Date Posted: 2024-10-14
Country: United Kingdom
Location: GBRWLN111: Livingston Scotland, Oakbank Park Drive, Mid Calder, Livingston, EH53 0TJ
Position Role Type: Unspecified
Job Title: Project Model Based System Engineering Manager
Location: Livingston
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Fulltime 37 hrs
About Us
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.
The Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced or aspiring Engineering Manager to work within the Raytheon Advanced Products Engineering team in the delivery of complex and high-profile programmes. As a result of new contracts, the modelling team is rapidly growing and therefore we are looking for a highly motivated Project Model Based Engineering Manager to support and steer the team, with a sound background in systems engineering development and delivery, and programme tracking and reporting.
Main Duties:
* Engineering Leadership for a small, multi-located and hybrid (onsite / offsite) team, leading them through a digital transformation that adopts model-based engineering principles.
* Generation / Coordination of the System engineering development plans, execution against Raytheon’s standards and gating model.
* Work package management for the team including backlog and sprint planning, tracking, and reporting of key performance indicators.
* External first point of contact and liaison for key internal and external customer organisations.
* Close liaison with Design Authority to ensure technical integrity of programmes.
* Risk and Change Management for all engineering deliverables.
* Management and delivery adherence to the programme baseline schedule and budget.
* Direct and Indirect team management across disciplines, including resource planning and performance goal setting.
Candidate Requirements:
* Extensive experience in systems engineering and guidance of multidiscipline, high performance teams.
* Demonstrable experience in leading a modelling team.
* Full understanding of product development lifecycles and lifecycle management.
* Good understanding of Engineering budget, ideally utilising Earned Value Techniques.
* Experience in Team management including day-to-day tasking and performance management.
* Experience in utilising work package management systems and reporting.
* Demonstrated competency for strategic thinking and leadership.
* Proven ability to work independently, as well as a member of a team.
* Broad based technical background with experience in systems engineering design and integration.
* BSc / BEng. in Engineering, Science, or Aeronautical Engineering.
* Eligibility to obtain SC Clearance.
Desirable:
* Experience within UK/US International defence industry or similar adjacent industry.
* Experience with use of Mathworks toolsets such as MATLAB and Simulink.
*Please note, any offers made for this position will be conditional until contract award, expected in May.
Competitive Benefits and Work Culture
Benefits:
* Competitive salaries.
* 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays.
* 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.
* Enhanced sick pay.
* Enhanced family friendly policies.
* Private Medical Insurance (dependent on grade).
Work Culture:
* 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role.
* Early 1.30pm finish Friday.
* Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities.
* A flexible working culture that is output-focused.
* Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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