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Electronic Engineering Sector Lead

Employer
MBDA
Location
Stevenage
Salary
Competitive Salary & Benefits
Closing date
13 Mar 2019
Reference
P7539

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Discipline
Electronics
Sector
Defence
Job Type
Engineering Manager

Job Details

The opportunity
 
Electronic Engineering has many exciting projects that have challenging technology and timescales to achieve.  This has created opportunities for additional Electronic Engineering Sector Leads whose role is to act as delivery lead for all aspects of Electronic Engineering deliverables to the internal customer projects within the sector.
 
The Role
 
The Electronic Engineering Sector Lead will manage deliverables to the internal customer projects within the sector through the relevant Engineering Project Managers, reporting directly to the Sector Lead.  The Sector Lead is accountable for:
  • The Delivery performance across all EE products being developed within the sector and identification of delivery improvement areas
  • The Product/Equipment functionality and performance across all EE products being developed for a given sector
  • The Effective monitoring of EE Product/ Equipment development budgets for projects within the sector and assisting in managing and constraining the budget
  • The Development of new business within the sector
  • The Coordination and production of bid submissions for EE Product/Equipment developments within the sector
  • The Work load forecast predictions and resource level management/assistance
  • The Management of people who are direct reports
 
What’s in it for you?
  • A great opportunity to make a real contribution to the success of our projects
  • The opportunity to deliver multi-project activities through multi-disciplinary teams using good project management disciplines and utilising your technical background in design activities
  • The opportunity to work on high technology and very demanding engineering projects
  • The Opportunity to grow to more senior roles such as Chief Design Engineer or larger project management positions.
 
What’s great about the team?
  • Our multidisciplinary Design Teams are dynamic and focussed on achieving complex designs to demanding timescales, providing products that are technically excellent and capable of being produced in the quantities and rates demanded by our delivery schedules.
  • Teams are often co-located enabling easy communication and exchange of ideas and knowledge for the good of all in the team.
 
What we are looking for?
 
To be successful in this role, candidates will need to demonstrate a broad range of capabilities such as:
  • The ability to manage across multiple and complex projects through direct Project Manager first reports
  • Be able to demonstrate (internal to MBDA/EE) customer facing behaviour
  • The role involves the coordination and tracking of multiple projects and, as such, a recognised project management qualification will be an advantage.
  • An excellent understanding of engineering disciplines and the product development lifecycle preferably in a defence environment
  • Be comfortable with People management of direct reports
  • Broad Commercial and contracting awareness.
  • Have excellent decision making skills in ambiguous and demanding environments
  • Be an Effective communicator and influencer at all levels
  • Have experience of working across international borders especially France and Italy
     
The candidate is likely to have a broad engineering background, with a bias towards Electronics Design via a recognised formal qualification.  Chartered Engineers would also be welcomed for their broad and proven competency levels.
 
 
What you would get
  • Competitive salaries, flexible working, paid overtime (subject to level), a comprehensive pension scheme, an employee funded voluntary private healthcare scheme, sporting activities, fantastic site facilities, bonus schemes (subject to level) and superb learning and development opportunities.
                                  
     
     
    MBDA UK require all employees to achieve and maintain SC security clearance or above without restrictions that will inhibit the individual’s ability to fulfil the requirements of the role. Your eligibility for the appropriate level of security clearance may be discussed with you during the recruitment process. Any existing clearance holders may be able to transfer clearance (subject to approval).
     
     
    Are you a member of LinkedIn?  If so, you are invited to join our LinkedIn Group to view future MBDA UK opportunities and news.
     
     
    LinkedIn Group name: Engineering UK (Defence)

Company

Together. For the future of defence.

We work with purpose, knowing that every advancement provides better, smarter and more effective defence capabilities to the UK and their allies. Regarded as one of the most trusted suppliers of defence solutions in Europe, we have a relationship with the UK military spanning back over 70 years.

Whether it’s designing a future concept for the British Army, managing the procurement of a missile component or harnessing their expertise in software in order to integrate one of our products on to the newest fighter jet, all of our employees are a part of delivering a more secure tomorrow.

In addition to being the only defence company on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2022 list, MBDA are also recognised nationally with three Investors in People Gold Awards (People, Apprenticeships, and Wellbeing), a top 10 finisher on the Best Big Companies to Work For 2022 league tables.   

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Our Values 

Our values are at the core of everything we do and shape the culture of our organisation. No matter what role, our people from leadership to entry-level encompass these values knowing that they are working towards the same common goal, sharing a bigger purpose in order to protect national security and enable strategic independence.

Through promoting change with Innovation, taking ownership through Commitment, building trust through Integrity, inspiring others through Passion and encouraging collaboration through Team Spirit, we have created a place where people feel connected with each other and valued in our community.

 

 

Company info
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Telephone
01438754500
Location
6 Hills way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2DA
United Kingdom

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