Will Pope

Experience

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  Niftylift Ltd

  Sept 2012 - Jul 2013

  Mechanical Engineer

  Mechanical engineering placement student working on the design of a prototype project. My experiences also included Root Cause analysis, production support and creating manufacturing drawings.

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  Babcock International Group

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2018

  Lead engineer for the design of two major sub-systems on a UK submarine Weapon Handling and Launch System (WHLS) programme worth £130 million. Technically responsible for leading a project to demonstrate the safety critical hydraulic interlock system, essential to ensuring the UK's Continuous at-sea deterrent. My main responsibilities have included:- Defining requirements, developing engineering solutions, and producing manufacturing drawings and technical documents to meet customer specification. - Liaising with suppliers and producing equipment specifications to outsource engineering design.- Collaborating with the primary shipbuilder and the MoD to develop engineering design based on end user need. - Renegotiating the hardware delivery of £300k of equipment to perform safety critical testing and deliver customer savings.- Successfully obtaining design approval at design reviews through clear presentation of technical information. - Leading a team of 8 technical staff, managing work activities, schedule and budget to deliver results. Show less Graduate Engineer at Babcock Defence Systems Technology (DST). Rotated around departments to develop engineering, project management and bidding skills. Highlights include: - Design substantiation of high-integrity equipment for a South Korean submarine through stress analysis- Delivering a major manufacturing bid for the US Navy- Leading the way for the first ‘Ex’ explosive atmosphere equipment within UK submarine design- Designing and running equipment trials to verify and validate torpedo handling equipment for the Spanish Navy - Led the design and trial of a new work experience programme that is now nationally recognised by Industrial Cadets Highly commended by managers in all instances, being awarded the top ‘A’ grade in each placement grading. Show less

  • Lead Mechanical Engineer - Submarine Weapon Launch Design

    Sept 2016 - Sept 2018

  • Graduate Mechanical Engineer

    Sept 2014 - Sept 2016
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  BMT

  Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

  Senior Naval Engineer

  In-Service SubmarinesProject managed and delivered tasks into the MOD's Naval Authority Group and In-Service Submarines, as well as Babcock's Submarine Support Management Group. Delivered: design substantiation of in-service equipment supporting the nuclear safety case; commission-extension tasks based on material state of current platforms; investigation into credibility of propulsion failure during a range of operations.Future Submarine ProgrammesDelivered Independent Technical Assessment of Secondary Propulsion Systems to support MOD decision making at major design milestones. Show less

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  QinetiQ

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2024

  Type 26 Global Combat ShipWorking closely with DE&S colleagues, the shipbuilder BAES, and equipment suppliers to deliver combat systems equipment to the UK Type 26 programme. Responsible for the delivery of government furnished information for cryptographic, communications and tactical data link combat systems. Experience includes creation, review and delivery of systems and engineering deliverables across the whole product lifecycle including: requirements, verification & validation, shock, materials compliance, quality and design deliverables. Show less

  • Systems Engineering Team Leader

    Aug 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Senior Combat Systems Engineer

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2024
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  Thales

  Jan 2024 - now

  Technical Lead within Thales' Under Water Systems Business Line. Working within the Maritime Mine Counter Measure (MMCM) project family

  • System Design Engineering Functional Team Leader

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Technical Lead

    Jan 2024 - now