Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance *minimum 5 years UK residency*
Working: This role is mainly site based with flexible working hours and some remote possibilities
This is a key role with accountability for delivery of daily, weekly and monthly Engineering deliverables within quality, schedule and cost constraints. Planning, driving, tracking, supporting and reporting of multi-disciplinary Engineering activities will form the core basis of this role, as will effective and efficient problem solving, drawing upon your skills and experience from similar programmes.
As a Project Engineering Manager, you will be acting in a Technical Project Manager capacity, sitting within and with accountability for the Engineering team and representing the Engineering team to the Programme.
Main duties will include:
Planning of Engineering work packages; use your experience leading product development programmes to shape logic that effectively manages risk and pushes the programme forward, validate and challenge assumptions and estimates, ensure resources are loaded effectively, and embody plans into Microsoft Project
Develop and use visual management techniques to identify, prioritise, track and drive the daily and weekly execution rhythm of the programme, decomposing work packages from the IMS into actionable tasks
Progress reporting to the Programme, Business and Raytheon UK Leadership Team on a recurring basis
Support Engineers in the achievement of their tasks, connecting them with, and interfacing with other functions within the programme team, on their behalf
Close liaison with Programme Design Authority and Chief Engineer to ensure technical integrity of work products
Risk and Change Management for all Engineering deliverables, including effective monitoring and mitigation
Sleeves rolled up" technical problem solving in the development and manufacturing domains, ensuring both corrective and preventive actions are delivered to both resolve issues and prevent recurrence
Motivate and coach Engineering team members to success, demonstrating and communicating technical expectations for execution, accountability and execution discipline
Mentoring engineers for technical leadership, technical leads and IPT leaders
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Essential Skills:
Demonstrated experience leading and managing mission-critical electronic product design, qualification and certification programmes to exacting customer and industry standards
Fast learner, with the ability to hit the ground running and make a positive impact quickly
Experience of transition of products to manufacture and manufacturing support
Have highly developed written and oral communication skills with a proven track record in skilful navigation of senior stakeholders across business and industry
A track record of strong engineering leadership, of delivering through others in a matrix organisation, a structured approach to problem solving
Highly dependable, autonomous, resilient and results oriented
Company Benefits:
25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
Enhanced sick pay.
Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)
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Company Overview:
The company are an Innovation and Technology leader, solving complex challenges across every domain! The organisation provides advanced systems and services to their customers Globally and have a fantastic reputation in its market.
Recognized as a Top 100 Global Innovator™ for 2023!
Named top Aerospace and Defence company! Just Capital and CNBC's JUST 100 Ranking