Electrical Engineering Team Lead

Airbus Defence and Space; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit sharing / annual bonus

Contributory pension

Hybrid working

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in Portsmouth is seeking a proactive Team Leader to manage a team of 10-15 Electrical Engineers, RF Test Systems Engineers and Test Operations Support Engineers responsible for telecommunications and navigation satellites for commercial, government and military customers.

You will work closely with the Technical Lead to ensure delivery, quality and efficiency, develop your people and optimise production processes in a hybrid, mainly office-based environment.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering awareness within a manufacturing environment.
• Team Lead experience within a Manufacturing environment, producing low volume, highly complex products.
• Passionate about people management for delivery and development.
• Demonstrable practical application of delivery in the respect of Quality, Time and Cost principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide a stable and consistent environment for the Production team to deliver commitments on time.
• Review production processes and determine if Clean Room and processes are fit for purpose; propose improvements.
• Assess the skills and experience levels of team members.
• Manage payload test assets, including maintenance, calibration and long-term planning.
• Support a significant production facilities upgrade, championing team needs.

Skills

Electrical Engineering awareness

Team Lead experience

People management

Quality/Time/Cost delivery

Job description

Job Description

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance

TRAVEL REQUIRED

Multiple times a year to other Airbus sites and customer sites

LOCATION

Portsmouth - This role is mainly office based

TYPE

Full time, STEM returners are welcomed

What's In It For You

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
• Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL. There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan 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 / 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
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

About The Role

This is a fantastic role for an open and approachable Team Leader who is passionate about developing and supporting their people. You will be leading a team of 10-15 Electrical Engineers, RF Test Systems Engineers and Test Operations Support Engineers who produce Telecommunications and Navigation satellites for commercial, government and military customers. Although strong Electrical Engineering experience is required for this high visibility role, you will be working closely with the Technical Lead who will support you with knowledge gaps.

How You Will Contribute To The Team

• Provide a stable and consistent environment where the Production team can focus on delivering commitments on time, protecting product integrity and ensuring products meet safety requirements, stay on track - OTOCOQ.
• With your team and affected departments review if the current Clean Room and production processes are fit for purpose. Consider where you can optimise, make changes or bring ideas to the table.
• Gain an understanding the levels of skills and experience of your team members.
• Day-to-day: manage, allocate and deploy payload test assets including maintenance, calibration and long term industrial planning to ensure test inventory meets multi-project needs.
• Input into a significant production facilities upgrade, championing your team and departments needs and requirements.

About you

• Electrical Engineering awareness within a manufacturing environment
• Team Lead experience within a Manufacturing environment, producing low volume, highly complex products
• Passionate about people management for delivery and development
• Demonstrable practical application of delivery in the respect of Quality, Time and Cost principles.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

How We Can Support You

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part‑time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process - you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Leadership

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