Engineering Process Lead

DXC Technology Inc.; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology Inc. in Farnborough is seeking an Engineering Process Lead to own and govern the engineering process framework across the systems lifecycle, ensuring processes align with regulatory, customer, and internal standards.

You will drive adoption, efficiency, and continuous improvement across engineering teams while embedding best practices and delivering audit-ready artefacts. You will collaborate with discipline leads, maintain documentation, and monitor performance with KPIs and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in engineering process management, governance, or quality within complex engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle processes and frameworks.
• Experience implementing processes aligned to regulatory and quality standards.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret process data and drive improvements.
• Effective stakeholder management across engineering, quality, and programme teams.
• Excellent communication skills to influence adoption and behavioural change.

Responsibilities

• Own and govern the engineering process framework, including requirements management, design governance, configuration control, change management, verification, and release processes.
• Ensure engineering processes align with regulatory, customer, and internal quality standards.
• Lead deployment, communication, and training of engineering processes across teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using lessons learned, root cause analysis, and performance data.
• Collaborate with discipline leads to streamline workflows, remove inefficiencies, and embed best practices.
• Maintain process documentation, templates, and guidance materials.
• Monitor and report on process adherence and performance using KPIs, audits, and metrics.
• Act as the central point of contact for process-related queries, escalations, and governance decisions.
• Support programme teams in adopting consistent, traceable, and audit-ready engineering practices.

Skills

Engineering process management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Job Description:DXC Technology is committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the hiring process and are dedicated to creating a supportive, accessible environment for everyone.Engineering Process LeadLocation: Farnborough (onsite 5 days per week)Due to the nature of the work and the customers we support, the successful candidate must be eligible to meet UK Government and contractual personnel security requirements, including the applicable residency requirements for the role, and have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Some roles may also be subject to nationality requirements where these are necessary to meet UK Government or contractual security obligations.As the Engineering Process Lead, you will take ownership of the engineering process framework across the systems lifecycle. You will ensure processes are aligned to regulatory, customer, and internal standards, while driving adoption, efficiency, and continuous improvement across engineering teams. You will act as the focal point for process governance, working closely with engineering, quality, and programme stakeholders to embed best practices and improve delivery outcomes.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn and govern the engineering process framework, including requirements management, design governance, configuration control, change management, verification, and release processes.Ensure engineering processes align with regulatory, customer, and internal quality standards.Lead deployment, communication, and training of engineering processes across teams.Drive continuous improvement initiatives using lessons learned, root cause analysis, and performance data.Collaborate with discipline leads to streamline workflows, remove inefficiencies, and embed best practices.Maintain process documentation, templates, and guidance materials.Monitor and report on process adherence and performance using KPIs, audits, and metrics.Act as the central point of contact for process-related queries, escalations, and governance decisions.Support programme teams in adopting consistent, traceable, and audit-ready engineering practices.What You’ll BringProven experience in engineering process management, governance, or quality within complex engineering environments.Strong understanding of systems engineering lifecycle processes and frameworks.Experience implementing and improving processes aligned to regulatory and quality standards.Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret process performance data and drive improvements.Effective stakeholder management skills across engineering, quality, and programme teams.Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence adoption and behavioural change.Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and continuous improvement initiatives.What Success Looks LikeHigh process compliance and strong audit performance.Reduced rework and improved engineering efficiency.Clear, consistent, and traceable engineering artefacts.Strong adoption of standardised processes and tools across teams.Demonstrable continuous improvement in engineering delivery practices.At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.Recruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf. More information on employment scams is available here.