Job summary

Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance *minimum 5 years UK residency*

Working: Hybrid working.

Key skills required for this role

Engineering Manager, Sonar, Maritime, Acoustics, Sonobuoy

Important

Engineering Manager, Sonar, Maritime, Acoustics, Sonobuoy

Job description

Our client, a leader in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking an Engineering Manager to join their team specialising in Sonobuoys. This permanent position involves working closely with key stakeholders such as the International Sonobuoys Programmes Director, the Sonobuoys System Design Authority, and the Sonobuoys Project Manager. The role is focused on delivering engineering activities to time, cost, and quality across all aspects of the sonobuoys portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading a multi-disciplinary team to ensure solutions meet all requirements and are fit for purpose
• Overseeing new product development, in-service support, and products already in production
• Managing teams and work packages with defined delivery strategies and Work Breakdown Structures
• Producing comprehensive engineering plans with dependencies, assumptions, risks, and opportunities clearly identified
• Ensuring all design gates from bid to full-scale production readiness are successfully navigated
• Providing coaching and mentoring to team members
• Defending engineering estimates and challenging them as necessary

Job Requirements:

• Significant experience in engineering management, particularly in sonar or acoustics
• Background in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with an understanding of software and systems engineering
• Experience in managing teams of teams
• Understanding of engineering estimation and work package management
• Strong capability in creating and managing Work Breakdown Structures
• Proficiency in producing and managing engineering plans
• Excellent coaching and mentoring skills
• Eligibility for Security Check (SC) clearance (ideally with no caveats)

Benefits:

• Optional 9-day fortnight
• Time Off In Lieu (TOIL)
• Flexible working hours
• 1pm finish on Fridays
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working (combination of home and on-site)
• Casual dress code
• 25 days holiday plus the option to buy or sell holiday
• Christmas shutdown
• Private healthcare, dental, and critical illness options via salary sacrifice
• Discounts at over 200 online stores
• 4 x annual salary life cover
• Pension plan starting at 5% employer contribution, with employee contribution options ranging from 4% to 70%

If you have the relevant background in engineering management and are looking for a dynamic position in the Defence & Security sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's team in this exciting role.