Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK)

Defense Technology

ChiefEngineer

Orpington, United Kingdom FULL TIME
The Brief

“Chief Engineer at Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK). Skills: Full project lifecycle, Technical leadership, Multi-disciplined engineering projects, DV security clearance. Oversight for multiple large, complex projects. Assurance of project adherence to requirements”

What You'll Achieve.

Assure projects and products meet the required performance and quality; Ensure progression only with well understood and acceptable levels of technical risk and technical debt

Industry & Context.

Defense Technology
Problems you'll solve

Resolve/facilitate resolution of engineering conflict on project; Provides sounding board for projects (security, process, technical issues…)

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must be willing and able to obtain, and maintain, DV security clearance, Candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material, Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance for the role, Must be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Significant experience in one (or more preferably), software, firmware, hardware or systems engineering, Expert knowledge of the V-model, Goodest practice engineering process, Extensive experience in technical leadership, Managing delivery of multi-disciplined engineering projects, Willing and able to obtain, and maintain, DV security clearance

Nice to Have

Independent Chief Engineer on a project, Design Authority on a project

What You'll Do.

Oversight for multiple large

Assurance of project adherence to requirements

Oversight for high quality design

Maintain visibility of upcoming bids

Build proposal and costings

Review technical proposals

Contribute towards strategy alignment

Agree engineering design process for bids

Ensure compliance with regulations

Support BD gate review process

Assure agreed engineering design process is followed

Ensure analysis of regulations

Chair Engineering Design Reviews

Oversee management of technical risks

Review project engineering metrics

Assure projects and products meet performance

Accountable for Project Engineering Change Control

Review project engineering documentation

Approve technical documents

Provide Design Assurance

Customer/stakeholder point of contact

Provide sounding board for projects

Resolve/facilitate resolution of engineering conflict

Escalate issues through Engineering chain

Progressing security concerns

Assure adherence to Security Aspects Letter

Provide guidance on SAL appropriateness

Provide Safety assurance

Act as Authority interface

Mentoring of senior engineers

Provide input to technical strategy

Capturing project knowledge

Provide sounding board for project

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Engage effectively with all audiences/stakeholders at all levels; Work with BD to build proposal and costings; Consulting with the relevant Heads of Discipline; Support BD gate review process; Supporting the project team in preparation and delivery of Technical Project Reviews; Customer/stakeholder point of contact for Engineering aspects; Provides sounding board for projects; Resolve/facilitate resolution of engineering conflict on project; Escalate issues through Engineering chain; Working with BD & Innovation to provide input to technical strategy; Independent Chief Engineer on a project, to provide independent oversight; Providing a sounding board for the project Chief Engineer

Communication Scope

Confident communicator, both written and verbal; Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage effectively with all audiences/stakeholders at all levels in the organisation

Process & Methodology

Full project lifecycle, Managing delivery of multi-disciplined engineering projects, Project Engineering Change Control, Chair Engineering Design Reviews, Chair gate reviews

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