Hardware Team Leader - Drive Design & Production Excellence

BAE Systems; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company based in Rochester is seeking a Hardware Team Leader to manage an electronics design team, ensuring adherence to production demands and company processes. This role requires experience in leadership, cost management tools, and a strong understanding of production support. The successful candidate will enjoy competitive benefits and work on innovative projects within a skilled team, while fulfilling security requirements for the role.

Benefits

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Employee share plans

Competitive pension scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrated high performance in leadership and management through full product development lifecycle.
• Experience in design and identifying improvements to working practices.
• Knowledge in cost and planning management tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide managerial and technical leadership of the electronics design team.
• Manage work packages including cost, schedule, risk, and opportunities.
• Ensure engineering team supports production program demand.

Skills

Leadership and management of engineering teams

Cost and planning management tools

Design improvements and skill development

Knowledge of production program support

Tools

DOORS

MSP

JIRA

Job description

A leading defense company based in Rochester is seeking a Hardware Team Leader to manage an electronics design team, ensuring adherence to production demands and company processes. This role requires experience in leadership, cost management tools, and a strong understanding of production support. The successful candidate will enjoy competitive benefits and work on innovative projects within a skilled team, while fulfilling security requirements for the role.