Chief Engineer

Airbus S.A.S.; Ponteland; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in the UK seeks a Chief Engineer to support Milsatcom projects in the export market. The successful candidate will manage customer requirements, oversee technical specifications, and lead engineering change management. Candidates should possess engineering experience across multiple disciplines, knowledge of System Engineering practices, and a strong technical background in MilSatCom capabilities. This role offers competitive salary and benefits with a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual profit share

Contributory pension

Car leasing scheme

Discounted shopping

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience with customer and RFP requirements capturing.
• Understanding of technical specifications generation.
• Experience with project management focusing on quality, time, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Support growth and delivery of Milsatcom projects.
• Produce technical Work Breakdown Structure and development schedule.
• Lead engineering change management and customer requests.

Skills

Engineering experience across multiple disciplines

Knowledge of System Engineering practices

Technical background in MilSatCom capabilities

Project management skills

Job description

About the Role

Seeking a Chief Engineer to support the growth and delivery of Milsatcom projects in the export market. The successful candidate will support the tender process along the Clarification and Assessment phases until the contract signature.

How You Will Contribute to the Team

• Capturing customer and RFP requirements, generating corresponding solutions and producing technical specifications.
• Selecting, proposing and finally approving the key technologies to be used on the program.
• Running set‑based concurrent development options and down‑selecting to meet program maturity milestones.
• Producing the technical Work Breakdown Structure, the development schedule and technical risk management, and ensuring that all technical teams provide on‑time, on‑quality, on‑cost deliverables.
• Continuously monitoring progress, ensuring timely resolution of technical issues and leading engineering change management, including customer request acceptance/rejection.

About You

• Engineering experience across multiple disciplines.
• Knowledge of System Engineering practices along the project lifecycle and associated methods and tools.
• Technical background in MilSatCom capabilities at the spacecraft (multi‑band communications) and ground segment (ground stations, control and management systems, operational centers) levels – highly regarded.
• Demonstrable practical application of project management in respect of quality, time and cost principles.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options
• Car leasing scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Season ticket loan
• Tax‑free technology scheme
• Discounted shopping and much more

Work / Life Balance

• 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working
• Up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL
• Option to buy/sell holiday (AP)

Personal Development

• Personalised development plan
• Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000 e‑learning courses
• Internal mobility including international opportunities

Health & Wellbeing

• Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted family health, dental insurance and eye tests
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme
• On‑site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime pilates

Family and Caregiving

• Life assurance
• Enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay)
• Adoption, shared parental, caregiving leave

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK offers interview to any applicant who considers themselves to have a disability or long‑term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role.

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Company: AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited
Employment Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Chief Engineering & Architecture