Assistant Chief Engineer

Overview

Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance *minimum 5 years UK residency*

Working: Possible Flexible and some remote working potentials.

Want to join a company with over 30 years of experience in designing, manufacturing, and delivering highly bespoke simulator solutions?
Join a reputable business who's most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!

Join a team at an exciting time, at the start of re-defining their systems, with the opportunity to influence and shape the product!

Responsible for / Key responsibilities

• Deputises as required for the Chief Engineer in respect of Design Authority and provider of technical leadership for multiple large, complex and multi-disciplinary projects.
• Applies diverse and expert engineering knowledge to quickly trouble-shoot difficult problems.
• Has significant interaction with customers and other external bodies; promotes the company's strategic and programmatic agenda appropriately in these interactions.
• Identifies and drives for most cost-effective engineering solutions; can balance various diverse quantities in supporting this calculation (NRE, UPC); is innovative in this regard; uses judgement to determine when to buy rather than create IP.
• Support to managing the engineering processes across the company and ensures they are fit for purpose, meet the required legislative standards, and pass both internal and external audits.
• Anticipates technical problems and intervenes appropriately; recognised externally as a domain expert; attends relevant industry technical working groups and is influential in these forums.
• Mentors and coaches less experienced engineers; shares knowledge willingly and constructively; is a role-model for all engineers, in terms of both technical ability and behaviours.
• Performs with very limited direction; is not subject to supervision or close management.
• Delegated authority as required for the most significant engineering technical documents; may chair technical reviews, possibly including Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews at the request of the Chief Engineer.
• Strong presentation skills; can explain technically complex concepts clearly to less technical/involved parties.
• Has limited or no line management responsibility.
• Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations.

Essential Qualifications / skills

• Degree in an engineering, mathematical or science-based subject or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in one (or more preferably), Systems software, firmware, or hardware engineering.
• Expert knowledge of the V-model, and good/best practice engineering process.
• In depth understanding and technical depth and credibility in the areas of information assurance, cyber-security, Government communications security systems and products.
• Extensive experience in technical leadership and managing delivery of multi-disciplined engineering projects.

Essential Role Requirements

• Willing and able to obtain, and maintain, SC security clearance.
• Willing and able to obtain, and maintain, DV security clearance.

We trust and empower each other; we love to celebrate success and we win as a team. Together, we embrace change and we're never satisfied until we've done what we said we'd do.

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