Head of Engineering & Technology for Radar

Head of Engineering & Technology for Radar
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Head of Engineering & Technology for Radar

Would you like to play a key technical leadership role responsible within our Radar product and project portfolio? We currently have a vacancy for a Head of Engineering & Technology for Radar with our Maritime Services business.

As a Head of Engineering & Technology for Radar, you will be responsible for leading the engineering delivery driving engineering excellence across the radar product portfolio. In addition, you will be responsible for leading the product investment planning and delivery, driving innovation for strategic growth.

You will be part of the Radar first line leadership team. This highly visible role will provide you with a unique opportunity to work across complex radar products, helping to define and support the strategic growth objectives of the Radar and wider Maritime Services business.

Your main responsibilities as a Head of Engineering & Technology for Radar will involve:

Providing engineering leadership and expertise to the radar engineers and technologists
Leading and delivering the technology roadmaps for the sector
Leading Engineering Governance and operational assurance for the Radar products and projects
Providing engineering oversight and assurance of delivery
Approving engineering plans, authorising engineering estimates
Working in liaison with functional teams to ensure provision of the right people, processes and tools to support the strategic plans
Providing engineering expertise and consultancy in the wider community

Your skills and qualifications:

Essential:

Successful track record at a management level delivering leadership and strategic vision
A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent qualification or experience
An understanding of engineering principles, concepts, systems, theories and practices applied to radar systems
Demonstrable track record of managing developments of large complex electronic and electromechanical systems with significant RF and signal processing content
Experience of leading complex products/systems through the full life cycle of bid, design, manufacturing, qualification and support
Demonstrable experience in an engineering leadership role
A willingness to travel to other sites when required

Desirable:

Chartered Engineer and Membership of a relevant professional institution
Significant experience in radar design and development knowledge, preferably in primary surveillance radar systems
Knowledge of Product Safety Engineering principles
Knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment into which radar products are placed

What we're looking for in you:

You will have excellent communication skills with an ability to engage, manage and influence a broad range of stakeholders. You will have the ability to lead and will be collaborative in your approach in order to build positive, effective and trusted relationships within a multi-disciplinary environment. You will mentor key talent within the team. You will also be confident in challenging and influencing when required, confident in overseeing and making decisions of significant business impact based on evidence and analysis of the facts.

Location: Various Locations

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Flexible Working: At Maritime Services, we embrace flexible and modern working arrangements and feel this is an important part of the benefits that we have on offer. It helps us to create a diverse and inclusive workplace. This role can be undertaken either full time, part time, job share, flexible hours or we would welcome your suggestions for how we could make this role fit your circumstances.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world's leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Maritime Services

Join us and help to define the future of global maritime defence capabilities. With approximately 3,500 employees based at five UK locations and revenue of GBP600million, we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around and offer significant opportunities for committed employees to learn and grow with us. Our people are encouraged to be as creative as they can be and are always looking at ways to develop and challenge the way we do things, identifying and prioritising continuous improvement activities across the business

From our headquarters in Portsmouth, we are proud to support the Royal Navy in global operations. BAE Systems Maritime Services delivers end-to-end support to over 50 per cent of the Royal Navy's surface fleet. Our services include ship upgrades, repairs, dockyard facilities management and provision of combat systems training. We also develop and support the Royal Navy's complex equipment, such as radar, torpedoes and small boats.

With our international programmes and core support to the Ministry of Defence, you could find yourself working on the iconic Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, Type 45 Destroyers, Type 23 Frigates, Type 26 Global Combat Ships, Hunt Class Mine Countermeasure Vessels, Offshore Patrol Vessels, historic ships and more. Our highly skilled teams design, develop, support and maintain a wide range of complex equipment. This includes Spearfish, one of the most powerful and capable wire guided torpedoes on the market. Currently undergoing a major upgrade programme, Spearfish will soon benefit from further sophisticated advances in its homing, warheads, tactical and fuelling systems, as well an upgraded guidance link. Then there's Artisan, the 3D radar that can identify a target the size of a tennis ball, travelling at a speed of more than 2000 miles an hour more than 25 kilometres away!

Join us and the projects you'll be involved in will form the backbone of the Royal Navy for decades to come. You'll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

At BAE we want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

For more information on our Diversity & Inclusion work, please click here.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with BAE Systems.

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Primary LocationGB-ENG-HAM-Portsmouth BroadOak

Closing Date 21/May/21, 5:59:00 PM