Aviation Engineering Team Lead

Job title:

Aviation Engineering Team Lead

Company

QinetiQ

Job description

Job Title: Aviation Engineering Team LeadLocation: MoD Boscombe Down, SalisburyPackage: Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits PackageRole Type: Full-time / Permanent
Role ID: SF17344Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a multi-disciplinary Aviation Engineering Team Lead at our MoD Boscombe Down site in Salisbury, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.The RoleAs an Aviation Engineering Team Lead, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary, acting as a senior leader within an incredibly dynamic and innovative area of the business. You will support work within our unique Aviation Engineering Centre (AEC); an industry leader for aircraft modification, test and evaluation, design, production and flight-test capability.Day-to-day, you will:

• Provide key leadership to diverse teams of engineers, each specialising in different engineering disciplines to successfully plan, execute and deliver complex projects or products
• Deliver key leadership and line management capability to a diverse team of multi-disciplinary engineers
• Ensure that your colleague’s skills are being effectively utilised
• Be responsible for the delivery of complex projects, which are key to the AEC
• Develop an effective environment that facilitates vibrant and collaborative working within the team
• Delivering programs by performing a variety of project, bid and investment tasks and providing technical expertise and an experienced engineer

This role is a full-time position based at our Boscombe Down site with some flexible working options.Essential experience of the Aviation Engineering Team Lead:

• Extensive engineering leadership and management experience
• Proven stakeholder engagement and previous experience developing engineering capability
• An awareness or appreciation of Systems Engineering / Project Management principles to support the delivery of complex projects from concept to completion
• Demonstrable experience working within the Aerospace Engineering industry and Technical Leadership background
• Awareness of civilian and or military aircraft platforms and relevant regulations

Qualifications for the Aviation Engineering Team Lead:

• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent experience within a relevant role
• Aircraft Modification Certification (Part 21 / DAOS)

Please note that all applicants must hold, or be able to achieve for Security Clearance as a minimum.Our Benefits

• Adaptive and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal
• Holiday Trading
• Support for the Armed Forces community
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.Why Join QinetiQ?As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.About QinetiQAs a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.SecurityPlease note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.Application Guidance
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Expected salary

Location

Boscombe, Wiltshire

Job date

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:28:25 GMT

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