company’s global business in recent years. Boeing now has customers in 150 countries and a worldwide supply chain of 20,000 suppliers and partners. The company operates in 65 different countries, including major operations in Australia, India, the Middle East and United Kingdom, and employs more than 25,000 people outside of the United States who are engaged in design, development, manufacturing, services and support. Nelson will oversee 20 regional offices in key global markets. His responsibilities will include developing the company’s growth and productivity initiatives outside the United States, forming new business and industrial partnerships, overseeing international affairs, enhancing Boeing’s local presence and providing global functional support. When he served as Australian Minister of Defence, Nelson oversaw deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor and the Solomon Islands. He later served as Australia’s ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO for three years. Nelson is a long-time and passionate advocate of veterans’ affairs and prior to joining Boeing in 2020, Nelson was the director of the Australian War Memorial for seven years. Maria Fernandez PSM will succeed Nelson as president of Boeing Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific effective Dec. 20, 2022. She will be the senior company leader in the Oceania region and board chair of Boeing Australia Holdings. In this role, Fernandez will coordinate Boeing Australia activities, lead government relations and direct the implementation of the company’s strategy to expand its local presence and grow the business.  Fernandez has held senior executive positions in Australia’s departments of Home Affairs, Defence, Immigration and Border Protection, and Education. Prior to joining Boeing, she ran a consultancy that provided strategic advisory and independent assurance services to Australian government agencies.

 

06 Dec 22. CyberSheath, the largest Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) managed service vendor, announced that E.J. Easton has been hired as Senior Vice President of Sales. In this role, he will be responsible for enhancing the distribution of CyberSheath’s services to an underserved Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Department of Defense (DoD) officials are calling out vulnerabilities as contractors in the DIB are reluctant to work with the Pentagon on cybersecurity measures. When CMMC 2.0 becomes a federal rule in the coming months, contractors will have to prove they’re compliant with the necessary security controls. CyberSheath can help them achieve compliance and reduce their risk, thus mitigating the threats to our national security. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

06 Dec 22. Leonardo DRS, Inc. (“DRS”) announced today the appointment of Eric C. Salzman to the company’s Board of Directors. His appointment was effective on November 28, 2022. As a member of the board with expertise in financial matters and corporate governance, Mr. Salzman has been assigned to the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Salzman currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., which he joined in 2020. From 2018 to 2022, Mr. Salzman served as the chairman of the board of SolAero Technologies Corp, a leading manufacturer of satellite solar array panels serving the defense and communications industry. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

 

07 Dec 22. Quantum Xchange today announced Retired Admiral Michael S. Rogers has joined the company’s board of directors. Rogers will advise the company on its go-to-market strategy and the continued innovation and adoption of Phio TX, the groundbreaking enterprise cryptography management platform and key delivery system used by commercial enterprises, government agencies, and their partners. Quantum Xchange has brought together foremost experts in cyber, national, and data security to help eliminate cryptography’s single points of failure and lead the company, the industry, and the world into the quantum era securely. Rogers joins existing board members including John N. Stewart former Senior Vice President and Chief Security and Trust Officer at Cisco Systems; Brian McGovern of AlpX; Rick Golden retired Senior Executive at Accenture turned private investor; Quantum Xchange CEO Eddy Zervigon; and Founding CEO Hal Chapel. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)

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– Our ability to bulk-buy job advert credits through our unique partnership with the UK’s largest job boards allows our members to significantly reduce their recruitment costs.

– The award-winning platform will also help you filter and screen your candidates, captures all applications, automatically grades and ranks them based on their work history/experience and enables you to communicate and set up interviews with relevant talent – saving you significant time managing your recruitment process.

 

Benefits of applying through the Partner Job Board:

– Jobseekers can search for relevant jobs and set up an account to manage any applications made.

– Our smart technology can help you find the best job ads that are related to your background and experience – reducing the time you spend searching for relevant opportunities.

– Job categorizations and job alerts – ensuring you don’t miss those fantastic roles when they come onto the market.

 

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