Stevenage This is a phenomenal opportunity for an inspirational Leader, passionate about people to join our Electronics Engineering organisation on a 12 month fixed term contract and play a major role in shaping its future. Job Title : Electronic Engineering Group Lead Salary : Circa £62,000 depending on experience Location : Stevenage or Bristol (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role) Dynamic (hybrid) working : Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working. Typically this may be 3 days a week in the office due to workload classification Security Clearance : British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team. What we can offer you: Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary Pension : maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14% Flexible working : We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements Enhanced parental leave : offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments Facilities : Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more The opportunity: This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract of employment. A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a proven leader who is passionate about managing the performance and development of our people. An engineering background or qualification is essential but a passion, focus, drive and vision to lead a team to deliver successfully is equally important. Your role will be to: Support/Lead change programmes to meet a dynamic environment delivering equipment critical to the defence of our nation and its front line forces. Deliver high quality development and performance evaluations in order to maximise the potential of our people for today and for the future. Lead the development and harmonisation of processes that are fit for the rapid development of cutting edge technologies. Monitor, review and report progress against technical and schedule deadlines with support from a technical delivery leads and functional team leaders. With the help of our Technical Expert community, reinforce technical excellence through robust design activity. Support the recruitment process to meet our workload and skills needs. Motivate people/teams to pull together to deliver through challenging technical and time bound environments What we're looking for from you: Ideally, degree qualified with a solid background in Engineering Significant evidence of leadership experience with teams and individuals Experience of defining, implementing and embedding strategic direction by providing a clarity of vision and mission. Ability to lead and drive collaboration across diverse teams to ensure on time, on cost, on quality delivery. Experience across a wide range of management tasks eg. recruitment, onboarding, performance, development etc. What's in it for you? This is an opportunity for you to deliver real greatness. Our people are our greatest assets and we want to nurture them to be the best they can. You'll get the best leadership support available. We know how important it is to have the support you need to operate in a high profile role such as this so we invest in industry leading courses and develop our own training with the support of the best training providers in the country. Development that is only limited by you. If you have the ability and desire then the sky's the limit. Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom. We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more… We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information. LI-MV1