Project Engineering Lead - RF Systems
Luton

Project Engineering Lead - RF Systems: A major Defence company is looking for a Project Engineering Lead at their site in Luton, to promote an IPT approach during Customer engagement and facilitate compliant cost, schedule and technical solutions by working effectively with all internal stakeholders including Capability management, the IPT lead, the Engineering functions and the Manufacturing and Supply chain.

Project Engineering Lead - RF Systems Responsibilities:
* Engineering development activities for Electronic Countermeasures (ECM), providing management, technical direction and leadership within an Integrated Product Team in conjunction with the Chief Engineer.
* Support business winning opportunities.
* Engineering technical solution, schedule and budget, engineering milestone adherence. The PEL will be working closely with the Customer/End User and internal stakeholders to agree the optimal technical solution and manage the Engineering deliverables.
* Management of multi-disciplined Engineering teams, ensuring that roles within the teams are clearly defined
* Create and own the Engineering Management Plans and ensuring that the Engineering aspects of the projects are delivered in accordance with Company Life Cycle Management process, company and legislative standards and be responsible for the planning and managing the maturity design reviews.
* Establish and maintain good lines of communication across the Engineering IPT and upwards to the IPT lead
* Management of the Engineering technical quality, schedule and budget
* Support the management of Suppliers and project Make or Buy decisions as required
* Control project configuration and change management
* Identifying technical risks and mitigation strategies
* Ensure that the design rationale is documented
* Input to the Project Cost Review Board (PCRB) process for UPC management
* Ensuring effective implementation of the company's Lifecycle Management, including Design & Gate Reviews and Processes, to:
* Agree qualification & acceptance criteria and design certification
* Validating and Meeting Targets for Development of Design Maturity
* Be responsible for all engineering aspects of the monthly Project Performance Reviews
* Ensuring compliance with Regulatory and Safety Standards
* Personally coach and mentor other engineers - principally those in a similar career path
* Work with Engineering Function management to ensure a capable and resourced team is deployed to execute the work packages

Project Engineering Lead - RF Systems Requirements:
* Degree qualified (or equivalent)
* Knowledge of engineering lifecycle and business process.
* Good understanding of RF systems with ECM being desirable
* Good problem solving ability
* Good schedule and budget control
* Commercially aware
* Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
* Strong leadership competency but also can demonstrate team working skills

The successful candidate will require SC clearance for this role!!!!!

Apply now to Steve!!!!!