Assistant Engineering Manager

Job Title:           Assistant Engineering Manager

Salary:               up to £53,000 per annum dependent upon experience

Location:          New Malden (hybrid)

We currently have a vacancy to join one of the world’s leading, global defence, security and aerospace companies as an Assistant Engineering Manager. The role will be based in New Malden and offers a hybrid working pattern (3 days per week on site). This will be working a 37 hour week with a 1pm finish on Fridays. Flexible working hours are also available.

The company works at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

You will be joining the Maritime Services division and will be heavily involved in a project which is a technology refresh programme for the Shared Infrastructure (SI) and Combat Management System (CMS) products. The team are bringing together the latest technologies and ways of working to deliver a modern, high-performance product that can support the whole surface ships fleet.

This role is at the heart of the project and requires regular engagement with the MoD, key suppliers and internal stakeholders, providing good visibility of the wider business, great opportunities to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge, and with the potential for future opportunities and growth.

The Assistant Engineering Manager reports to the Project Engineering Manager and is responsible for supporting the engineering delivery of the project, the Shared Infrastructure and Combat Management System obsolescence programme. The project is a critical delivery into both the T26 Build Programme and the RECODE In-Service Technical Refresh Programme and encompasses both hardware and software obsolescence updates.

The Assistant Engineering Manager will support the Engineering Manager and Technical Authority to ensure the efficient and robust delivery of the Engineering scope, including involvement in the unique project governance model, which steers the product development.

The Assistant Engineering Manager is a key member of the team and supports the team in ensuring that the solution produced provides the appropriate level of assurance, reliability, and performance characteristics required to achieve the project aims.

Main Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Technical Authority and Engineering Manager in the management of Project Engineering activities, including providing help and direction on the overall project delivery;
• Managing the planning of Engineering tasks, both within the Project and feeding into the Product level planning;
• Identifying, assessing and managing risks to the success of the project;
• Supporting interactions with the Project Technical Council and complex stakeholder network;
• Preparing for and supporting design review assessments of the Project

Benefits:

• Enhanced Pension scheme- up to 14% combined
• Flexible working pattern including working from home/ flexible start and finish times
• 25 holiday days plus bank holidays- 26 days after 5 years’ service/ 27 days after 10 years’ service
• Early finish on Fridays
• Shared Incentive Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance (you and your spouse/ partner)- 6 x salary
• Ill Health Income Protection/ Private Medical Insurance- 50% of salary

About You:

• Experience in systems or software engineering delivery with strong knowledge of Engineering governance processes
• The ability to manage complex technical issues and make engineering judgements with support from subject matter experts
• Good problem-solving skills for routine or moderate complexity situations
• A good understanding of stakeholder management and how it can be applied to the benefit of the Project
• All engineers should hold a relevant engineering or STEM qualification along with appropriate academic or professional credentials, be supported to achieve Incorporated or Chartered status through a recognised institution, and candidates who are already professionally registered will be preferred.

You must be eligible to apply for SC clearance and, therefore, must hold a British passport and have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years

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