Chief Engineer - Laser And Electronics

Job Title: Chief Engineer - Laser and Electronics
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
Package: Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
Role Type: Full time, Permanent role
Role ID: SF15852
Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Chief Engineer for Science and Technology (S&T) at our Farnborough site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry's most brilliant minds.
The role:
As a Chief Engineer specialising in Laser and Electronics, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary, you will provide strategic and technical leadership to the Science & Technology (S&T) business within UK Defence in order to meet business objectives and deliver growth safely and securely.
A core part of the role will be to develop and deliver the strategy for maturation and productionalisation of laser directed energy technologies.
Key Accountabilities:

• Strategy: Set the technical/capability/solution strategy for the S&T areas and deliver against challenging objectives in line with the Strategic Business Plan. Establish product development and production strategies and roadmaps for laser directed energy.
• Strategic relationships: Build and retain strong relationships with customers, suppliers and colleagues at senior management levels to support the growth agenda.
• Leadership: Form and lead a team of experts from across the company to deliver on the S&T technical strategies. Success will depend on your ability to forge strong intra and inter-company collaborative working relationships to develop mature production solutions for new and existing customers.

This is a full time, permanent role.
Essential experience of the Chief Engineer for Laser & Electronics:

• Experience of laser directed energy and/or opto-electronics or electronics is essential.
• Strong systems engineering skills with a record of application to a variety of projects applicable to a S&T business.
• Experience of engineering design, spiral development and qualification of high value, low volume defence products.
• Experience of developing high reliability products from prototype to production.

Qualifications for the Chief Engineer for Laser & Electronics:

• A first degree in Science or Engineering, or an equivalent, nationally recognised, professional qualification, with extensive on the job experience and growth of key skills, working in the Laser and opto-electronics domain and backed up with a tangible track record of product achievement.

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ
As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.