Passenger Verification Eng Mgr

RTX; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in the UK is seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to own the engineering strategy for biometric identity products. The role involves defining the engineering roadmap, leading a multi-disciplinary team, and ensuring compliance and security. Candidates should have significant experience in cloud-native architecture, preferably AWS, and a solid background in integrating hardware and software in high-reliability environments. Flexibility in working arrangements is offered.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Private Medical Insurance

Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan

Pension Scheme with a 2:1 match

Life Assurance

25 days vacation plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• 8 years delivering complex software/hardware or identity systems.
• Proven record integrating hardware & software (sensors, embedded, back-end services) at scale.
• Willingness to travel to airport sites and customer labs.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering roadmap for biometric identity product line.
• Make architecture decisions for scalability, reliability, and security.
• Build and lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team.

Skills

Hands-on experience with cloud-native architecture (AWS preferred)

Integration of hardware & software

Strong systems thinking

Leadership and stakeholder skills

Knowledge of CI/CD and DevSecOps

Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or related field

MBA

Tools

AWS

CI/CD tools

Biometric SDKs

Job description

Location

96-99 Queens Road Brighton BN1 3XE UK

Role Summary

Own the engineering strategy and delivery for Collins Aerospaces passenger identity products (biometric verification and clearance across kiosk bag-drop security and boarding). You’ll lead a multi-disciplinary team to build scalable, secure low-latency solutions that integrate seamlessly with airport and airline systems worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & roadmap: Define and execute the engineering roadmap for the biometric identity product line, cloud architecture, face/iris modules, enrollment workflows and integrations across the airport journey.
• Technical leadership: Make architecture decisions that meet targets for scalability, reliability, security and sub‑second performance.
• Team leadership: Hire, mentor and grow software, AI/ML, cloud, embedded, hardware systems integration and test engineers; create a high‑ownership delivery‑driven culture.
• SDLC ownership: Run requirements, design, development, V&V, deployment and lifecycle maintenance with strong metrics and change control.
• Cross‑functional partnership: Translate market and customer needs with Product, UX, Marketing, Sales and Customer Success into clear, testable deliverables.
• Ecosystem integration: Ensure robust integration with DCS / PSS CUPPS / vMUSE / CUSS self‑service bag‑drop security gates and e‑gates / boarding gates.
• Cloud & global scale: Implement and operate cloud‑native infrastructure (preferably AWS) for multi‑tenant, multi‑airline, multi‑region deployments and localization.
• Quality & DevSecOps: Establish CI / CD, test automation, observability, SLOs / SLAs and certification readiness; enforce DevSecOps and secure SDLC practices.
• Security & privacy: Partner with cybersecurity, identity, privacy and data governance to ensure regulatory compliance, secure template storage, auditability and risk mitigation.
• Commercial enablement: Manage budget, resource planning and partner/vendor relationships (sensors, biometric SDKs); support bids, proposals, trials and customer deployments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Electrical / Systems Engineering or related field; MBA a plus.
• 8 years delivering complex software / hardware or identity systems; 35 years leading engineering teams and programs.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑native architecture (AWS preferred) identity management and biometrics (face / iris / fingerprint) or adjacent CV / digital identity domains.
• Proven record integrating hardware & software (sensors, embedded and back‑end services) at scale in aviation, airport security or other high‑reliability environments.
• Deep familiarity with CI / CD, DevSecOps automation, agile delivery and KPI‑driven execution.
• Strong systems thinking across software, hardware, networks and airport / airline operations.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder skills; credible with C‑level customer audiences.
• Willingness to travel to airport sites, customer labs and industry events.

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain experience in airport passenger processing (CUPPS, CUSS, DCS gates).
• Knowledge of biometric / identity standards (ICAO, IATA, ISO).
• Global deployment expertise (multi‑region cloud, multi‑tenant, localization).
• Experience with face / iris media pipelines and ML / AI verification workflows.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks for airports / critical infrastructure.

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive Salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan
• Fantastic Pension Scheme with a 2 : 1 match up to 10%
• Life Assurance
• 25 days vacation plus bank holidays plus the ability to buy / sell 5 days per year
• Flexible working
• Employee selectable top‑up benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.